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Les McCann, Award-Winning Jazz Icon, Dead At 88
- The musician was known for his hit, "Compared To What," and discovering Roberta Flack.
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Jazz pianist Les McCann, whose work was sampled extensively by hip-hop artists, has died, aged 88
McCann was also one of the first jazz musicians to embrace the use of the synthesizer
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Les McCann, Influential Jazz Pianist and Vocalist, Dies at 88
His 1968 song "Compared to What" has been covered by John Legend and Robert Flack, sampled by Cypress Hill The post Les McCann, Influential Jazz Pianist and Vocalist, Dies at 88 appeared first on TheWrap.
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Les McCann, innovative jazz musician best known for 'Compared to What,' dies at 88
Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of other hip-hop performers, has died. McCann died Friday in Los Angeles a week after being hospitalized with pneumonia, according to his longtime manager and producer, Alan Abrahams. A Lexington, Kentucky, native, McCann was a vocalist and self-taught pianist whose career dated back to the 1950s, when
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L.A. jazz pianist and 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann dies at 88
McCann, 88, died in a Los Angeles-area hospital Friday after being hospitalized with pneumonia, his longtime manager and producer told The Times.
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Les McCann, Soulful Jazz Great Sampled by Notorious B.I.G. and Dr. Dre, Dies at 88
Soulful jazz great Les McCann, whose work was sampled by hundreds of hip-hop artists including Notorious B.I.G. and Dr. Dre, died Friday in the Los Angeles area. He was 88. The musician, who released more than 60 albums over the course of his career, had been admitted to a hospital from the nursing care facility …
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Les McCann Dies: Legendary Jazz Pianist & Singer Was 88
Les McCann, acclaimed jazz pianist and vocalist whose greatest commercial success came with the 1969 song “Compared to What”, from his album Swiss Movement, criticizing the Vietnam War, has died. His longtime manager Alan Abrahams confirmed to multiple media outlets that McCann died Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles where he had been admitted …
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Les McCann, Jazz Pioneer Sampled by Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre, Dead at 88
Musician developed pneumonia a week before his death, according to his manager
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Les McCann, Legendary Jazz Pianist Sampled by Notorious B.I.G. and Snoop Dogg, Dies at 88
Les McCann, the legendary jazz pianist who has been sampled countless times and is perhaps best known for the protest song “Compared to What,” died Friday at a Los Angeles area hospital, his manager confirmed. No cause of death was announced, although he had been hospitalized last week after contracting pneumonia; he was 88. The …
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'Compared to What' performer Les McCann, a wellspring for hip-hop samples, dies at 88
Les McCann, a jazz titan best known for his performance with musical partner Eddie Harris of the protest song "Compared to What," has died at age 88, his manager said.
