Extended Version: Don Cornelius Speaks About his only Mentor George E. Johnson

Don Cornelius told the audience at Johnson Products "The Great Model Search" in L.A.that he doesn't "do the microphone thing anymore" but that when he heard his only mentor was coming to town, he "thought he'd better get up out of his rocking chair and come to the El Rey Theater to help honor George E. Johnson", the man whose founded the company that sponsored Soul Train and kept it on the air most of its 35 years. Clip length 3:51 Shot by: William Byers, Explorer Studios, Provided Courtesy of Johnson Products Company, Inc.
Note: He also mentions Eric and Renee Brown current owners of Johnson Products (along with a team of private owners) and L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.