Lou Rawls has just passed away

[MrScorpio]

1935-2006

Rest in peace, Lou

[MadHound]

1. Aww man, what a shame

The man had a great voice. RIP Lou.

[mac56]

2. Really sad about this.

"Love Is A Hurtin' Thing" brings tears to my eyes. What a great voice.

[wildhorses]

3. ..................

:cry:
in his honor
For every little kiss there's a little teardrop
For every single thrill there's another heartache
The road is rough
The going gets tough

<1: Yes> love is a hurtin' thing
Oh, love is a hurtin' thing

When you're in my arms I'm a king on a throne
But when we're apart I walk the streets alone
One day happiness
The next day, loneliness

When love brings so much joy why must it bring such pain
Guess it's a mystery that nobody can explain

Maybe I'm a fool to keep on loving you
'Cause there may come a time you'll break my heart in two
But I want you so
I want you though I know that

Love is a hurtin' thing
Oh, love is a hurtin' thing

[In_The_Wind]

4. May he rest in peace.

[JitterbugPerfume]

5. Ohhhh I got to e mail my sis

she absolutely adored him

as do I

[Blue Diadem]

6. Ohhhhh Noooooo

He was a favorite of mine. I hadn't even realized he was 70.

RIP Mr. Rawls

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. Just heard it on the news

RIP Lou

[CBHagman]

8. I loved his duets with Dianne Reeves.

Some years back Rawls made an album for Capitol called "At Last," and it included some duets with Dianne Reeves (the terrific jazz singer you saw in "Good Night, and Good Luck"). I'd only heard the top 40-type Rawls stuff, not his jazz, so it was a revelation.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10737897/


Link to information on "At Last." I don't advocate for or against Amazon. :-)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000005HF5/ref=pd_sim_m_2/104-7467381-1068748?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=5174

[GumboYaYa]

13. Lou had the voice of an angel. I am glad I had the chance to see

him in person whe he was going strong.

Dianne Reeves is fantastic. I hung out with her last week at a charity concert I emceed part of for New Orleans hurricane relief (I got to introduce Ellis Marsallis and Nicholas Payton). The piano player in her band, Peter Martin, is a friend of ours. He organized the concert and asked me to speak at it. Dianne is as nice of a person as you will meet and she has a voice that sends chills down my spine.

[underpants]

9. A buddy of mine ran into him at Harborfest

Classy guy.

He did lots of good for a lot of people.

Great voice.

A life well lived.

[TK421]

10. That reminds me....I think I should get that life insurance now

just kidding...thats really sad

[tishaLA]

11. RIP Mr. Rawls

[xmas74]

12. It's sad.

Gorgeous voice, beautiful music.
I'll have to listen to something right now.