Ramsey Lewis, Chicago-born jazz great, dies at 87

Chicago native Ramsey Lewis, a jazz pianist and composer who scored on the pop charts with the 1965 hit "The In Crowd," died Monday at 87.

A statement on his Facebook page listed no cause of death but said Lewis "died peacefully at his home in Chicago" on Monday morning.

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Ramsey Lewis dead: Chicago-born jazz great dies at 87

Pianist and his trio had a 1965 hit with "The In Crowd."

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