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Lou Rawls, the Grammy Award-winning singer whose velvety baritone was one of the most recognizable voices in pop music on hits such as “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing,” “Lady Love” and “You’ll Never Find ...

Soul-stirring music and laughter — two of Lou Rawls’ favorite things — made for a joyous celebration of the late singer’s life Friday. The 2½-hour church funeral was filled with affection and memories ...

Commentator Betty Baye remembers the music of Lou Rawls, the smooth-voiced R&B and soul music icon who will be laid to rest Friday. Rawls died January 8 of lung cancer at age 72. The Rev. Jesse ...

Last Friday, singer Lou Rawls died of cancer in Los Angeles. Rawls, long-known for his silky baritone, organized the yearly United Negro College Fund telethon nearly three decades ago. The televised ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lou Rawls, the velvet-voiced singer and longtime community activist who started as a choir boy and went on to record such classic tunes as "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, ...

A judge tossed out a charge of battery against entertainer Lou Rawls, who had been accused of shoving his girlfriend at an Albuquerque hotel. Prosecutors then told the judge there was insufficient ...

LOS ANGELES – The son of a deceased soul singer, who is suing the adopted son of another deceased Motown icon in connection with a dog attack, wants financial information so he can seek punitive ...

Lou Rawls, the Grammy Award-winning singer whose velvety baritone was one of the most recognizable voices in pop music on hits such as “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing,” “Lady Love” and “You’ll Never Find ...

Soul singer Lou Rawls, who went public with his yearlong battle against brain and lung cancer just last month, died in Los Angeles Friday morning of complications from the disease. He was seventy-two ...