Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, whose music entertained fans over a more than 60-year career that began with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and made him one of the country's most successful jazz musicians, has died. He was 87. Lewis is revered in jazz circles for 1960s hits like 슬롯사이트œThe In Crowd,슬롯사이트� 슬롯사이트œHang on Sloopy슬롯사이트� and 슬롯사이트œWade in the Water.슬롯사이트� He earned three Grammy awards and seven gold records. The trio's first record in 1956 was 슬롯사이트œRamsey Lewis and the Gentlemen of Swing.슬롯사이트� Lewis died Monday in his sleep at his Chicago home, according to his son, Bobby Lewis.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Ray Liotta Dies at 67; Actor Was Best Known for His Roles in Field of Dreams and Goodfellas.

슬롯사이트œHe was just at peace,슬롯사이트� Bobby Lewis told The Associated Press on Monday night. 슬롯사이트œMost people say when they met dad that he was a class act. He was that way even through his last breath.슬롯사이트� Ramsey Lewis described his approach to composing and performing in a 2011 interview with the AP. 슬롯사이트œLife is a solo, and it continues,슬롯사이트� Lewis said, sitting at the dining room table in his downtown Chicago home. 슬롯사이트œI just know that when I put my hands on the piano it's going to flow.슬롯사이트� Lewis first took piano lessons at age 4. He spent his early days in Chicago using his gospel and classical roots to create his own jazz style in the many neighborhood venues that hired young jazz musicians. 슬롯사이트œIt gave us a lot of opportunity to try our ideas and learn what it means to perform in front of an audience,슬롯사이트� Lewis said as he was named National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2007. He accepted the award from his mentor and fellow Jazz Master, pianist Billy Taylor.

During his career, Lewis performed with musical stars such as Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, Al Jarreau and Pat Metheney. Lewis had more than 80 albums to his credit 슬롯사이트� three dozen of them with Chicago-based Chess Records. He toured around the world and performed at the 1995 state dinner that then-President Bill Clinton hosted for President Fernando Henrique of Brazil. The Chicago native began composing large-scale musical works later in his career. His first was an eight-movement piece for Chicago's Joffrey Ballet. He also completed a tribute to President Abraham Lincoln 슬롯사이트� 슬롯사이트œProclamation of Hope: A Symphonic Poem by Ramsey Lewis.슬롯사이트�

Lewis also hosted radio shows in the 1990s and 2000, including The Ramsey Lewis Morning Show, on WNUA-FM and the syndicated Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis. In 2007, he hosted Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis, a weekly program that aired on public television stations nationwide. The show's creators said it was the first time jazz was featured on a weekly basis on network television in 40 years. It featured jazz greats and up-and-comers.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Queen Elizabeth II Dies: New Monarch To Be Known as King Charles III, Becomes Oldest Person to Ever Assume the British Throne.

Lewis also spent time working on behalf of charities that brought music to young people. 슬롯사이트œThe last year of his life he was working on his memoirs,슬롯사이트� said Steele, whose Tampa, Florida-based Steele Management has represented Lewis since 2011. 슬롯사이트œIt's finished and scheduled to come out next year.슬롯사이트� In addition to his son, Lewis also is survived by his wife, Janet; daughters Denise Jeffries and Dawn Allain; two other sons Kendall Kelly Lewis and Frayne Lewis; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.