Near fatal 1958 car crash fails to prevent long term career resurrection
With a voice like childhood friend Sam Cooke’s, Lou Rawls’s career covered soul, gospel, jazz and finally Budweiser ads. But his 60’s work with DJ Shadow-endorsed producer David Axelrod is amongst his finest, a loose limbed soul captured here in all its raw glory. Interpretations of Donovan’s “Season Of The Witch” or Stephen Stills’ “For What It’s Worth” are perfect introductions to his versatile voice and sit snugly alongside the likes of Axelrod’s Grammy winning “Dead End Street”. Rawls’ laidback passion and Axelrod’s superlatively groovy production are invaluable additions to fans of both artists, as well as all of a soulful persuasion. Another immaculate collection to match Stateside’s Axelrod and Minnie Ripperton retrospectives.
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