Soul Train changed the landscape of American television when it debuted in 1971. Don Cornelius who pioneered this TV masterpiece was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, California home of an apparent suicide.
Maybe you've never heard of the Sweet Inspirations, but you've heard them sing. The ladies were backup vocalists on dozens of hits including the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin's "Chain Of Fools," Dusty Springfield's "Son Of A Preacher Man" and countless songs by Dionne Warwick.