Television host and Soul Train creator Don Cornelius was found dead in his California home on Mulholland Drive around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning. His death seems to have been caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 75.
Cornelius launched Soul Train in his home town of Chicago as a local program, but by the following year, the pioneering series, which primarily showcased soul and R&B music, had gone national. Soul Train aired in syndication for 35 years, from 1971 to 2006, with Cornelius hosting until 1993.
Here is a clip of him introducing Aretha Franklin on Soul Train.
