In 1965, Lewis' trio had a crossover hit with The 'In' Crowd, a jazz recording they made in a Washington, D.C. nightclub, which reached the pop charts. Lewis died Sept. 12. This is FRESH AIR. Jazz ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago jazz legend Ramsey Lewis died Monday at the age of 87. The composer and pianist first rose to fame more than 60 years ago with the Ramsey Lewis Trio – Lewis himself, bassist ...

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, ...

CHICAGO — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ramsey Lewis, the jazz piano great known for “The ‘In’ Crowd,” “Hang on Sloopy” and numerous other works, died peacefully on ...

CHICAGO – 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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, whose 60-year music career earned him three Grammy awards, died Monday. He was 87. Lewis, known for his role in the namesake Ramsey Lewis Trio, died in his sleep at ...

Ramsey Lewis, the jazz pianist who had a crossover hit in 1965’s “The ‘In’ Crowd,” died today (September 12) at his home in Chicago. He was 87 years old. Lewis grew up in Chicago and began taking ...

FILE - Jazz pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis describes his composing methods during an interview at his home in Chicago, April 5, 2011. Renowned jazz pianist Lewis, whose music entertained fans over ...