JazzFest History ABOUT JAZZFEST ARTISTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY POSTERS & PROGRAMS CLEVELAND MUSIC LEGENDS DONATE Lou Rawls Instrument: Vocalist Born: Chicago, Illinois "I don't put myself in any particular category. Whatever the occasion calls for, I rise to the occasion. " - Lou Rawls jazztimes.com Back to Artists Lou Rawls 1998 From the JazzFest Program Biography: