At 4 a.m Wednesday evening, police discovered the body of the man incumbent of the 35 year-run of the universal, legendary TV show/platform for music and dance, Soul Train. Don Cornelius committed suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in his Los Angeles home. For awhile, he'd been battling health disputes and speculations proclaimed this may have caused Don's audacious and sinister decision. Everyone at BET, celebrities all over the world and Twitter were touched, sending their condolences. Death is never easy coping with, especially when life is taken in this mannerism. The loss of the pioneer, leaves an immense damper on our culture.
"He brought soul music and dance to the world in a way that it had never been shown and he was a cultural game changer on a global level," Rev. Al Sharpton said in grief of his passing friend.
Soul Train planted the seed for some of today's biggest contemporary names in music,
to unveil their knack. Often times, the show conceived a traditional "Soul Train line" prompting those with or without rhythm, to sashay down the assembly line. Cornelius hosted the longest running show of the U.S series until 1993, even so it persevered steadily with his absence. In his early years, he was an avid journalist and savvy in the civil rights movement. The late, Chicago genius will forever be treasured for his acquisitions by loved ones and artists whom, he paved the way.
Where it all began!!!!!
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