Bruce says on 13/Jan/10
In 1980 I was in a hotel where Lou was also staying and saw him casual everyday for 3-4 days. I would say he's 5'7". Even 5'8" is a stretch.

GREG says on 3/Jan/09
I met him after a concert he did here in the UK at the Royal Albert hall in 1982 and he was definately 5"9 - he was wearing cuban heels that made him the equivalent of 5"10!

Antonio says on 5/Jul/08
I stood next to him at an airport. He was taller than me by about 2" plus, so I think 5'10" to 5'11.

I'm kind of new here, and I can't believe the different estimates I see for some people.

Laine says on 29/Jun/06
Walked past him on the street in NY a few years back, and he was shorter than me, I'm 5'9"

Frank2 says on 26/Jun/06
Funny. The Lou Rawls I met was my height. Maybe there were two!

[Editor Rob: Junior rawls? Or shrinking rawls maybe...]

Mr. R says on 25/Jun/06
Not even close. I ran into him at a bar in Hollywood about 3 years ago, and he was about 5-8.