![]() He went solo in 1964 and has won four Grammys. He went on to perform at a number of LA clubs and later made his debut at the Hollywood Bowl in 1959 with Dick Clark. Rawls was first noticed by Capitol Records producer Nick Benet after noticing his four octave range while performing at a Pandora's Los Angeles coffee shop. Sam Cooke was also in the automobile and was left uninjured. Lou remained in a coma for over five days and suffered a memory loss for several months. In 1958, he was involved in a serious auto accident that killed one and Rawls was pronounced dead on on the way to the hospital. He left the group in 1956 and joined the US Army and became a Sergeant with the Screaming Eagle Paratroopers. ![]() School and joined the touring gospel singing group, the Pilgrim Travelers. ![]() He and classmate, Sam Cooke, would harmonize in the school lavatory. Billy Eckstine and Arthur Prysock were only two of the best that Lou saw. He was mostly influenced by the Chicago Regal theatre where he had the opportunity to see the best in black entertainment. His first meeting with music was when he was seven years old, in a Baptist church choir. His father abandoned his family and Lou was raised by his grandmother. Rawls was born on 1st December 1933 in Chicago, Illinois.
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