Don Cornelius found shot to death
 

Apparently from a self inflicted gunshot wound :nope:




http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fV8...in_.winter.jpgDon Cornelius, Getty Images, Kevin WinterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show "Soul Train," shot himself to death Wednesday morning at his Los Angeles home, police said. He was 75.
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.


In his later years, Cornelius had a troubled marriage. In 2009, he was sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor spousal battery. In his divorce case that year, he also mentioned having significant health issues.

To bad. His later life was a mess but he gets major credit for bringing soul and RnB music into the public arena. " ...wish you love peace and soul."

He really didn't like it when people called Soul Train the Black American Bandstand. :yep: