From Rawls’s debut album on Capitol, Stormy Monday. The Les McCann trio backs him up, which “legitimized” pop-singer Rawls for teenage, jazz-only me–misguided cred-mongering for sure, and some might ...

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 ...