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Tony added that despite the tragedy, he took comfort in the legacy his father left behind with Soul Train. Don Cornelius Suicide: Sons Says Family Never Knew How Troubled Soul Train Host Really Was Tony Cornelius talks about receiving a phone call from his father hours before he committed suicide.

Don Cornelius' Suicide Reveals : Cornelius, 75, was plagued by health problems in the last three

It's a legacy of things that make me smile. Escape will cancel and close the window. Two days after Don Cornelius ' shocking suicide at age 75, his son Tony Cornelius talks for the first time about receiving a distressing phone call from his father just four hours before the latter was believed to have shot himself in the head.

He wanted to expose the masses to a new way of looking at black-oriented television. But our family could never know that he would— how uncomfortable he really was. Don Cornelius Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, – February 1, ) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from until Cornelius sold the show to MadVision Entertainment in O’Bryan: 80s R&B Star on the Rise & Fall of His Career, Don Cornelius Gay Rumors and MUCH More!

(EUR Exclusive Podcast) Beginning of dialog window. Said Cornelius: "He's always taught me [that] it's the fine points that count, and he wanted to achieve quality. While they believe it's a suicide, police still plan to talk to more family members and friends in the next few days as per routine.

Obviously, me being extremely close to him, I could tell that he was uncomfortable. And he just worked really hard to make that happen. When asked if he'd been depressed about some things, Tony, who worked with his dad for more than 15 years on Soul Trainsaid Cornelius was "very unhappy about some things…and his health was failing.

A memorial service is set for Feb. Meanwhile per the Los Angeles Timesthe L. Coroner's Office is continuing its investigation of Cornelius' death. When I hear his voice and see the show it's wonderful," he said. You have to be in a person's shoes really to understand.

And the probe won't officially come to an end until the coroner issues a ruling on the cause of death, which could take anywhere from a few days to several weeks. Here's what he had to say. Law enforcement sources told the paper that detectives have interviewed a number of associates of the music icon and so far the evidence supports the contention that Cornelius had been distraught over recent health problems.