Birthday remembrance to Lou Rawls (December 1, 1933– January 6, 2006). He was an American recording artist, voice actor, songwriter, record producer, known for his smooth classy vocal style. He was signed to Capitol Records in 1962, the same year he sang the soulful background vocals on the Sam Cooke recording of Bring It On Home to Me and Thats Where Its At, both written by Sam Cooke. Lou Rawls himself charted in America with a cover of Bring It On Home to Me in 1970. In 1966 his Soulin, album contained his first R&B/ Soul #1 single, Love Is a Hurtin Thing. In 1967 Lou Rawls won his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, for the single Dead End Street. After leaving Capitol in 1971 ,Lou Rawls joined MGM, at which juncture he released his Grammy-winning single Natural Man written for him by comedian Sandy Baron and singer Bobby Hebb. In 1976, Lou Rawls signed with Philadelphia International Records, where he had his greatest album success with the million-selling All Things in Time. The album produced his most successful single, Youll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, which was a worldwide hit. Other hits & classic releases followed such as, See You When I Git There, Lady Love, Sit Down And Talk To Me, Let Me Be Good To You, Groovy People, Back to Love , Stop me From Starting plus many more. It was also announced in December 2005 that Rawls was being treated for cancer in both his lungs and brain. With his wife of three years by his side, Lou Rawls succumbed to his illness on January 6, 2006. youtu.be/Lu-RDBL6nt0
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