tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397435.post2017993372281255974..comments2024-03-07T00:00:13.142-05:00Comments on Get On Down With The Stepfather Of Soul!: RIP Don CorneliusThe Stepfather of Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012795861121326506noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397435.post-84505360326818804672012-02-05T15:46:47.589-05:002012-02-05T15:46:47.589-05:00Losing Don Cornelius brings to mind his predecesso...Losing Don Cornelius brings to mind his predecessor, Chicago's Big Bill Hill who aired on then channel 26. <br /><br />You had to bend, stretch and stand on your had with your TV antennae to get Big Bill's show to come in, but it featured black pre-teens dancing to R&B. And after every song, Bill said, "Eee-yeah"! <br /><br />But it was "US" on the air and it was cool. I was 8 or 9, I believe in 1967.cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477633385535842087noreply@blogger.com