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Webster Lewis
Webster was born in 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, and studied at the New England Conservatory of
Music under Gunther Schuller. He started out in jazz working with Tony Williams, George Russell,
Bill Evans, Stanton Davis, and the Piano Choir. His first release was Live at Club 7, issued in
1971. He signed with Epic Records in 1976 and began releasing disco music, where he found commercial
success. He had two charting singles, 1977's "On the Town/Saturday Night Steppin' Out/Do it With
Style" and 1980's "Give Me Some Emotion".
Lewis worked extensively as a session musician and studio arranger, for Herbie Hancock, Barry White, and others. He also produced for such artists as Gwen McCrae and Michael Wycoff. He later branched into soundtrack work for film and television, including for the films The Hearse and The Sky Is Grey. In 1963, Lewis co-founded Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., which is part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Lewis died in 2002. |
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The Old Bum's Rush Polydor 2391052 recorded 1972 |
Tony Williams, drums, vocal Tequila (Laura Logan), vocal, guitar, percussion Webster Lewis, organ, clavinet David Horowitz, piano, harp, vibes Tillmon Williams, tenor sax Herb Bushler, baritone sax |
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Breakwater Cat RCA AFL1-3500 |
Thelma Houston, vocals Jerry Hey, horn David T. Walker, guitar Tim May, guitar Steve Beckmeier, guitar Carlos Rios, guitar Steve Hunter, guitar Fred Tackett, guitar Greg Poree, guitar Gary Morse, steel guitar Sonny Burke, piano Webster Lewis, organ Jerry Peters, keyboards David Shields, bass Eddie N. Watkins jr., bass Keni Burke, bass Scott Edwards, bass Dennis Belfield, bass Reggie McBride, bass James Gadson, drums Paulinho da Costa, percussion |
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Tony Williams Lifetime: Spectrum - The Anthology Verve 537075-2 compilation |
Tony Williams, drums, vocals John McLaughlin, guitar Larry Young, organ Jack Bruce, bass, vocals Ron Carter, bass Ted Dunbar, buitar Don Alias, percussion Warren Smith, percussion Tequila, guitar, vocals, percussion Webster Lewis, organ, clavinette David Horowitz, piano, vibes, synthesizer Herb Bushler, bass Tillmon Williams, tenor sax |
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