ArtistInfo

Webster Lewis

org, ep, 1943-2002 US
Musician / Composer / Arranger of R&B/Soul and Jazz

Webster Lewis (September 1, 1943 – November 20, 2002) was an American jazz and disco keyboardist.Lewis was born in 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from Morgan State University and then completed a Master's degree 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" (U.S. Club Play #36) and 1980's "Give Me Some Emotion" (U.S. Black Singles #41).

Instruments

• Organ
• Electric piano
• Keyboards
• Piano
• Synthesizer

Genres

• R&B/Soul
• Jazz
• Electronic
• Pop
• Soundtrack

Plays With