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Don Cornelius, the producer and television host who created the television dance show Soul Train, was found shot dead in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday morning, and detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department were looking trying to determine if his death was a suicide.
A person at the producers house on Mulholland Drive in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood called the police and reported shots had been fired just before 4 a.m., a police spokesman, Chris No, said. When officers arrived, they were let into the house and found Mr. Cornelius lying lifeless on the floor. He was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was 75 years old.
We dont know if he committed suicide, Mr. No said. Its still under investigation.
Soul Train was one of the longest-running syndicated shows in television history and played a critical role in spreading the music of black America to the world, offering wide exposure to musicians such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson in the 1970s and 1980s.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/arts/music/don-cornelius-soul-train-creator-is-dead-at-75.html?_r=1&hp
Tikki
(14,557 posts)I spent many hours of my life in front of the television watching your show.
Tikki
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)pipi_k
(21,020 posts)me too.
One of my own favorites...
redqueen
(115,103 posts)what a sad start to Black History Month
ProfessorGAC
(65,058 posts)One of the bio channels now has every reason to do one on him. Or perhaps they already have and this gives them the perfect opportunity to show it.
I'd watch it. He was a great countryman.
GAC
ProfessorGAC
(65,058 posts)Seems like this story is missing something.
GAC
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,061 posts)So many of us grew up with his ground-breaking, style-setting show. Where the likes of the Jackson 5 would perform and we could see Michael do his microphone cord spin....
Rest in Peace.
Bok_Tukalo
(4,323 posts)... or at least bridging the gap until the Solid Gold Dancers arrived.
redqueen
(115,103 posts)Would you mind editing your post? A modicum of respect, please?
<OPE>
felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)he brought a lot of joy to this world. He was a part of my Saturday mornings too- what a great voice, and what a warm person he was to everyone.