I can’t even say how sad I was today to hear that Don Cornelius died, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in his Sherman Oaks home. As a kid growing up here in Tucson, the show was a glimpse ...

Soul Train host and TV-music pioneer Don Cornelius has been found dead in his Encino, Calif., home of a suicide, according to police. My colleague Madison Gray has more of the details, and it’s a sad ...

On Wednesday, when the Grammy Museum hosts a 40th anniversary tribute to “Soul Train,” Don Cornelius and Smokey Robinson will be on hand just as they were during the show’s heyday. When the “Soul ...

It’s hard to talk about Black music without talking about “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius. The Chicago native, who got his start on local radio and television, wanted to create a program that ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Don Cornelius, creator of the iconic TV music and dance show "Soul Train" that helped introduce Americans to black pop culture, died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the ...

‘70s Country Music Icon Dies at 83: ‘A True Legend With a Voice To Match’ originally appeared on Parade. It all started in the 1940s, on a humble farm outside of Monroe City, Missouri, where a ...

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Soul Train creator Don Cornelius was found dead, a suicide, on Feb. 1 at 75, a sad ending to the life of someone who brought us one of the purest expressions of joy ever to take the form of a TV show.