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   2. Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1970 until 1993. Cornelius sold the show to MadVision Entertainment in 2008.

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3. www.nbcnews.com › pop-culture › pop-culture-news'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius commits suicide - NBC News

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   Feb 1, 2012 · Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show "Soul Train," is dead at 75 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his Sherman ...

4. www.latimes.com › local › obituariesDon Cornelius obituary: 'Soul Train' creator dies at 75 - Los ...

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   Feb 2, 2012 · Don Cornelius pulled $400 from his own pocket to launch the dance show on a local Chicago TV station in 1970. ... “Don was a visionary and giant in our business,” producer and composer Quincy ...

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6. www.npr.org › 2012/02/02 › 146265427Fans Mourn 'Soul Train' Host, Don Cornelius Was 75 : NPR

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   Feb 2, 2012 · Music fans are remembering Don Cornelius, host of "Soul Train." He died in Los Angeles yesterday, an apparent suicide at age 75. Cornelius was famous for his impeccable clothes, his afro and his ...

7. www.nytimes.com › 2012/02/02 › artsDon Cornelius, ‘Soul Train’ Creator, Is Dead - The New York Times

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   Feb 2, 2012 · Feb. 1, 2012. Don Cornelius, the smooth-voiced television host who brought black music and culture into America’s living rooms when he created the dance show “Soul Train,” was found dead at ...

8. www.npr.org › sections › therecord'Soul Train' Creator Don Cornelius Dies At 75 : The Record : NPR

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   Feb 1, 2012 · Don Cornelius posing for a portrait in 1973 in Los Angeles. The host and executive producer of Soul Train has died. The Los Angeles police department reported that Don Cornelius was found dead at ...

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   Who is Don Cornelius?

   • Cornelius, who also co-founded Soul Train Records in 1975, signed off each “Soul Train” show with his signature, “I’m Don Cornelius, and as always in parting, we wish you love, peace and soul!” In 1993, after more than two decades of changing musical styles and fashions, he stepped down as host.

   Don Cornelius dies at 75; creator of 'Soul Train' - Los Angeles Times

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   How did Don Cornelius die?

   • Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show "Soul Train," is dead at 75 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home around 4 a.m. He was pronounced dead about an hour later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to the coroner's office.

   'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius commits suicide - NBC News

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   Is Don Cornelius still on 'Soul Train'?

   • "Soul Train" was on air for almost four decades and continues in syndication. So Don Cornelius and his hip, elegant image will remain with us. Think about him the next time you're at a wedding, and they do the "Soul Train" line. (SOUNDBITE OF "SOUL TRAIN" THEME MUSIC) BATES: Karen Grigsby Bates, NPR News. (SOUNDBITE OF "SOUL TRAIN" THEME MUSIC)

   Fans Mourn 'Soul Train' Host, Don Cornelius Was 75 : NPR

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   Was Don Cornelius multicultural?

   • Cornelius was famous for his impeccable clothes, his afro and his baritone voice. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports Cornelius was multicultural long before most Americans knew that word. KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, BYLINE: Don Cornelius did not like it when you called "Soul Train" the black version of "American Bandstand." He was right to object.

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10. www.britannica.com › biography › Don-CorneliusDon Cornelius | Soul Train, Television, Chicago, & Biography

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    May 13, 2024 · Don Cornelius (born September 27, 1936, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died February 1, 2012, Los Angeles, California) was an American television host and producer best known for creating, producing, and hosting the music and dance television show Soul Train (1970–2006). The program featured up-and-coming musicians, many of whom gained their first ...