Les McCann

Summary

Les McCann is a human^[1]. Born in Lexington^[2], he… he was born on September 23, 1935^[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles^[4]. He died on December 29, 2023^[5]. He worked as a pianist^[6], jazz musician^[7], singer^[8], recording artist^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (487 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Lexington^[2], Les McCann…
• Les McCann passed away in Los Angeles^[4].
• Les McCann was born on September 23, 1935^[3].
• Les McCann died on December 29, 2023^[5].
• Les McCann held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Les McCann is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].
• Les McCann worked as a pianist^[6].
• Les McCann's professions included jazz musician^[7].
• Les McCann worked as a singer^[8].
• Les McCann's professions included recording artist^[9].
• Les McCann worked as a musician^[10].
• Les McCann worked as a keyboardist^[14].
• Les McCann's field of work was music^[15].
• Les McCann's field of work was jazz^[16].
• Les McCann's field of work was singing^[17].
• Les McCann's field of work was piano performance^[18].
• Les McCann is recorded as male^[19].
• Les McCann's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Les McCann's genre is jazz^[21].
• Les McCann's genre is rhythm and blues^[22].
• Les McCann's genre is soul jazz^[23].
• Les McCann's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[24].
• Les McCann's record label is recorded as Pacific Jazz Records^[25].
• Les McCann's record label is recorded as Fontana Records^[26].
• Les McCann's discography is recorded as Les McCann discography^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1935-09-23^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2023-12-29^[31]

• Genre(s): hard bop, jazz, post-bop, soul jazz^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, hard bop, jazz, post-bop, soul jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: bc16d640-a069-42ec-a8c1-c24fd5c3d206^[34]

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Origins and Family

Les McCann was born in Lexington^[2]. He was born on September 23, 1935^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist^[6], jazz musician^[7], singer^[8], recording artist^[9], musician^[10], and keyboardist^[14]. Fields of work include music^[15], a type of arts^[35]; jazz^[16], a music genre^[36], founded in 1917^[37]; singing^[17], a type of activity^[38]; and piano performance^[18], a field of study^[39].

Death and Burial

Les McCann died on December 29, 2023^[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles^[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia^[40].

Why It Matters

Les McCann ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (487 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Les McCann born?

Born in Lexington^[2], Les McCann…

Where did Les McCann die?

Les McCann died in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Les McCann do for work?

Les McCann worked as pianist^[6], jazz musician^[7], singer^[8], recording artist^[9], and musician^[10].