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Topic: Lou Rawls, RIP |
Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 10:25 am |
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| I sure loved that man's voice... |
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 10:27 am
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"You'll Never Find . . . "
Chris |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 10:30 am
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| He was a natural born singer. RIP |
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Drew Howard
From:
48854
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 1:13 pm
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"Myyyyy Lady Love..."
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Drew Howard - website - Fessenden guitars, 70's Fender Twin, etc.
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 3:00 pm
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| He was the real deal. A genuine soul/R&B singer that could raise the hair on the back of your neck. I saw him two ot three times live. Once with Ray Charles full band behind him. This kind of talent is just not being aloud to exist today. He was a good friend of Sam Cook when he was alive. Thanks Lou for all the great music. |
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Charlie McDonald
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out of the blue
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 3:33 pm
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He was singing on NPR this afternoon.
He's great. Too smooth. |
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Greg Vincent
From:
Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 4:10 pm
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| The definition of cool. |
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 4:41 pm
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| ...great voice. Steve Allen "discovered" the man. |
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Frank Estes
From:
Huntsville, AL
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 9:10 pm
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| One of those voices I wish I had! |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 9:50 pm
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Super voice, another of my fathers pick's,
that he turned me onto a long time ago. |
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 11:26 pm
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He also had a foundation for that raised millions of dollars with the proceeds going towards education.
I saw him tooling around LA a couple times in a Rolls Royce with a personalized plate that said
"C'est Lou"
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Andy Greatrix
From:
Edmonton Alberta
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 12:54 am
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I always thought(and still do) that Lou Rawls was living proof that you don't have to dress like Ronald MacDonald and speak like English is your third language to be cool and hip.
He was cool, hip and a class act, all the way. Lou Rawls spoke with intelligence, sang with a ton of soul and left big shoes to fill. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 2:39 am
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Yep ! a class act
RIP Lou |
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c c johnson
From:
killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 5:06 am
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| Lou and his entourage were at Kona Village at the same time my wife and I were there in !978. They were on vacation but I recognized Lou in disguise. He and I sat ubder the palms and had many a conversation. I guess the lady that was with him was not his wife at the time. Press releases say that his wife of two yrs was at his side when he died. CC |
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Jim Hartley
From:
SC/TN
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 7:22 am
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| Does anybody else remember seeing a very young Lou Rawls as a singing cowboy on Bonanza? I remember thinking how strange it seemed, but also how great he sang. |
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Darryl Hattenhauer
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 8:13 am
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Lou moved here to Phoenix a few years ago, and he immediately got involved in community charities. By all accounts, he was not only a great talent but also a great guy. Remember, too, that the guy scraped up $200 million for the United Negro College Fund.
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"Drinking up the future, and living down the past"--unknown singer in Phoenix |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 7:14 pm
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| A great talent. A bandmate and high school friend of mine, was Lou Rawls' full time piano player for many years. I was admiring a picture of them autographed by Rawls at a New Years Day party. Only a few days ago we were talking about that voice. RIP |
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Dayna Wills
From:
Sacramento, CA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 2:33 am
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Fairbanks, AK. Eileson AFB 1970. Our group did the dance sets, he did the show sets. "Natural Man" was so new, he wasn't even doing it yet. We turned him onto Sweet's bar-b-q and when we got there after the gig, he was just leaving with a doggie bag. He took pix with us and was a very nice man. Great singer. Did anybody ever hear is "Soulin'" album? It was a theme piece where one song ran into the next. I think it may even have been before Sgt. Pepper????
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Joe Shelby
From:
Walnut Creek, California, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 5:45 pm
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I'm not particularly aware of the great catalogue of the stuff Lou recorded over the years.
I just know how I feel when I hear "Love is a Hurtin' Thing." If he'd never recorded anything else, that one song would have assured him a place in somebody's hall of fame.
Joe. |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 10:28 pm
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Another great one gone. Sad news.
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