Lou Rawls- "Stormy Monday"

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DivisiveOffering (2 years ago) Now, that REALLY hit the spot. Thanks kindly.
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Graham7720 (2 years ago) Good. Perfect blues.

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turnerdj (2 years ago) Stanley has the bluesist sound.

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luluhaas (2 years ago) Lou Rawls is the best! Thanks so much for sharing this. More pls. . .

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brondeye (2 years ago) pure class!
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vereenig (2 years ago) Sa...weeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!! thank you for this amazing video
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swt32567 (2 years ago) Lou, you Stanly & Les are gone but not forgotten. We'll forever miss you all so much. We are able to endure these weeks because of those "Bright Stormy Moddays". Thanx for all the memories

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Kdees (2 years ago) Amen.
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chalone2 (1 year ago) ummm, les is not gone..
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cobra12657 (2 years ago) I had the pleasure of seeing Stanley live circa 1976 in Boston Mass and he was awesome!
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torontotenor (2 years ago) I love Les' compin in this clip. Stanley I know your playing that Black lacquer Selmer with the angels, what a sanctified sound.
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Graham7720 (2 years ago) Good. Perfect blues.

jimmmmy41 (1 year ago) That man just ooooozes class!! So smooth.
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vereenig (1 year ago) He is the best, nothing more to say...........

M113MAN Wow... thanks for this I loved it so muuuuuuuuch!!!! God bless Lou, Stanley, Les... 1 year ago

Souleros (1 year ago) What a GREAT VIDEO!! …I didn't realize how much I missed the "Sugar Man" until seeing this....
He was & is such a mentor as a saxophonist, when I first began playing, I'd close my eyes & pretend I was him playing, taking on his classy, smooth, funky & soulful persona, and I often still bring in his spirit when performing...
He was a soft-spoken man of few words, cause he spoke so much via his tenor saxophone!
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DllasLuvster (1 year ago) Awesome as usual...
thanks
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Gottasos (1 year ago) awesome baby
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rosss1959 (1 year ago) wow! this is the first time I've ever seen Stanley perform. I was so impressed I googled him. Only to learn that he died 8 years ago "Today". What a great musician he was. RIP.

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neohtel (1 year ago) That Lou Rawls dude - he da' bomb!

CHEKO1111 (1 year ago) THE BEST OF USA: THE MUSIC!!

jenux YES this is great Stanley kills.

lffit (1 year ago) Superb; thank you!!!
20b40 (1 year ago) "Bring It On Home To Me" (2:42) was written and performed by Same Cook in 1961. Cookes recorded version has Lou Rawls singing responses as an uncredited background singer.

That next year, the album, "LOU RAWLS and LES MCCANN - STORMY MONDAY" dropped in 1962. One of Lou's most jazz-oriented albums -- featuring backing by Les McCann's famous trio with Leroy Vinnegar and Ron Jefferson, perfectly suited to Lou's soulful renditions of the tunes on the album. Most of the numbers are bluesy ones.
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PCMusic75 (1 year ago) This performance baffles me. I couldn't believe that Lou Rawls could be so great in Jazz with Stanley Turrentine and Les McCann together. The first time I heard from Lou Rawls was around 1970 when he was crooning "If I Only Had Time" a cover of a beautiful French song. Then I heard him crooning in "The Girl From Ipanema"... Brrrrrrrr singing like a crooner makes him sound terrible. He's so much better as a true jazz singer.
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Waterside09 (10 months ago) "In the evening baby when the sun goes down and you don't get no soul food don't you feel sick?" is still my favorite all time Lou Rawls tune. Some of which he resurrected here. His first "Lou Rawls Live" album is so awesome! It's sad that the second "Lou Rawls Live" album obscured it. I have it on vinyl and should trot it out and post it some day...

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zomdala08 (10 months ago) Waterside09-OK, when?...
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garyguitar (10 months ago) Lou was right with Ray Charles singing the blues. I loved the LR & Les McCann album and Lou Rawls LIVE! with Herb Ellis on guitar--A KILLER! But it's not on CD...
astraltraveler69 (10 months ago) don't see another lou on the horizon.... sad saw him at the Egyptian Room in Dallas thirty years ago. never forget it.
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olddog02 (10 months ago) Now I understand where my Father was coming from when he played his music *
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irishsetterarchie (8 months ago) What an amazing performance by all!!! God bless these gentlemen and may they forever live in our hearts.
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chalone2 (7 months ago) the interplay between Stanley and Lou is way up there!! and of course, Les.. also want to mention the wonderful videography Just a wonderful vIdeo... thank you so much. I've watched this one so much I think I know all the parts by heart!!

TONINICHELLE3 GIT IT YALL !!! 10 months ago
jpblues69 (6 months ago) Love this song I would say one of the best version i heard in a long time......great music...
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MrPapaGeorgio1901 (5 months ago) After almost punching my boss out for telling me he doesn't think I can do the task he needed someone to perform..but controling myself....this video of MY MAN Lou has healed the pissed off soul of a working man!

bufsolja (5 months ago) Lou Rawls was the epitome of Cool! And Stanley Turrentine was simply Awesome!!!

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dsherter (4 months ago) Love this so much it hurts. No one but L.R.
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Petterolo (3 months ago) Stormy Sunday is a masterpiece and Lou's performance here is one of the greatest covers that I've ever heard.
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gswoop40 OMG! (2 months ago) What a jam session! R.I.P. Lou Rawls. Simply one of the best. What year was this?
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sleeplesscgho (2 months ago) wooooooooow thank you for sharing.....very nice
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autinspare (2 months ago) never heard of lou rawls until today. Where has he been all my life. This is just wonderful. Love this song and this is one of the best versions I have ever heard. These guys really swing.
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CheckMate657879 (2 months ago) Wow - he did this in 1989? Lou Lou was still puttin' it down.
My favorite Lou Rawls version of this song, though, is with LesMcCann. But - this one is cool - classic Lou Rawls - and Stanley Turrentine - on the sax - real treat - couldn't beat that with a stick.

Thanks for posting.

RIP Lou Lou.
We miss you.
We love you.
oogaachaka (2 months ago) You said it - RIP lou - Mr. golden throad and Stanley??!!! Beyond finger poppin good = go man go...........
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CheckMate657879 (1 month ago) Show Hide 0 Marked as spam Reply | Spam Garyguitar---
Do you mean "people" complained? I'm a fan and I've always loved any genre Lou Rawls has selected. It's still him.

Artists who truly love music rarely stick to one genre. They're highly versatile.

George Benson has never changed his style too much - nor Wes Montgomery. You say the fans complained. Yet, those artists you mention continued to BLOW UP while the so-called fans were so-called complaining. How do you explain that? New fans, perhaps?
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garyguitar (1 month ago) Yeah many of his "fans" complained when he began recording mainstream tunes instead of sticking with jazz/blues. They did the same with George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith and others. That's the only way they could make a good living and provide for their families, besides they did open up a few minds to great musicians. I don't blame them.
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garyguitar (1 month ago) Lou had the BEST voice ever and knew how to use it to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.