Don Cornelius, who helped spread black music and culture with his long-running TV variety show Soul Train, died Wednesday of a gunshot wound. He was 75. Officers in Los Angeles found his body after ...

LOS ANGELES – Don Cornelius, the silken-voiced host of TV’s “Soul Train” who helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and ...

Wearing bright suits with profusive labels and fat, shiny ties underneath the halo of a broad afro, Don Cornelius was a style maker with considerable reach. Not only was his hit show, Soul Train, the ...

Los Angeles authorities say Cornelius, 75, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. They were called to Cornelius' home on Mulholland Drive in the hills above Los Angeles around 4 a.m.

From 1971 to 2006, “Soul Train” was the place to see some of the hottest Black musical artists on television. But viewers didn’t just tune in for the music, they came back week after week to watch a ...

The collection consists of printed materials, including programs, press kits, prints, slides and posters from various award presentations given by the syndicated television program Soul Train from ...

PHILADELPHIA – Almost 300 dancers who strutted, shimmied and shook their way down a Soul Train line set a world record earlier this year in Philadelphia. Guinness World Records has certified ...

Introduction. Laying down the tracks -- Love : the 1970s. The big idea. A small start for a big idea ; Leavin' on a morning train to California ; Al Green ; The first family of soul (train) ; The ...