Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 - January 6, 2006) was an American soul music, jazz, and blues singer. 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".http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=MGJPD Rawls released more than 70 albums, sold more than 40 million records, appeared as an actor in motion pictures and on television, and voiced-over many cartoons. He had been called "The Funkiest Man Alive".