What is Ramsey Lewis?
[[File:Ramsey Lewis 1998.jpg|right|200px]] '''Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr.''' (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American [[jazz]] composer, pianist and [[radio personality]]. Lewis recorded over 80 albums. During his career, he won three [[Grammy Awards]]. Lewis was born in [[Near North Side, Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. His best known album was ''[[The In Crowd (Ramsey Lewis album)|The In Crowd]]'', which won him a Grammy in 1965. He hosted a morning radio show on [[WCHI-FM]] until 2009.<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-fri-phil-radio-0522may22,0,6922906.column WNUA Swings to Spanish Format], ''Chicago Tribune'', May 22, 2009</ref> Lewis died on September 12, 2022 at his home in Chicago from [[cardiac arrest]] at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jazz Pianist and NEA Jazz Mater Ramsey Lewis dies at age 87, |url=https://www.wzum.org/jazz-blog/2022/9/12/jazz-pianist-and-nea-jazz-mater-ramsey-lewis-dies-at-age-87 |website=WZUM Jazz Pittsburgh |access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Ramsey}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American jazz pianists]] [[Category:American funk musicians]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Category:Radio personalities from Chicago]] [[Category:Writers from Chicago]] [[Category:Musicians from Chicago]] [[Category:American Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:American keyboardists]] [[Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest]] {{US-bio-stub}}