Natural man
Lou Rawls has died. He was 72. One night, after attending a sparsely attended show of his in Vegas in the late '90s, my wife and I were in the casino restaurant, finishing up a nice dinner, and Rawls came in for an after-show meal. As we got up to leave, we stopped by his booth for just a half-minute to shake his hand and tell him what I'm telling you now: That man's voice was a national treasure.
| Posted at 11:51 AM | Permalink |
|
Comments (6)
Lou's version of "You Make Me So Very Happy" (currently available on the David Axlerod collection The Edge) is magnificent. He will be missed.
Posted by Murray | January 6, 2006 12:21 PM
Hopefully he didn't mind being interrupted...
Posted by TK | January 6, 2006 1:53 PM
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" is one of the greatest songs ever.
Posted by justin m | January 6, 2006 2:04 PM
Hopefully he didn't mind being interrupted...
Not at all. He and his chums were just getting settled in.
Posted by Jack Bog | January 6, 2006 2:31 PM
He was "Billy Eckstine" lite, just like Bobby Darin was Sinatra lite. You can enjoy him but you know there is always something better out there to listen to.
Posted by patrick b. | January 8, 2006 8:15 PM
you know there is always something better out there to listen to.
Good. You go do that.
Posted by Jack Bog | January 8, 2006 8:31 PM