Lou Rawls
Biography
Lou Rawls was an American baritone singer who also acted in films and on television and did voice work. He began singing with Chicago groups before moving to Los Angeles. In 1961 he was discovered at Pandora's Box and signed to Capitol Records. Soulin' produced his first rhythm and blues number one, Love Is a Hurtin' Thing. He won a Grammy in 1967 for Dead End Street and took the male rhythm and blues vocal Grammy three times. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, from All Things in Time, was his biggest selling single and topped the rhythm and blues and adult contemporary charts. Rawls acted in The Big Valley, Leaving Las Vegas, and Blues Brothers 2000, and voiced Garfield specials and cartoons including Hey Arnold! and Captain Planet and the Planeteers. In 1982 he received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, and in 2021 the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame inducted him.
72years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Louis Allen Rawls (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 13 years1985 to 1998
Every film, newest first
- 1998Watchers RebornIMDb rating 3.9
- 1997Motel BlueIMDb rating 4.7
- 1997Still BreathingIMDb rating 6.4
- 1985Garfield's Halloween AdventureIMDb rating 8.1
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First role
In 1951, Rawls took Cooke's place in the Highway QC's after Cooke left to join The Soul Stirrers in Los Angeles.
A change of course
Rawls joined the U.S. Army in 1955 and became a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, completing 26 jumps before leaving three years later as a Sergeant.
About the name
In 1960, Rawls recorded the song "The Waterboy" for Candix Records, and he was credited on that recording as Russ Regan and the Rowdies.
Big break
In July 1961, producer Nick Venet found Rawls at the Pandora's Box, a nightclub in Los Angeles. Rawls then signed with Capitol Records.
A first
Rawls sang the national anthem before the Earnie Shavers-Muhammad Ali title fight at Madison Square Garden on September 29, 1977, and was invited to sing it many times over the next 28 years.
Behind the award
In 1979, Rawls won the AMA for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, and he tied with singer Teddy Pendergrass for that honor.
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Worked with
Lou Rawls made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Mark Hamill's page
Michael McKean's page
Seymour Cassel's page
Brendan Fraser's page
Kane Hodder's page
Toby Huss's page
All films by James F. Robinson
Phil RomanDirector, 1 film, 1985
All films by Phil Roman
All films by John Carl Buechler
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1993 | Honorary degree from Spelman College | Honorary | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.