Ramsey Lewis, the pop chart's favorite jazz pianist, dies at 87
The Grammy-winning Chicago pianist, composer and radio host died peacefully in his home on Monday morning.
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The Grammy-winning Chicago pianist, composer and radio host died peacefully in his home on Monday morning.
The three-time Grammy-award winning artist died peacefully at his home in Chicago
Ramsey Lewis, the jazz piano great known for “The ‘In’ Crowd,” “Hang on Sloopy” and numerous other works, died peacefully on Monday at home in Chicago. He was 87.
Lewis did not become a pop mainstay but found success in the jazz world for decades
His 1965 recording of “The ‘In’ Crowd” brought him to a place few jazz musicians reached in that era: the Top 10.