Grammy-winning singer Lou Rawls dies of cancer in LA at 72

[TrueAmerican]

Grammy-winning singer Lou Rawls dies of cancer in LA at 72

JEFF WILSON
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Lou Rawls, the velvet-voiced singer who started as a church choir boy and went on to sell more than 40 million albums and win three Grammys in a career that spanned nearly five decades and a range of genres, has died, his publicist said. He was 72.

Rawls died early Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was hospitalized last month for treatment of lung and brain cancer, his publicist Paul Shefrin said. His wife Nina was at his bedside when he died, Shefrin said.

The family and Shefrin said Rawls was 72, although other records indicate he was 70.

Rawls' voice was his inimitable trademark.

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[BeyondGeography]

1. An absolutely great singer

Get your hands on his version of "St. James Infirmary." One of the best ever.

Thanks, and all blessings to you, Mr. Rawls.

[hogwyld]

2. What a great musician!

Though he isn't with us anymore, his music will be with us always. May you rest in peace Lou.

[calico1]

3. Oh no!

I loved Lou Rawls! :cry:

[HughBeaumont]

4. We'll never find . . . another voice like that one.

:-(

[goclark]

5. RIP Mr. Smooth Voice RIP nt

[CreekDog]

6. Why did the moderator move this article?

I noticed they locked and moved the news when Pat Morita died. But clearly, they don't do this all the time when there is a death in the news.

What gives?

[Blue_Tires]

7. maybe because the news is not

political in nature? celebrity stuff usually gets moved here, i think

anyways, a sad loss and he will be missed

[jus_the_facts]

8. ~*~RIP Lou~*~

:loveya: