Group portrait of R&B singer Lou Rawls (center) with the R&B group "Lakeside" (Mark Adam Wood Jr., Tiemeyer McCain, Thomas Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Norman Beavers, Marvin Craig, Fred Lewis, Otis Stokes, Fred Alexander Jr.). The annual telethon for United Negro College Fund (UNCF), was a 12 hour telethon featuring celebrities, singers, actors, comedians, etc. to raise money to fund Historically African American colleges and universities. Lou Rawls was an African American singer and songwriter known for his baritone voice and acting roles. He won Grammy Award (1967). Lakeside is a funk band, best known for their 1980 number one R&B hit, "Fantastic Voyage". Caption: Lakeside appears with Lou- The popular rhythm and blues group Lakeside will be among the stars appearing on the 1984 "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" television special which benefits the United Negro College Fund. The program airs Saturday, December 29, at 12 noon(consult local listing for station). It will be a 12-hour national airing, the first telethon to benefit a black cause and the first national telethon to benefit education. Anheuser-Busch Companies is the national sponsor. The company also provides promotional support through its famous Budweiser beer. Other stars on the program include Sammy Davis Jr., Donna Summers, Bill Cosby, Patti LaBelle, Al Jarreau, Andrae Crouch, and Kool and the Gang. Lou's co-hosts are Marilyn McCoo and Ed McMahon. For additional information please contact Edward R. Davis.
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Telethons Rhythm and blues music African American singers African American actors Lakeside (Musical group) Rawls, Lou
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