'Soul Train' Founder Commits Suicide: Report By ABC News | ABC News Blogs – 1 hr 5 mins ago          'Soul Train' Founder Commits Suicide: Report (Credit: Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)      Don Cornelius, the man who created Soul Train, was reportedly found dead  Wednesday morning at his Los Angeles home.  Police sources tell TMZ.com  that Cornelius appears to have taken his own life; sources say he died  from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  He was 75.   Cornelius created "Soul Train" and hosted the show in national  syndication from 1971 to 1993.  It was the first real venue on American  TV for soul music, and as the show's writer and producer, as well as  host, Cornelius played a vital role in bringing stars like James Brown,  Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson to a wider audience.  Some have  described the show as "a black American Bandstand," though Cornelius was  not a fan of that comparison.  As the host, he was known for the  catchphrase with which he closed each episode: "I'm Don Cornelius, and  as always in parting, we wish you love, peace and soul!"   "Soul Train," which ceased airing in 2006, also spun off the Soul Train  Music Awards and the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards.   Its most famous  theme song, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)," by MFSB became a massive  pop hit in 1974