January 6, 2006 | Posted by dave w at 11:32 AM

So Long Lou

Rest in Peace Lou Rawls who just passed away this morning. Lou was there at the beginning of Soul music, which means the beginning of R&B, Funk, Hip-Hop, Reggae, you name it. Always a smooth character. One of my all-time top five favorite songs is "Bring it on Home to Me", which is called Sam Cooke's song, but wouldn't be half as good without Lou Rawls wailing that harmony--and that was just the beginning.

Read the article here. His official website seems to be down right now. But you can read more here. Robot thoughts and prayers with his family.

Update: Check out some Rawls tracks over at Soul Shower

Comments

I've got some Rawls songs up (including "Bring It On Home To Me") over at Soul Shower.

http://soulshower.blogspot.com/

AK

Posted by: AK at January 6, 2006 11:57 AM

Wikipedia has some good info on his life as well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Rawls

Posted by: Gleapsite at January 6, 2006 2:04 PM

they've got a nice pop in their drums, too. cool song.

Posted by: jeffro at January 7, 2006 1:34 PM
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