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Jazz pianist, 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann dies at 88
Updated On: 03 January, 2024 06:41 AM IST | Los Angeles | ANI
The iconic jazz pianist Les McCann passed away at the age of 88. Variety reported that he was hospitalized last week due to pneumonia though no cause of death was reported
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Les McCann, the iconic jazz pianist, who is renowned for the protest song `Compared to What`, passed away on Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles, according to his manager. He was 88 years old and had been hospitalized last week due to pneumonia, though no cause of death was given, as per Variety. McCann combined jazz and R&B in his work, laying the foundation for numerous early hip-hop hits, such as `10 Crack Commandments` by the Notorious B.I.G., `After Hours` by A Tribe Called Quest, `The Next Episode` by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, `Pet Rock and C.L. Smooth, and many more.
McCann was raised in a musical family and was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1935. He claimed to have only had a few weeks of piano instruction as a child, and he played the tuba and drums in the marching band at his school.
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