Thursday, 2 February 2012

Fairwell Sweet Prince...

The creator of the long-running US TV show Soul Train has shot himself at his Los Angeles home, police said.
Don Cornelius, 75, was pronounced dead on Wednesday morning after police answered reports of gunshots at his home around 04:00 (12:00 GMT).

Fistpumping in heaven now.....


Speaking about him, music producer Quincy Jones said: "Don was a visionary pioneer and a giant in our business."Before MTV there was Soul Train, that will be the great legacy of Don Cornelius. His contributions to television, music and our culture as a whole will never be matched."

The civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton said in a statement from New York: "I have known him since I was 19 years old and James Brown had me speak on Soul Train.
"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."

It came to light during recent divorce hearings that he did have health problems however noones sure why he opt'd for this kind of exit. /sadface
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24 comments:

  1. Pat Hatt2 February 2012 at 02:05

    He sure did accomplish a lot, shame the way he went out, but who knows what was going through his head.

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  2. Anonymous2 February 2012 at 03:25

    So sad. :(

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  3. kaykuala2 February 2012 at 03:34

    Sad to read such stories. Most would be under tremendous pressure in their twilight years.

    Hank

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  4. kaykuala2 February 2012 at 03:38

    Sad to read such stories. Most would be under tremendous pressure in their twilight years.

    Hank

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  5. [[AguiLeons]]2 February 2012 at 04:29

    ohhhhhhhhhhh sad to hear that

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  6. Anonymous2 February 2012 at 04:32

    He will be missed.

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  7. badBarbara2 February 2012 at 04:41

    dang
    http://www.badbarbara.com

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  8. T. Roger Thomas2 February 2012 at 05:32

    Very sad

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  9. Sub Radar (Mike)2 February 2012 at 05:49

    RIP Don, keep heaven funky for us.

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  10. Dave Natan2 February 2012 at 10:16

    Awww looks like a fun dude.

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  11. InfinitePlans2 February 2012 at 10:19

    Sad to hear.

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  12. Anonymous2 February 2012 at 11:06

    RIP, sadly I have never watched Soul Train.

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  13. Jaclyn2 February 2012 at 14:01

    My g/f told me about this. It's crazy.

    RIP. Always sad, no matter what age...

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  14. A Beer for the Shower2 February 2012 at 14:10

    This was sad to hear. I definitely remember Soul Train, though I didn't really watch it.

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  15. psychology-knowledge2 February 2012 at 14:11

    That`s so sad. He will be missed.

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  16. Adam2 February 2012 at 14:28

    I actually read this yesterday, so sad

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  17. Tony Van Helsing2 February 2012 at 14:49

    Cornelius isn't known over here but it's obvious the guy had a huge impact.

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  18. darpee2 February 2012 at 16:45

    Oh wow, did not know that

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  19. Dani2 February 2012 at 20:02

    Gutted . . . Music's lost another great :(((

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  20. zabuzar2 February 2012 at 20:06

    Rest in Peace

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  21. Dylanthulhu2 February 2012 at 22:18

    :( This makes me sad.

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  22. G3 February 2012 at 00:40

    sad times

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  23. confictushome3 February 2012 at 06:06

    Not everyone can understand what it means to be hopeless. It's a scary place where not being alive starts to look attractive.

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  24. Claire3 February 2012 at 06:31

    always so sad to hear when people commit suicide. it's just heartbreaking.

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