Ramsey Lewis, the jazz piano great known for “The ‘In’ Crowd,” “Hang on Sloopy” and numerous other works, died peacefully on Monday at home in Chicago at age 87. Lewis died in his sleep, son Bobby ...

Legendary jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis was propelled to fame with his trio's 1965 hit — "The 'In' Crowd." The Grammy-winning Chicago pianist, composer and radio host died peacefully in his home Monday.

This week the world of jazz lost one of its last great proselytizers. Ramsey Lewis' death at 87 doesn’t just mark an end for a man but in many ways also marks the end of an era for music and for his ...

When jazz giant Ramsey Lewis greeted his Atlanta friend, pianist Joe Alterman on a phone call, he invariably started with the same proclamation, usually spoken twice: “Life is good! Life is GOOD!” ...

His 1965 recording of “The ‘In’ Crowd” brought him to a place few jazz musicians reached in that era: the Top 10. By Peter Keepnews Ramsey Lewis, a jazz pianist who unexpectedly became a pop star when ...

Ramsey Lewis, a pianist who sustained connections between jazz and popular music at a time when those bonds often seemed fragile and imperiled, died on Monday in Chicago, his hometown. He was 87. His ...

Ramsey Lewis, a Grammy-winning pianist who had a major crossover pop hit in the 1960s with “The ‘In’ Crowd” and was a central figure in combining jazz with electronic music and other styles, died Sept ...

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The news came out on social media about his passing on Monday (September 12). According to a Facebook post, Lewis died in his Chicago home. The three-time Grammy Award-winner and NEA Jazz Master is ...