Bluesman Lou Rawls is in a Los Angeles hospital battling lung cancer and his wife of two years, Nina. The 70-year-old Rawls is optimistic regarding his cancer; his wife has stated that it has spread to his brain and he will not live very long. Rawls has accused Nina of “absconding with” $350,000. She claims she transferred the hefty sum to keep it from one of Rawls’ daughters.http://contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/lou%20rawls%20has%20cancer