Thursday, February 2, 2012

Don Cornelius, Creator of Soul Train dies at 75

 
The 75-year-old was found at his mansion in Sherman Oaks, California in the early hours of this morning with a gunshot wound to the head which was reportedly self-inflicted. 

He was believed to have suffered a stroke and had brain surgery in recent years which left him in a great deal of pain. 

 'Soul Train was the first and only television show to showcase and put a spotlight on black artists at a time when there were few African-Americans on television at all, and that was the great vision of Don.'

Rest in Peace Don....

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