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Les McCann, pianist, singer and soul jazz pioneer, dies at 88

Les McCann, a jazz pianist and vocalist who was an early progenitor of the bluesy, crowd-pleasing style that came to be known as soul jazz, and who, a ....

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Les McCann, pianist, singer, and soul jazz pioneer, dies at 88

The Grammy nominee provided the vocals to the protest song “Compared to What.” ....

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Les McCann, a Jazz Pianist and Singer, Dies at 88

He released more than 50 albums but had his greatest commercial success with “Compared to What,” a recording that came together at the last minute in 1969. ....

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Les McCann Dead: Jazz Pianist & Singer Was 88 – Deadline

Es McCann, acclaimed jazz pianist and vocalist whose greatest commercial success came with the 1969 song "Compared to What", has died at 88. ....

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Tommy Lee Jones receives Arts Medal

Actor John Lithgow ’67 hosted the annual Harvard Arts Medal ceremony, which recognizes a Harvard or Radcliffe graduate or faculty member who has achieved excellence in the arts and has made a contribution through the arts to education or the public good. The medal recipient was actor Tommy Lee Jones ’69. ....

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