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  1. Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1970 until 1993.

  2. Feb 1, 2012 · Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show "Soul Train," is dead at 75 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his...

  3. Feb 2, 2012 · Don Cornelius, the smooth-voiced television host who brought black music and culture into America’s living rooms when he created the dance show “Soul Train,” was found dead at his home in ...

  4. Feb 8, 2012 · Coroners have ruled Don Cornelius's death was suicide, nearly a week after the Soul Train creator was found with a gun shot wound to his head. A post mortem was carried out on the 75-year-old...

  5. May 13, 2024 · Don Cornelius (born September 27, 1936, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died February 1, 2012, Los Angeles, California) was an American television host and producer best known for creating, producing, and hosting the music and dance television show Soul Train (1970–2006).

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  6. Feb 2, 2012 · Don Cornelius, the creator and voice of “Soul Train,” has died at age 75. Police found the TV icon dead in his home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

  7. Feb 2, 2012 · "Soul Train" host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists.