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Don Cornelius Was One Cool Cat

And Soul Train Was One Hip Trip

“Armed with sharp suits and a mesmerizing voice, Don Cornelius set out in 1970 to entertain viewers of Chicago’s WCIU with a song-and-dance TV show called Soul Train,” USA Today reports. “Turns out, America wanted in on the party.
“Cornelius, 75, died Wednesday at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif., from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said.”
Here’s a collection of some of the best writing and reporting on Cornelius’s life, death and legacy.

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Posted on February 2, 2012

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