Soul singer Louis "Big Lou" Washington Sr was born on Monday, August 4, 1941 in Opelousas, Louisiana.
Soul singer Louis "Big Lou" Washington Sr was born on Monday, August 4, 1941 in Opelousas, Louisiana. He was the fourth child of Nathan Washington and Stella Moore-Washington.
"Big Lou" Washington began performing locally in the Opelousas area at the Moonlight Inn and Bradford's White Eagle with musicians like Camille Bob (Little Bob), Bobby Powell, and Roscoe Chenier. Louis "Big Lou" Washington relocated to San Francisco, California and became a journeyman and heavy equipment operator to East Palo Alto, California in 1968 where he worked for the City of East Palo Alto until his retirement. Louis "Big Lou" Washington was a lead vocalist with the Fat Gaines Band led by the late William Carl "Fats" Gaines, a regional big band from of San Francisco, California.