(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - Don Cornelius, the creator of the long-running TV dance show "Soul Train," shot himself to death Wednesday morning at his home, police said. He was 75. Officers responding ...

Don Cornelius, the silky, deep-voiced creator and host of the groundbreaking African-American song and dance TV series Soul Train, was found dead Wednesday morning of an apparent suicide.

Don Cornelius, the creator and longtime host of "Soul Train," was found dead this morning of a gunshot wound. He was 75. Cornelius was found at his Sherman Oaks home at 4 a.m. by officers ...

Host and producer Don Cornelius on the set of "Soul Train" in 1977. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images) Known to at-home audiences as the show's "velvet-voiced and effortlessly smooth" emcee ...

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 ...

See About archive blog posts. Many in the entertainment world were shocked Wednesday at the news that “Soul Train” creator and host Don Cornelius had died this week in Los Angeles at age 75.

it may be hard to grasp the magnitude of what Don Cornelius created once he got his “Soul Train” rolling. Yes, the syndicated series delivered the music of Earth Wind & Fire, the Jacksons ...

Don Cornelius who came into the living rooms of many Americans with his funky, groovy dance show "Soul Train" died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75. Don considered a visionary and ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Don Cornelius, who with the creation of "Soul Train" helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting ...

Don Cornelius, the creator of ‘Soul Train,’ was found dead in his California home early Wednesday morning. Cornelius, 75, was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound about an hour ...

Yet “Soul Train’s” path to success was not traveled alone. “This show is a celebration of what Don created, and it’s also about what was innovated by young Black people whose ...

The Los Angeles Police Department says Don Cornelius, the creator of "Soul Train," has died of a gunshot wound. A spokesperson for the department said Cornelius was found at at his Mulholland ...