Sorry to hear the news that the title of the record album at right — Lou Rawls Live — is no longer applicable. If you never got to hear the man perform in person, you missed out on a wonderful experience. Talk about having a voice that you play like a fine musical instrument.
I met Lou a few times but only one anecdote comes to mind this morning. About ten years ago, I directed him in a short voiceover job. It was a never-aired animation pilot based on the comic strip, The Boondocks Jump Start, [Correction] and he was playing one of the main roles. He was very good and after we thought he'd left, one of the engineers said, "It must be hell to have every woman who hears you sing want to sleep with you." Lou, who'd overheard the comment out in the hallway, leaned back in, flashed a big grin and said, "Man, I wish it worked like that." Having seen him once in Vegas, I have a feeling it almost did.