R.I.P. Don Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012)
Don Cornelius born in Chicago in 1936, has passed at the age of 75, here in Los Angeles, California from what the police report was a self inflicted gunshot. Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show “Soul Train,” apparently shot himself to death Wednesday morning at his Los Angeles home, police said. He […]
R.I.P. Joe Paterno (December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012)
Joe Paterno, revered coach tainted by scandal, dies STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football history who was fired in November over a child sexual abuse scandal involving an assistant that rocked America, died on Sunday of lung cancer. He was 85. Paterno won […]
R.I.P, Etta James (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012)
Etta James, whose assertive, earthy voice lit up such hits as “The Wallflower,” “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” and the wedding favorite “At Last,” has died, according to her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon. She was 73. She died from complications from leukemia with her husband, Artis Mills, and her sons by […]