Les McCann
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Leslie Coleman McCann is an American jazz pianist and vocalist. Early life Les McCann was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He grew up in a musical family of four, a brother and three sisters with most of McCann's family singing in church choirs. His father was a fan of jazz music and his mother was known to hum opera tunes around the house. As a youth, McCann played the tuba and drums and performed in his school's marching band. As a pianist, he was largely self-taught. He explained that he only received piano lessons for a few weeks as a six-year-old before his teacher died.
