This RadioMax special features our Library of music from 1980 A2Z.
We complete our review of the RadioMaxMusic Library of 1980 music. This installment features music from Electric Light Orchestra, Pat Benatar, Dr. Hook, Billy Joel, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Tommy James, Eddy Raven, Lou Rawls, Diana Ross, Ambrosia, Bonnie Raitt and many more. We start our travel into the next segment 1981 next Tuesday.
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Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and record producer. Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his song “You’ll Never Find Another Love like Mine”. He worked as a film, television, and voice actor. He was also a three-time Grammy-winner, all for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
This week on Sounds of The 70s. Temptations, Jackson Browne, Billy Joel, Harry Chapin, Lou Rawls, Neil Young, Elton John, Paul McCartney & Wings, Rod Stewart, Jacksons, Van Halen, Stevie Wonder, Blondie and more . . .
Louis Allen “Lou” Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American recording artist, voice actor, songwriter, and record producer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had “the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game”. Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his song “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine”. He worked as a television, motion picture, and voice actor and was known for his frequently used expression, “Yeah, buddy!” Rawls was also a three-time Grammy-winner, all for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
In December 2005, it was announced that Rawls was being treated for cancer in both his lungs and brain. With his wife of three years by his side, Lou Rawls succumbed to his illness on January 6, 2006, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. – Wikipedia
| 1 | You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine |
| 2 | Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing |
| 3 | Your Good Thing (Is About To End) |
| 4 | Dead End Street |
| 5 | A Natural Man |
| 6 | Lady Love |
| 7 | Show Business |
| 8 | See You When I Git There |
| 9 | Groovy People |
| 10 | You Can Bring Me All Your Heartaches |
| 11 | I Can’t Make It Alone |
| 12 | Let Me Be Good To You |
| 13 | Wind Beneath My Wings |
| 14 | Sit Down And Talk To Me |
| 15 | You’ve Made Me So Very Happy |
| 16 | I Wish You Belonged To Me |
| 17 | One Life To Live |
| 18 | The Shadow Of Your Smile |
| 19 | I Go Crazy |
| 20 | Bring It On Home |
| 21 | His Song Shall Be Sung |
| 22 | Will You Kiss Me One More Time |
| 23 | Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) |
| 24 | All Time Lover |
| 25 | Down Here On The Ground |
| 26 | This Song Will Last Forever |
| 27 | There Will Be Love |
| 28 | You’re My Blessing |
| 29 | Trouble Down Here Below |
| 30 | Three O’Clock In The Morning |
This edition of Feature Year looks at the hits and music from 2006
Year of Mozart, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
January 6 – Lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933) Died
January 19 – Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941) Died
January 30 – Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1927) Died
February 10 – J Dilla, American music producer (b. 1974) Died
February 22 – Anthony Burger, American musician and singer (b. 1961) Died
March 4 – The final contact attempt with Pioneer 10 receives no response
March 6 – King Floyd, American singer (b. 1945) Died
April 5 – Gene Pitney, American singer (b. 1941) Died
April 11 – Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973) Died
April 11 – June Pointer, American singer (b. 1953) Died
May 13 – Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American R&B singer (b. 1949) Died
May 19 – Freddie Garrity, English singer (Freddie and the Dreamers) (b. 1940) Died
May 25 – Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer and songwriter (b. 1941) Died
June 6 – Billy Preston, American artist and musician (b. 1946) Died
June 6 – Hilton Ruiz, Puerto Rican jazz pianist (b. 1952) Died
June 18 – Former Beatle Paul McCartney turns 64 after writing “When I’m Sixty-Four” at age 16.
June 25 – Arif Mardin, Turkish-born music producer (b. 1932) Died
Syd Barrett, English singer, Pink Floyd, songwriter, and guitarist (b. 1946) Died
July 15 – Twitter is launched.
August 3 – Arthur Lee, American musician (b. 1945) Died
August 24 – The International Astronomical Union defines ‘planet’ at its 26th General Assembly, demoting Pluto to the status of ‘dwarf planet’ more than 70 years after its discovery.
September 9 – Richard Burmer, American composer and musician (b. 1955) Died
September 20 – John W. Peterson, American composer (b. 1921) Died
October 14 – Freddy Fender, American singer (b. 1937) Died
November 5 – Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death by hanging by the Iraqi Special Tribunal
November 8 – Windows Vista Release to Manufacturing is released
November 8 – Basil Poledouris, American composer (b. 1945) Died
November 10 – Gerald Levert, American singer (b. 1966) Died
November 17 – Ruth Brown, American singer (b. 1928) Died
November 22 – John Allan Cameron, Canadian musician (b. 1938) Died
November 23 – Anita O’Day, American singer (b. 1919) Died
November 24 – Walter Booker, American jazz bassist (b. 1933) Died
November 27 – Alan Freeman, Australian-born broadcaster and disc jockey (b. 1927)
December 13 – “Homesick” James Williamson, American blues musician (b. 1910) Died
December 25 – James Brown, American singer (b. 1933) Died
December 26 – Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States (b. 1913) Died
December 30 – Saddam Hussein, 5th President of Iraq (executed by hanging) (b. 1937)
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