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Ramsey Lewis, drummer Isaac “Redd” Holt and bassist Eldee Young formed the Ramsey Lewis Trio. They started as primarily a jazz unit but after their hit, “The In Crowd”, in 1965 (the single reached fifth place on the pop charts, and the album second place) the trio concentrated more and more on pop material. Young and Holt left in 1966 to form the Young-Holt Trio and were replaced by Cleveland Eaton and Maurice White. White was replaced by Maurice Jennings in 1970. In the late 1970s an additional keyboard player was frequently added to the lineup. A contemporary version of “The In Crowd” was recorded for Lewis’ 2004 album, Time Flies.

Ramsey Lewis has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.

His recent “With One Voice” release pays homage to his gospel roots all while maintaining his classic style. With the help of gospel favorites Smokie Norful, Darius Brooks, and Donald Lawrence, Lewis delivers an emotion-packed, soul-stirring, album. Lewis also enlisted the help of his church’s choir, pastored by his older sister, to sing on several of the album’s tracks. The J.W. James Memorial A.M.E. Church Combined Choir is breath-taking, adding so much life, freedom, and hope to “With One Voice”. The CD’s first single, “Pass Me Not” can be heard on Chicago’s WGCI 107.5.

In addition to recording and performing, he is / has been a radio host on Chicago’s Smooth Jazz station, WNUA (95.5 FM). His syndicated show Legends of Jazz, featuring classic jazz recordings from artists such as Charlie Parker and Miles Davis), can be heard in 60 cities in the United States and other countries as well. His most recent venture, the Legends of Jazz television series on PBS, was first aired in April 2006.

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1	Wade in the Water full track	90
2	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen full track	74
3	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town full track	66
4	The "In" Crowd	42
4	Since I Fell for You	42
6	The 'In' Crowd	33
7	The In Crowd full track	23
8	Bold and Black full track	18
9	Slippin' Into Darkness	17
10	A Hard Day's Night full track	9
11	Dancing in the Street	8
12	Uptight (Everything's Alright)	7
13	The "In" Crowd - Live (1965/Bohemian Caverns)	6
14	Ain't That Peculiar	5
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ScottDupreMills wrote:
April 2009

some of the best

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DaJayStrimmer wrote:
November 2008

Where's the classic instrumental of 'wade...'? C'mon guyz.

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hank_kingsley wrote:
September 2007

Their profile picture is a worthy candidate for Viz's 'Up the arse' corner.

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