Don Cornelius, ‘Soul Train’ creator, dead at 75 from apparent suicide

“Soul Train” creator and host Don Cornelius, who brought R&B into America’s living rooms with his long-running television show, committed suicide Wednesday, Los Angeles police said.

The 75-year-old Cornelius was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head about 4 a.m. in his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home, Los Angeles police said.

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