Don Cornelius
The loss of legendary Soul Train host Don Cornelius in February 2012 saddened fans of the popular dance program worldwide. However, the memory of the widely-syndicated program lives on with a bevy of live performances, breakout appearances and the famed “Soul Train Line.”
The death of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius rattled the very core of soul and R&B music during which should have been a festive time for the African-American community as Black History Month kicked off. Cornelius’ pioneering television program Soul Train paved the way for a great deal of artists who have all achieved greater […]
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N.Y. female lyricist Akilah Brock pays tribute to her late mother and Soul Train founder Don Cornelius who passed yesterday from an apparent suicide. “Soul Train host gave our artist a platform to showcase amazing talent on television when the opportunity for a Negro was limited. BET, MTV & TopMics all came after him and […]
Don Cornelius, the founder of Soul Train, has died of an apparent suicide, reports TMZ. Police discovered Cornelius in his Sherman Oaks, CA home last night around 4 a.m. Apparently, he was dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Ironically, in 2009, TMZ revealed that Cornelius including the following passage in his […]