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> [Soul Train' was developed as a radio show on television. It was the radio show that I always wanted and never had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/soul-train-was-developed-as-a-radio-show-on-television-it-was-the/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

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## More by Don Cornelius

> [I'm trying to use euphemisms here, trying to avoid saying there was no television for black folks, which they knew was for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/i-m-trying-to-use-euphemisms-here-trying-to-avoid-saying-there-was-no/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [I dont know anybody who can define it. Its like trying to define hip-hop. You cant just call it black music. Maybe it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/i-dont-know-anybody-who-can-define-it-its-like-trying-to-define-hip/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough to try a musical instrument in school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/i-always-felt-a-love-for-music-but-i-never-got-my-nerve-up-enough-to/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [One motivation for the 'Soul Train' awards was the grumbling that all of us in the industry have heard about the way black music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/one-motivation-for-the-soul-train-awards-was-the-grumbling-that-all/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [My father worked real hard. I admired him. My father taught me you needed to work with your brain and not your back. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/my-father-worked-real-hard-i-admired-him-my-father-taught-me-you/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated. If I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/i-was-never-exposed-to-a-great-deal-of-racism-but-the-chicago-i-grew/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [I felt that it was my mission to see to it that black talent had an opportunity to get national television exposure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/i-felt-that-it-was-my-mission-to-see-to-it-that-black-talent-had-an/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [Who's more important than Diana Ross?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/who-s-more-important-than-diana-ross/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/i-figured-as-long-as-the-music-stayed-hot-and-important-and-good-that/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever. It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/there-was-no-match-for-barry-white-his-music-is-just-going-to-live/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [There were individuals at the time who were on the proverbial wish list, and before we had to wait too long, they decided to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/there-were-individuals-at-the-time-who-were-on-the-proverbial-wish/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [The 'Soul Train' legacy and brand are of the utmost importance to me and to 'Soul Train's' millions of fans. After years of offers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/the-soul-train-legacy-and-brand-are-of-the-utmost-importance-to-me/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [Soul Train' was developed as a radio show on television. It was the radio show that I always wanted and never had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/soul-train-was-developed-as-a-radio-show-on-television-it-was-the/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [I went crazy. I was sending angry letters to every newspaper editorial board in the country. It was designed to step on Soul Train…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/i-went-crazy-i-was-sending-angry-letters-to-every-newspaper-editorial/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

> [A guy like me cant be doing 'love, peace and soul!' shtick for the rest of his life until people start to say whats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cornelius/a-guy-like-me-cant-be-doing-love-peace-and-soul-shtick-for-the-rest/)

[Don Cornelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cornelius/)

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