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| From | "rsmko" <rsmko@webtv.net> |
| Subject | Re: Lou Rawls |
| Date | Sat, 28 Jun 2003 15:42:45 -0000 |
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Sweet Lou!
As is quite often the case, seek out his *earlier* records! His
'60s Capitol sides are way groovy. They possess an
ahead-of-their-time funky jazz soulness... Killer R&B pop.
R.
http://www.rsteviemoore.com
> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 18:48:58 -0400
> From: Stewart Mason <flamingo@t...>
> To: audities@s..., audities@s...
> Subject: Re: love songs to songs/bands
> Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20030627184858.00b8ed98@p...>
>
> At 05:41 PM 6/27/2003 -0500, Billy G. Spradlin wrote:
> >You mean "Sweet Soul Music" by Arthur Conley. That record
was produced by
> Otis
> >himself and Aurthur wrote the lyrics, talk about a kiss-ass.
Why does he
> >mention Lou Rawls... LOU "Michelob" RAWLS?
>
> Because Lou Rawls is one of the all-time great soul singers.
"Dead End
> Street," "Your Good Thing (Is About To End)," "Love Is A Hurtin'
Thing,"
> "Natural Man," "You'll Never Find Another Love Like
Mine"...every one of
> 'em a classic. And earlier in his career, he was a perfectly
credible jazz
> singer in the Nat King Cole mold. That's why.
>
> S
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