Lou Rawls
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Birth Name: Louis Allen Rawls
Date of Birth: December 1, 1933
Place of Birth: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Death: January 6, 2006
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Lou Rawls was an American singer, record producer, composer, and actor. He was known for his songs “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing,” “Dead End Street,” “Your Good Thing (Is About to End),” “A Natural Man,” “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine,” “Lady Love,” and “Wind Beneath My Wings.”
He was the son of Evelyn/Evlen (Allen) and Virgil Rawls, a presser. His father was from Alabama. He was raised in the Ida B. Wells projects, on Chicago’s South Side, by his grandmother. Lou was married to flight attendant Nina, until his death. He had four children, including a son with Nina.
Lou’s paternal grandfather was named Peter Rawls.
Lou’s paternal grandmother was named Eliza Spears/Spear (the daughter of Sand Spear). Eliza was born in Alabama.
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