Birth name Luther James Rabb Name Luther Rabb Occupation(s) Musician Role Singer | Instruments Vocals, bass Music group Santana (1976) Years active 1969–1986 | |
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Origin Seattle, Washington, U.S. Genres Jazz rock, experimental rock Died January 21, 2006, Los Angeles, California, United States Albums Amigos, Santana Jam, Festival | ||
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Luther James Rabb (September 7, 1942 – January 22, 2006) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter, from Seattle, Washington, who gained notoriety as the lead vocalist of the jazz rock group Ballin' Jack and in later years as a member of the group War.
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- Luther Rabb Seattle Discos Groovin Tonight 1979 Disco
- Early history
- Seventies onwards
- Singles
- Albums
- Sound tracks
- References
Luther Rabb - "Seattle Disco's Groovin' Tonight" 1979 Disco
Early history
The son of a minister, Luther grew up in Seattle. He learned to play practicing on his grandmothers piano. He began learning sax at the age of ten. As a teenager he was doing gigs at his local rotary club. He was also a sax player in The Velvetones which was Jimi Hendrix's first band. Between that time and his membership with Ballin' Jack, he had been with the groups The Stags, The Nite Sounds, and The Emergency Exit.
Seventies onwards
Luther was a member of Ballin' Jack, a group he had founded in 1969 and stayed with them until the group's break up in or around 1974. In 1976 he had become part of Santana as the group's lead singer and was on tour with them in 1976. In 1977 he was working with Lola Falana, had released his solo LP in 1979 and by the 1980s he was a member of the group WAR.
Rabb died in January 2006 at the age of 63.