One For The Road: Don Cornelius's Chicago Roots

The Soul Train Dancers (Photo Courtesy of Soul Train Holdings LLC)

WCIU is honoring the loss of Chicago icon Don Cornelius by airing a seven-hour Soul Train marathon starting Saturday at 6 p.m.

In the video below, V103's Herb Kent interviews Cornelius and they talk about old times. The video beneath shows a compilation of footage from the Soul Train 40th anniversary celebration in Chicago.