Listening back through these songs, I’m reminded why Lou Rawls continues to matter. His voice wasn’t just technically brilliant—it was full of life. He could ease you into love, pull you ...

Lou Rawls, the Grammy Award-winning singer whose velvety baritone was one of the most recognizable voices in pop music on hits such as "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing," "Lady Love" and "You'll Never Find ...

Lou Rawls: The Best Of Lou Rawls: The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions album review by Chris May, published on April 19, 2006. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

SILKY VOICED LOU RAWLS DIES AT 72. Soulful singer sold 40M albums By Michelle Caruso PUBLISHED: January 7, 2006 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: April 9, 2018 at 12:35 p.m. LOS ANGELES – Lou Rawls, the ...

Lou Rawls, whose deep and silky voice took him from church choirs on Chicago's Southside to Broadway and the top of the pop charts, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was 72.

Mr. Rawls' monologues were memorably showcased in his 1966 jazz and blues album "Lou Rawls Live!" That album went gold and marked the singer's crossover into the mainstream market.

The album "Lou Rawls Live" went gold and "Love Is A Hurting Thing" made him a crossover star. At the same time, Rawls was developing a reputation for his pre-song monologues.

Lou Rawls, the velvet-voiced singer who started as a church choir boy and went on to sell more than 40 million albums in a career that spanned nearly five decades and a range of genres, died of ...

Rawls' Capitol Jazz sessions featured on this 73-minute compilation date from February, 1962 to April, 1970. Three previously unissued bonus tracks from a March 11, 1963 date with the Curtis Amy ...

Lou Rawls, the Grammy Award-winning singer whose velvety baritone was one of the most recognizable voices in pop music on hits such as "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing," "Lady Love" and "You'll Never Find ...

Lou Rawls, whose deep and silky voice took him from church choirs on Chicago's Southside to Broadway and the top of the pop charts, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was 72.