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THE REPORT: The death of creator Don Cornelius could revitalize interest in a movie centered on the show. By Daniel Miller, Kim Masters Don Cornelius hosted "Soul Train" in the mid-'70s. For more than ...

The show "Soul Train" was broadcast nationally on TV from 1971 through 2006. And for years, it helped shape musical tastes all across the country. But it began as a local TV show in Chicago. The ...

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In a routine injustice of cosmic proportions, WRIC Channel 8 shows reruns of old episodes of “Soul Train” at an unspeakable hour on Saturday nights. But if you can keep your eyes open that long, you ...