Don Cornelius And 'Soul Train' Remembered By 'The View' (VIDEO)

Don Cornelius, the host and creator of the iconic dance show "Soul Train," was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in his home on Wednesday morning. The women of "The View" (weekdays on ABC) reacted to the sad news on Wednesday's show, and remembered the cultural impact that "Soul Train" had in the 1970s.

"I don't know very many people of a certain age who don't remember 'Soul Train,'" Whoopi Goldberg began. "I know that everybody danced in the room [while watching]."

Sherri Shepherd offered her own personal memory of watching the show as a young girl. "Soul Train, it was like, this was the show for black peole when you wanted to learn how to dance ... I remember I learned how to spell with the scramble board from 'Soul Train' ... I didn't know how to use 'Shalamar' in a sentence, but I knew how to spell it," she remembered. "When Don Cornelius created it, it was in Chicago, so my aunts danced on 'Soul Train.'"

"It's a huge loss," Goldberg concluded.

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• Don Cornelius: Soul Train

  UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1973: c. 1973, California, Los Angeles, Soul Train, Don Cornelius. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: Soul Train

  Singer Aretha Franklin with show host and producer Don Cornelius. Franklin was one of many entertainers who performed on 'Soul Train' in the 1970''s, part of the Soul Train 30th Anniversary 'Divas and Kings 2000 & Beyond.' (Photo by 2001 Tribune Entertainment)

• Don Cornelius: Soul Train

  Singer Diana Ross with show host and producer Don Cornelius. Ross was one of many entertainers who performed on 'Soul Train' in the 1970''s, part of the Soul Train 30th Anniversary 'Divas and Kings 2000 & Beyond.' (Photo by 2001 Tribune Entertainment)

• Don Cornelius: Interviewing MLK

  Photo of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., center, is being interviewd by Soul Train show host and producer Don Cornelius, right. (Photo by 2001 Tribune Entertainment)

• Don Cornelius: 20th Anniversary Soul Train Music Awards Nominations

  BEVERLY HILLS - FEBRUARY 2: Producer Don Cornelius attends the 20th Anniversary Soul Train Music Awards Nominations at the Spago Restaurant on February 2, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California. The 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards TV Special will be video taped on March 4, 2006 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images).

• Don Cornelius: 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards

  PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Soul Train Producer Don Cornelius onstage at the 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on September 7, 2005 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards

  PASADENA, CA - MARCH 04: Producer Don Cornelius and wife Victoria arrive at the 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 4, 2006 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: Anti-Defamation League Entertainment Industry Awards

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 5: 'Soul Train' creator/producer Don Cornelius and his wife Victoria arrive at the Anti-Defamation League Entertainment Industry Awards at the Bevery Hills Hotel on April 5, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: 2009 BET Awards

  LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 28: TV personality Don Cornelius presents the BET Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the 2009 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 28, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: 10th Annual Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards Nomination

  BEVERLY HILLS - AUGUST 9: Producer Don Cornelius attends the 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Nominations at the Spago Restuarant on August 9, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images).

• Don Cornelius: 2005 TV Land Awards

  SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 13: Executive Producer Don Cornelius (L) and Musician Smokey Robinson onstage at the 2005 TV Land Awards at Barker Hangar on March 13, 2005 in Santa Monica, California. Don Cornelius was awarded the Pop Culture Award for 'Soul Train'. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: 2005 TV Land Awards

  SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 13: Producer Don Cornelius arrives at the 2005 TV Land Awards at Barker Hangar on March 13, 2005 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: 2005 TV Land Awards

  SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 13: Musicians (L-R) Ashanti, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Mya, Little Richard, and TV personality Don Cornelius attend the 2005 TV Land Awards at Barker Hangar on March 13, 2005 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards Nominations

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 1: Producer Don Cornelius speaks at the 19th Annual 2005 Soul Train Music Awards nomination announcements during press conference at Spago Restaurant on February 1, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards Nominations

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 1: (L-R) Actor/recording artist Nick Cannon and producer Don Cornelius attend the 19th Annual 2005 Soul Train Music Awards nomination announcements during a press conference at Spago Restaurant on February 1, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: 6th Annual Family Television Awards

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 1: Producer Don Cornelius attends the Sixth Annual Family Television Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 1, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 19: Producer Don Cornelius attends the 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards 2004 nominations at Spago's Restaurant on February 19, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California. The 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards will be broadcast live on March 20, 2004 from the International Cultural Center, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: 9th Annual Soul Train Awards Nominations

  BEVERLY HILLS - JULY 17: Producer Don Cornelius attends the 9th Annual Soul Train Nominations announcements at the Spago Restaurant on July 17, 2003 in Beverly Hills, California. The Soul Train Awards are at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on August 23, 2003. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• Don Cornelius: Gala Benefit

  WESTWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Producer Don Cornelius and his wife attend the Gala Benefit for Debbie Allen's musical Pearl at the Geffen Playhouse on November 19, 2002 in Westwood, California. The proceeds benefit the children of Debbie Allen's Dance Academy. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)