RIP Don Cornelius (Soul Train)

[j_garcia]

Sad to hear. Yes, I watched the show because there were frequently some great artists on there.

Officers responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his Mulholland Drive home at around 4 a.m., police said. He was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 4:56 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter.

‘Soul Train’ Host Don Cornelius Dead Of Suicide | Stop The Presses! (NEW) - Yahoo! Music

 

[darien87]

Say it with me, "The Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouuuullllll Train!"

 

[j_garcia]

Not a good week for 70s TV show people. Epstein from Welcome Back Kotter passed also

'Welcome Back Kotter' Star Robert Hegyes Dies at 60 - Yahoo! TV

 

[zildjian]

That is sad. I watched Soul Train when I was growing up. There wasn't MTV back then, and it was music on TV. That was cool to me.

 

[96cobra10101]

Back in the 70's on Saturday morning;
Bugs Bunny toons
Hanna Barbara toons
then around noon Soul Train.
Good times.

 

[Chu Gai]

Sadly, his ex-wife gets to collect on two insurance policies.

Don Cornelius' Ex-Wife Viktoria Chapman Cornelius Scores Huge Life Insurance Payout | TMZ.com