Reuters - Aug 10, 2007
Sony BMG Music Entertainment has joined forces with the soul music powerhouse that catapulted the O'Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and Billy Paul to worldwide stardom in the 1970s. The label...
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The son of music legend Lou Rawls is suing the son of Motown legend Marvin Gaye, claiming he was attacked by four large dogs during a visit to Gaye s Hollywood home in 2005. The complaint by Lou Rawls...
More »E! Online - Jan 13, 2006
Sweet Lou got an appropriately sweet sendoff. An A-list of mourners, from Stevie Wonder to Joan Baez to Little Richard, descended upon a Los Angeles chapel Friday for a soul music-filled, two-hour...
More »AP - Jan 13, 2006
Lou Rawls was not only defined by his lush baritone, but the romantic tunes that became part of his signature sound. A classic crooner with an R&B slant, Rawls was one of the singers who signified a genteel...
More »AP - Jan 12, 2006
Micky Ferreira was a friend of Lou Rawls for 35 years. Joan Browne knew him only as a fan, but both turned out Thursday to pay respects to the man they agreed had one of the finest voices this side of...
More »AP - Jan 9, 2006
The Rev. Jesse Jackson will lead last rites Friday for Lou Rawls, the velvet-voiced singer of You ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine and Lady Love who died of cancer last week. An 11 a.m. funeral...
More »AP - Jan 7, 2006
In a bittersweet coda to Lou Rawls life and long dedication to the United Negro College Fund, the annual fundraiser he took part in last September was broadcast shortly after his death. An Evening...
More »E! Online - Jan 6, 2006
People may not know what I m doing, Lou Rawls once said, but they know it s me. Rawls, the Grammy-winning singer whose smoky growl was instantly recognizable whether on display in the disco era...
More »Reuters - Jan 6, 2006
Grammy-winning singer Lou Rawls died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on Friday, his spokesman said. A rhythm and blues crooner known for hits including Lady Love, You ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine...
More »AP - Jan 6, 2006
Lou Rawls, the velvet-voiced singer who started as a church choir boy and went on to sell more than 40 million albums has died at age 72. He won three Grammy Awards in a career that spanned nearly five...
More »E! Online - Dec 16, 2005
A singing great is not expected to live much more. Grammy winner Lou Rawls is ailing from lung and brain cancer, the Arizona Republic first reported Friday. The paper cited statements made at a court...
More »Reuters - Dec 16, 2005
Grammy-winning singer Lou Rawls has been diagnosed with cancer and was being treated at a Los Angeles hospital, his spokesman said on Friday. He was diagnosed with cancer a while back and he s undergone...
More »Reuters - Nov 6, 2005
Legendary singer/songwriter Sam Cooke had a dream. So did biographer Peter Guralnick. Their visions intertwine in Guralnick s new book, Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. This is something I...
More »Reuters - Jul 1, 2005
Barnes & Noble has come to the rescue of a young British singer/songwriter whose major-label career capsized soon after it began. The book retailer has picked up Ellie Lawson s debut album The Philosophy...
More »AP - Nov 26, 2004
Less than six months after his death, Ray Charles may be more popular than ever with a movie about his life and a posthumously released album. Now he is being recognized with an exhibit at the Rock...
More »AP - Aug 25, 2004
Grammy-winning singer Lou Rawls, who has helped raise more than $200 million for the United Negro College Fund, is getting an honorary doctorate from Wilberforce University in Ohio. Rawls will be...
More »AP - Aug 24, 2004
Grammy-winning singer Lou Rawls, who s helped raise more than $200 million for the United Negro College Fund during a quarter-century, is getting an honorary doctorate from one of the nation s oldest...
More »Reuters - Jun 25, 2004
For more than two decades, Fred Hammond has been one of the creative forces shaping contemporary gospel music. Each new album is a highly anticipated event, including his new effort, Somethin Bout Love...
More »Reuters - Apr 21, 2004
Mary Poppins, meet the Internet. Walt Disney Co s record label has agreed to put its collection of soundtracks and records onto Apple Computer Inc. s online music store, from classics like Mary Poppins...
More »AP - Apr 14, 2004
Three decades after they sang that money was the root of all evil, The O Jays lost a bid to block their former record label from cashing in on songs they recorded but didn t think were good enough to...
More »AP - Apr 13, 2004
Three decades after they sang that money was the root of all evil, The O Jays lost a bid to block their former record label from cashing in on songs the soul group recorded, but didn t think were good...
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