But it is February, and like a lot of people, I felt a genuine sense of loss and sadness at the news that Don Cornelius, the creator and host of Soul Train, died of gunshot wounds Wednesday morning in Los Angeles—a possible suicide at the age of 75.
Cornelius is thought of by many as a visionary, having benefited the mainly African Amercian community with his show. It offered to audiences a connection to the artists that many were fond of in the day, and that continue to be influential on music
A distraught "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius called his son early Tuesday morning, shortly before he is believed to have fatally shot himself in the head, law enforcement sources said.
Like a lot of people, I felt a genuine sense of loss and sadness at the news that Don Cornelius, the creator and host of Soul Train, died of gunshot wounds Wednesday morning in Los Angeles—a possible suicide at the age of
Don Cornelius, the creator and longtime host of the groundbreaking music show 'Soul Train,' has died. He was 75.