Don Cornelius, R.I.P.

“Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius is dead, apparently a suicide. He was 75 years old.

“Soul Train” became the longest-running first-run nationally syndicated show in television history, bringing African American music and style to the world for 35 years. Cornelius stopped hosting the show in 1993, and “Soul Train” ceased production in 2006.

Story from Los Angeles Times on Don Cornelius