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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Les_McCannLes McCann - Wikipedia

    1959–2018. Leslie Coleman McCann (September 23, 1935 – December 29, 2023) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. [1] [full citation needed] He is known for his innovations in soul jazz and his 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What". His music has been widely sampled in hip hop .

  2. www.nytimes.com › 2024/01/01 › artsLes McCann, Pianist, Singer and Soul Jazz Pioneer, Dies at 88

    Jan 1, 2024 · Les McCann, a jazz pianist and vocalist who was an early progenitor of the bluesy, crowd-pleasing style that came to be known as soul jazz, and who, although he released more than 50 albums, was ...

  3. www.lesmccannunlimited.comOfficial Website | Les McCann

    Les McCann, The Man: Join The Newsletter. I agree to the terms & conditions. SEND > Thanks for submitting! Management . The Abrahams Company. Alan Abrahams ...

  4. www.npr.org › 2024/01/02 › 1222544492Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88

    Jan 2, 2024 · Les McCann was already an established solo artist — a blues-forward jazz pianist in his 30s, with more than two dozen albums to his name — when he had a career-defining moment at the 1969 ...

  5. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › 2024/01/02Les McCann, jazz musician with a politically charged hit, dies at...

    Jan 2, 2024 · Les McCann, a musician who helped shape the “soul jazz” style of the 1960s with his earthy piano playing and singing and whose live recording of the antiwar anthem “Compared to What ...

  6. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › musicJazz pianist, 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann dies at 88 -...

    Jan 1, 2024 · Les McCann was born Sept. 23, 1935, in Lexington, Ky., Abrahams said. A largely self-taught musician, McCann joined the Navy in the 1950s and was stationed in California, where he patronized San ...

  7. variety.com › 2024 › musicLes McCann, Legendary Jazz Pianist, Dies at 88 - Variety

    Jan 1, 2024 · Getty Images. 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 ...