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Les McCann

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Born
23 September 1935
Born In
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
Died
29 December 2023 (aged 88)
Leslie Coleman "Les" McCann (born September 23, 1935, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American soul jazz pianist and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul. An early musical success for McCann was his winning of a Navy talent contest for singing; this led to an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. McCann's main career began in the early 1960s when he recorded as a pianist with his trio for Pacific Jazz Records. In 1969, Atlantic Records released Swiss Movement, a recording of McCann with frequent collaborator, saxophonist Eddie … read more
Leslie Coleman "Les" McCann (born September 23, 1935, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American soul jazz pianist and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul. An early musical success for McCann was his winning of a Navy talent contest for sing… read more
Leslie Coleman "Les" McCann (born September 23, 1935, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American soul jazz pianist and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul. An early musical success for McCann was his winning of a Navy talent contest for singing; this led to an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. McCann's ma… read more

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1 Play track Layers Sometimes I Cry
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 126 listeners
2 Play track Much Les Burnin' Coal
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3 Play track Layers Let's Gather
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4 Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 Compared To What - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
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5 Play track Layers Anticipation
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6 Play track Talkin' Verve Compared To What
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7 Play track Compared to What Harlem Buck Dance Strut
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8 Much Les Benjamin
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9 Play track Layers It Never Stopped in My Home Town
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10 Play track Doin that thing Doin that thing
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  1. 35,629 listeners

    1 Jan 1973 · 11 tracks

    Layers
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  2. 18,693 listeners

    1 Jan 1998 · 16 tracks

    Talkin' Verve
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  3. 17,418 listeners

    1969 · 6 tracks

    Much Les
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  4. 5,779 listeners

    1 Jan 1974 · 8 tracks

    Another Beginning
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