Born Louis Allen Rawls, December 1, 1936, in 'Chicago; died January 6, 2006, of cancer; son of Virgil (a Baptist minister) and Evelyn Rawls; raised mostly by grandmother Eliza Rawls; married to wife Lana Jean, 1961 (divorced, 1973); married Ceci, 1989 (divorced, 2003); married Nina Inman, 2004; children: Louanna, Kendra Smith, Lou Jr., and Aiden Allen. Check out the latest pictures, photos and images of Louanna Rawls. This sent the album Thats Lou to #29. Later in the 1970s, Rawls signed with the Philadelphia International label. Fund, which have raised close to a quarter of a billion dollars for scholarships. Newsmakers 2007 Cumulation. //