Don Cornelius Has Passed Away
It's one thing to wake up to the news that Don Cornelius has strut up to heaven at the age of 75, but it's another hearing that you got there after he apparently committed suicide. And on the first day of Black History Month. Damn. Damn. Damn. TMZ says that police were called to Don's home in Sherman Oaks, CA early this morning after he allegedly shot himself in the head. Don was shortly pronounced dead at the hospital. Don's family hasn't confirmed any of this and an investigation into the cause of his death is happening right now.
Don was apparently in a sad and sick way after divorcing his wife in 2009. Before the judge granted the divorce, Don told the court that he was suffering from major health problems and wanted the divorce behind him before he died. During the past few years, Don had a stroke and had to undergo brain surgery.
Don created Soul Train in 1970, because he wanted to give soul music a wider audience and there was nothing like it on TV. Soul Train moved to syndication in 1971 and throughout the years James Brown, Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin all performed on it. Rosie Perez, Pebbles, Jody Watley, MC Hammer and Nick Cannon all got their start shaking their shit on Soul Train. Soul Train aired over 1,000 episodes and ended in 2006.
Rest in peace, Don. And as Don used to sign off every Soul Train with: “As always in parting, we wish you love, peace and soul!” Don is with the angels now doing THIS:
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I was always more of a Dance Fever type girl but I liked Soul Train too.
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Submitted by NOT IMPRESSED on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 9:12am.
Submitted by TheBreakdown on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 9:07am.
Anyone who doesn't know who this man is needs to use the fucking INTERNET and google him. He's a fuckin' legend!
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A trillion times!!!
So sad that it came to this. A legend, Don, a former Chicago police officer, was convicted of corporal injury resulting in traumatic condition of a spouse back in 2008. His ex Viktoria Chapman looked like quite the gold digger:
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Submitted by TheBreakdown on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 9:07am.
Anyone who doesn't know who this man is needs to use the fucking INTERNET and google him. He's a fuckin' legend!
^^^THIS A MILLION TIMES^^^
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Douchechill!
hell yea soul train was THE SHOW. damn, i miss shit like that.
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Sooooouuuulll Traaaaiinnn! Rip Don Cornelius.
The cumberbun man & don't trip on your hair were my favorites. Lol.
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Submitted by DirtyWhoreMouth on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 9:32am.
It's ok to be a redneck by the way.. just don't yell git 'er done because we all hate that.
This is crazy. Don Cornelius was the last person I ever expected to hear committed suicide. Very sad indeed.
He's up there emcee-ing the Soul Train in the sky with his velvety voice.
RIP Don.
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RIP, you were a legend of that era in time, bringing awesome music to us white geeks...
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Screw you guys, I'm going home!
Submitted by letinstar on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 9:04am.
i remember the streets in my neighborhood being quiet at certain time on saturday morning when "soul train" was on the air...an hour later, everyone would be outside doing the latest dances they saw from the show...
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That sounds so freaking awesome!
Our neighbors were a bunch of damn milk cows. They couldn't dance worth a fart in a cornfield. They were white.
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Wow. The show began in my parents' generation, but I even remember watching it as a kid. This is truly a shitty way to kick off Black History Month. :(
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Douchechill!
Anyone who doesn't know who this man is needs to use the fucking INTERNET and google him. He's a fuckin' legend!
RIP, Mr. Cornelius.
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Every one of the people in that video looks like they're going through a full body heave. If you stuck Elaine in there and let her do her thumbs dance, no one would bat an eyelash.
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Remember the book (written by John Kennedy Toole, who was black and deceased when it was released) that won the Pulitizer: "A Confederacy of Dunces". About a fat white guy in New Orleans who lived in his mother's basement. Anyway I remember laughing out LOUD on a bus reading the scene where the guy's mother would scream down "QUIT LAUGHING AND MAKING SO MUCH NOISE" and the character shouted back "Oh Mother, but Soul Train is on!"
I think Scosese stole parts of that for "King of Comedy".
I hope you have found peace Mr. Cornelius. Helluva way to go. Sad thing.
Very sad indeed... you made a difference, fo sho.
and LOL at that video!!!!
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i remember the streets in my neighborhood being quiet at certain time on saturday morning when "soul train" was on the air...an hour later, everyone would be outside doing the latest dances they saw from the show...
so many great musicians and singers made their bones on "soul train", back when music was real..
i miss that...
Rest in peace Don Cornelius...
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They aren't even dancing. They're just strutting and posing, like someone else said. And what happened to 'baby got back'? Every single one of those people was tall and very thin. Did you have to have a certain body type to be on that show?
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RIP Don and thanks for bringing a show that allowed me to laugh my ass off at people who thought they could dance.
Forget Facebook, Twatter, and even the Internet. My generation had Don Cornelius and SOOOOOUL TRAIN growing up.
Yeaaahh, baby.
I have NO clue who this guys is. RIP.
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RIP!
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Wow, too sad, Don was one cool cat.
As he always said, "And you can bet your last money, it's all gonna be a stone gas, honey! I'm Don Cornelius, and as always in parting, we wish you love, peace and soul!"
Peace to you too, Don.
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Submitted by jazzfish_77 on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 11:56am.
Liver spotted hand
Groping while I cry inside
Merit badge and meth
OMG, love the "posers." Hilarious how these dancers took themselves so seriously.
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I'll kegel extra hard for you today Don. ♥
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Submitted by stinkbutt on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 5:47pm.
suckandfuck, do us all a favor, and hang yourself. Oh, and your parents should be shot for raising a disgusting pig like yourself.