Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr.
(Born May 27, 1935)
Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career…
At 15 he joined his first jazz band, The Cleffs. The seven-piece group provided Lewis his first involvement with jazz; he 
would later join Cleffs drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt and bassist Eldee Young (Who would later form the group Young-Holt Unlimited) to form the Ramsey Lewis Trio: The trio started as primarily a jazz unit and released their first album, Ramsey Lewis And The Gentlemen of Swing, in 1956.Following their 1965 hit "The In Crowd" (the single reached #5 on the pop charts, and the album #2) they concentrated more on pop material…
In 1994, Lewis appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, alongside other prominent jazz artists, Herbie Hancock and Roy Ayers. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by Time Magazine…
Early in 2005, the Ramsey Lewis Foundation was created to help connect at-risk children to the world of music…
MAY 27: HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAMSEY LEWIS!
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