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Les McCann, legendary jazz pianist, innovator, and singer best known for his and saxophonist Eddie Harris' protest song "Compared to What," died at age 88.
Les McCann, legendary jazz pianist, innovator, and singer best known for his and saxophonist Eddie Harris' protest song "Compared to What," died at age 88.
The iconic jazz pianist Les McCann passed away at the age of 88 in a hospital in Los Angeles. Variety reported that he was suffering from pneumonia
Les McCann, the legendary jazz pianist who has been sampled countless times and is perhaps best known for the protest song “Compared to What,” died Friday at a Los Angeles area hospital, his manager confirmed. No cause of death was announced, although he had been hospitalized last week after contracting pneumonia; he was 88. The …
Les McCann, the veteran jazz pianist who has been sampled countless times and is best known for the protest song 'Compared to What,' has died.