Donald Cortez “Don” Cornelius, the larger-than-life creator, producer and host of the iconic television show Soul Train, passed away from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 75. Cornelius started the long running show in 1970 on local television in Chicago, and pulled strings to get performers like B.B. King and Curtis Mayfield on, before […]
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RIP Don Cornelius 1936-2012
Posted: 2nd February 2012 by Dion in News, ObituariesTags: Don Cornelius, Obituaries, Soul Train
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