Les McCann Dies: Legendary Jazz Pianist & Singer Was 88

Les McCann Dies: Legendary Jazz Pianist & Singer Was 88

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Les McCann, acclaimed jazz pianist and vocalist whose greatest commercial success came with the 1969 song “Compared to What”, from his album Swiss Movement, criticizing the Vietnam War, has died. His longtime manager Alan Abrahams confirmed to multiple media outlets that McCann died Friday at a…

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