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Les McCann

American jazz pianist and vocalist

Leslie Coleman McCann (September 23, 1935 – December 29, 2023) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He is known for his innovations in soul jazz and his 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What". His music has been widely sampled in hip hop.

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Works

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  • Beaux J. Poo Boo
  • Black Groove
  • Blues 5
  • Carma
  • Cha Cha Twist
  • Change, Change, Change
  • Comin' Through the Apple
  • Don't Forget To Love Yourself
  • Dorene Don’t Cry, I
  • Everything’s Everything
  • I Can Dig It
  • I Don't Want to Say Goodbye to a Brother
  • I Never Thought You Would Go
  • I Thought I Knew You
  • Kathleen's Theme
  • Me & Groove
  • North Carolina
  • Pia
  • Poo Pye McGoochie (and his friends)
  • Rid of Me
  • Shamading
  • Smile, Stacey
  • Something Special
  • That Healin' Feelin'
  • The Generation Gap
  • The Lovers
  • The Shampoo
  • The Song of Love
  • We’ll See Yaw’ll After While, Ya Heah
  • You Got It in Your Soulness
  • You Sure Look Good to Me