'Soul Train' Creator Found Dead

SHERMAN OAKS (CBS) — "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius was found dead in his Sherman Oaks home at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Law enforcement officials say Cornelius was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head, and TMZ is reporting that his death is being investigated as an apparent suicide.

Soul Train debuted in 1971 and ran until 2006.

Cornelius, who hosted the show from 1971 to 1993, ended each episode with: "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!"

Cornelius pleaded no contest to misdemeanor domestic violence in 2008, two years before he and his wife divorced.

Sources say he had been in poor health for the past few years.

He was 75 years old.