Lou Rawls - North Sea Jazz Festival DVD

Lou Rawls who died in January of this year was a leading figure in popular music for over fifty years as well as being one of its most respected and versatile. His early roots were in gospel as was the case with many of the great soul voices of his generation. Following spells with two of Chicago's finest gospel groups The Highway Q.C.'s and The Pilgrim Travelers his move into secular music as he branched out into the fields of jazz R&B soul and even easy-listening proved highly successful. During his heyday period during the latter half of the Sixties and throughout... the Seventies he notched up over thirty hit singles and two dozen chart albums. As a result of his years playing live dates to audiences of all types Rawls was a truly consummate showman in his later years as attested by the two superb concert performances which make up this dvd. Recorded at the 1992 and 1995 North Sea Jazz Festivals they both demonstrate his extraordinary rapport with his audiences as well as the wide scope of his repertoire. The featured songs are all proven stage favourites and include all his biggest hits. They range from his moving rendition of the Broadway standard 'Send In The Clowns' to up-tempo R&B standards like 'Hoochie Coochie Man' and 'Tobacco Road'. In a more soulful vein they range from the cool groove of 'You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine' - his biggest career hit - to his tribute to great friend Sam Cooke 'Bring It On Home To Me'. Tracklist: 1. Tobacco Road 2. Lady Love 3. Let Me Be Good To You 4. Since I Met You Baby 5. A Lover's Question 6. Your Good Thing Is About To End 7. Room With A View 8. Send In The Clowns 9. Hoochie Coochie Man 10. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine 11. See You When I Git There. [show more]

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