Lou Ragland is a journeyman soul singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and label head who has been making fine music since the early 1960s, and while a breakthrough hit eluded him, he's earned a loyal following in the United States and Great Britain for his strong, eclectic body of work. Ragland was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 18, 1942. He inherited a love of music from his parents, and as a youngster he learned to play alto sax, clarinet and tuba. At 13, he first heard Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, and soon became a passionate fan of doo wop and vocal R&B; he al...