Died On This Date (January 6, 2006) Lou Rawls / R&B Icon
themusicsover Lou Rawls
December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006
Lou Rawls was one of the most popular soul and jazz singers during the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Over the course of his career, he released over 70 albums and sold upwards of 40 million. Rawls’ career in music began as a teenager in Chicago where he and classmate, Sam Cooke performed in a local gospel group. Signed to Capitol Records in the early ’60s, Rawls kept a busy pace over the course of the next two decades, from opening for the Beatles in 1966 to co-hosting a television show in 1969 to singing a remarkable rendition of the National Anthem before the Muhammad Ali – Earnie Shavers fight of September 29, 1977. His most memorable hit was 1976’s “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine.” Lou Rawls passed away as a result of cancer at the age of 72.
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