Starting at a young age, Ramsey Lewis really loved music and as he got older, he'd practice five or six hours a day. Lewis says he knew nothing about jazz until he met Wallace Burton at the age of 15. Burton hired Lewis on the spot to play in his band. Church music, Spanish music, Duke Ellington and the Beatles, says Lewis, were all great influences to him.
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Broadcast Date
Dec. 22, 1980
Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 54.03 min.) : 10 1/2 in.