Luther James Rabb (September 7, 1942 – January 22, 2006) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter, from Seattle, Washington,[1] 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.
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.
[3] In 1976 he had become part of Santana as the group's lead singer and was on tour with them in 1976.
He cut an LP as a member of West Coast Revival that was released without success on LAX Interternational in 1977, by which time he was working with Lola Falana.