“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>Don Cornelius “background-color: white; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;”>, the man who created and hosted the legendary “Soul Train” program, is dead at 75.
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>He was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, CA home this morning. Law enforcement sources reportedly told TMZ that his death was caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
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Law
enforcement sources also told the celebrity news and gossip site
that one of Cornelius’ two sons made the call around 4 a.m. – and
paramedics were immediately dispatched to Cornelius’ Sherman Oaks
home in an effort to save his life.
He was transported to a nearby hospital — where he was later
pronounced dead.
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>The music television “Soul Train” changed the landscape of television – and created a new level of exposure for urban music – when it debuted in 1971 and ran until 2006.
