Sabby Lewis

Sabby Lewis

Sabby Lewis (November 1, 1914, Middleburgh, Philadelphia, July 9, 1994) was a piano player and band leader.

Biography

He started taking piano lessons when he was 5, and organized his first band in Boston in 1936.He later performed on Broadway and in ballrooms and clubs in Manhattan. He performed with Dinah Washington and Billy Eckstine.


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