Lou Rawls
Rhythm and blues, Musical Artist
1933 – 2006
Who was Lou Rawls?
Louis Allen "Lou" Rawls was an American recording artist, voice actor, songwriter, and record producer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game". Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his song "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". He worked as an television, motion picture, and voice actor and was known for his frequently used expression, "Yeah, buddy!" Rawls was also a three-time Grammy-winner, all for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1933
Chicago - Also known as
- Lou Allen Rawls
- Louis Allen Rawls
- Rawls, Lou
- Lou Rawles
- Lou Rawis
- Lou Ramls
- Spouses
- Nina Malek Inman Rawls
(2004/01/01 - 2006/01/06) - Lana Jean Taylor
(1963/02/02 - 1973/10/15) - Ceci Rawls
(1989 - 2003) - Margaret Schaffer
(1998 - 2003)
- Nina Malek Inman Rawls
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Dillard University
- Dunbar Vocational High School
- Died
- Jan 6, 2006
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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