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Rawls was born in Chicago on December 1, 1933, and raised by his grandmother in the Ida B. Wells projects on the city's South Side.He began singing in the Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church choir at the age of seven and later sang with local groups through which he met Sam Cooke, who was nearly three years older, and Curtis Mayfield.
The song was aiming for a sound similar to Cooke's former group, the Soul Stirrers. [4] The original, unreleased first take includes vocals from Lou Rawls, J.W. Alexander, Fred Smith (former assistant A&R rep at Keen Records), and "probably" the Sims Twins. A second, final take leaves Lou Rawls as the only echoing voice. [4]
Sam Cooke was born Samuel Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1931 (he added the "e" to his last name in 1957 to signify a new start to his life). [11] [12] He was the fifth of eight children of Rev. Charles Cook, a Baptist minister in the Church of Christ (Holiness), and the former Annie Mae Carroll.
[1] Lou Rawls, former Keen assistant A&R rep Fred Smith and J.W. Alexander join in to provide backing vocals and handclaps to the chorus. [2] "Having a Party" became the closing song of Cooke's live performances from the time it was recorded to his death. [2]
The group helped launch the careers of several secular stars, including Lou Rawls, Johnnie Taylor and Sam Cooke. The Highway Q.C.'s were founded in 1945 in Chicago by a group of male teenagers who attended Highway Baptist Church, including Sam Cooke, Creadell Copeland, Marvin Jones, Charles Jones, Jake Richard, and Lee Richard.
Rawls recorded his vocals live in the studio with his rhythm section. [8] Lyle Lovett and Vera were among the album's songwriters. [9] "That's Where It's At" is a duet with Ray Charles; Rawls sang on the original version by Sam Cooke. [8] "Fine Brown Frame", a duet with Dianne Reeves, is a cover of the Nellie Lutcher song. [10] "
The song originated from a Christmas 1958 party at Lou Rawls' stepfather's house. During the celebration, all began doing the cha-cha-cha, including Cooke's daughter, Linda. [1] When one of the kids called out, "Everybody, cha-cha-cha!", Cooke grabbed a sheet of paper and wrote down the lyrics while everyone else danced.
"Only Sixteen" was inspired by the sixteenth birthday of Lou Rawls's stepsister, Eunice. [3] It was originally intended for actor Steve Rowland, who often hung around the Keen studio. Rowland asked Cooke to write a song for him, and Cooke borrowed the bridge from an earlier song of his, "Little Things You Do".