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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Actor-director Gary
Oldman paces back and forth in a studio in Hollywood.
He's trying to set up the perfect shot to capture a duet
between punk icon Deborah Harry and...
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The Savoy Label Group,
known for its stellar jazz catalog that includes such artists
as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis
and Lester Young, is...
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A battery charge filed against singer Lou Rawls was thrown out of court on Monday (May 12) by a judge in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The entertainer had been accused of shoving...
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Lou Rawls performed several concerts this weekend despite having been arrested on Thursday night (January 16) on one count of battery on a household member. We spoke with...
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Lou Rawls was arrested in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Wednesday evening (January 15) on charges of domestic violence.
The singer was arrested around 11 p.m. at the Wyndham...
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The track listing for The Rugrats Movie Soundtrack Album--due Nov. 3 on Interscope--is complete, and it features some heavy-hitters from a variety of musical genres.
The...
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Honey-voiced Lou Rawls is forming his own record company after 40 years in the music biz. The label's first release will be Seasons 4 U, a concept album of seasonal anthems...
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Record producer Nik Venet, who worked with the Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt and Frank Zappa, died January 2nd after battling Burkitt's lymphoma. He was 61.
Venet came to Los...
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