Obituary: Lou Rawls

* Lou Rawls, musician. Died age 72.

Lou Rawls, the velvet-voiced singer who started as a church choir boy and went on to record such classic tunes as You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, has died at age 72.

Rawls started with the Pilgrim Travelers in Los Angeles, where he sang with his childhood friend Sam Cooke. Rawls also once opened for the Beatles.

He was playing small blues and R&B clubs when his four-octave range caught the ear of a Capitol Records producer in 1962. He recorded 52 albums. In 1966, his Love Is a Hurtin' Thing topped the charts, and he won three Grammys in his career.

He released his most recent album, Seasons 4 U, in 1998 on his own label, Rawls & Brokaw Records.

Rawls also appeared in 18 movies and 16 television series.