Get on Board: Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis performs at the 2011 Soul Train Awards.
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Golden Boy\r - Ramsey has received three Grammys and seven gold records in his boastful 55-year career. (Photo: Marc Hauser Photography Ltd/Getty Images)
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Living Legend\r - By 1965, Ramsey was one of the most successful pianists in jazz, staying at the top of the charts with hits like “The In Crowd,” “Hang On Sloopy” and “Wade in the Water.”(Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Making the Band\r - At 15 years old, Ramsey joined his first jazz band — The Cleffs — and later formed the Ramsey Lewis Band. (Photo: Gai Terrell/Redferns)
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On the Radio - Ramsey hosts the syndicated “Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis,” a two-hour radio program which airs in over 65 cities throughout the U.S. (Photo: Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Headliner - Ramsey has performed with over 25 symphony orchestras in the U.S. and Canada and has performed in concert and at festivals throughout Europe, Japan, Mexico and the Caribbean. (Photo: Andrew Lepley/Redferns)
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