Black Ancestors : Don Cornelius, “Soul Train,” creator dead at age 75

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  1. MS234 Well-Known Member

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    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...arent-suicide/2012/02/01/gIQA5qdfhQ_blog.html

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    Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius was found dead in his Los Angeles home early Wednesday morning. He was pronounced dead after the Los Angeles Fire Department transferred him to a nearby hospital, Officer Sara Faden of the Los Angeles Police Department told The Washington Post. Cornelius was 75. Update, via the Associated Press: He was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 4:56 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter.


    Soul Train is an INSTITUTION IMO.



    http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-02-01/don-cornelius-soul-train-dies/52913978/1



    http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...oul-train-dies-at-75-in-apparent-suicide.html



    Suicide? Whatever, it doesn't lessen his greatness IMO




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    I've read and posted my thoughts about this on another forum. And your right,...no matter what he has done to himself...he is still a legend in our minds and hearts. If it werent for him, Soul Train weren't have been created. We would have been stuck with **** Clark, even though he's part of our history too.
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    God Bless Him and His Family.

    Thanks for Sharing.

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    R.I.P. Don

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