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Ramsey Lewis

Jazz pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis was born on May 27, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of four, he began taking piano lessons. His first band was The Clefs but he would eventually leave the group and form the Ramsey Lewis Trio. Throughout his 80+ album career, he played with revolving cast of trio members as well as collaborating with larger group formations. His debut with his trio was Ramsey Lewis and His Gentlemen of Swing (1956). Lewis became one of the most popular pianists in the U.S. when his 1965 album The ‘In’ Crowd hit Number 2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums...