Posted on 01 February 2012. Tags: don cornelius, don cornelius dead, hippest trip in america, music, Soul, soul train, soul train creator dead, soul train don cornelius suicide, suicide don cornelius, TMZ
Creator of the “hippest trip in America” Gone An innovator in soul has reportedly passed according to TMZ. Don Cornelius — who famously created “Soul Train” was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, CA home this morning … and law enforcement sources tell us it appears he committed suicide. We’re told cops discovered the body [...]
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Posted on 28 December 2010. Tags: 1970's, 2010, abuse, adult, African-American, artist, AskDrO.com, black, blog, California, death, december, depression, die, Dr. O, dynamic, fans, heart attack, hits, idol, influence, inspiration, ivory, lady, Lady T, lover, majestic, Marie, mogul, mother, Motown, Motown Records, music, music industry, musical, owens, passed away, queen, R&B, recording, records, relations, relationship, relationships, Rick James, sing, singer, smash hits, song, songstress, Soul, Teena, Teena Marie, tone, vocal, White, women, writer
Not even after a full day after Christmas the world was shocked to hear about the death of R&B singer Teena Marie. On December 26, 2010, the self-proclaimed “Ivory Queen of Soul” was found dead in her home of natural causes, while in her sleep. Throughout her years in the music industry, Marie made her [...]
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Posted on 08 December 2010. Tags: African-American, age, alcohol, anger, anxiety, Aretha Franklin, artist, AskDrO.com, attributes, behavior, black, blog, bowel, cancer, change, condition, D.owens, depression, Detroit, disorder, Dr. O, factors, Family, female, gastrointestinal, health, illness, issues, jaundice, malignant, mental, owens, pancreatic cancer, psychological, queen, R&B, singer, Soul, statistics, surgery, warning, weight, woman, women, worsen
…and we all thought it was JUST gastric bypass for cosmetic reasons…turns out that it’s something worse. The doctors’ recommendations which sidelined the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin from further concerts proved to be a result of pancreatic cancer, which means that RIGHT after we have prayed for her safe recovery from surgery, we must [...]
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Posted on 02 December 2010. Tags: African-American, Aretha Franklin, artist, AskDrO.com, Associate Press, behavior, black, blog, buzz, concern, concert, condition, D.owens, Detroit, doctors, Dr. O, dwight, fall, gastric bypass, Grammy, health, icon, MD, medical, men, music, mystery, performances, prayers, queen, recording, recovery, ribs, rock steady, singer, songs, Soul, specualte, surgery, woman
“Rock Steady” doesn’t really describe the Queen of Soul’s health condition right now. 68 year-old singer Aretha Franklin is set to undergo surgical procedures today, but for what, we don’t know. It’s a “mystery medical surgery” (we speculate gastric bypass, but anything is possible.) Those who follow her know about her fading health condition and [...]
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