Professional Materials
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Lewis, Ramsey (1935-2022)
label: Collection Creator
content: Ramsey Lewis Trio
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content: Ramsey Lewis Collection
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1993-2007, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1126, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Include programs, fliers, mailings, sheet music for the Legends of Jazz program theme song, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other publicity and promotional materials.  The materials relate to concert performances, the Legends of Jazz radio show, and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) television series Legends of Jazz.  The Legends of Jazz radio show hosted by Ramsey Lewis was introduced in February 1997 and featured the musical talents of jazz instrumentalists and vocalists and later in April of 2006, the Legends of Jazz public television show was broadcasted on television stations for thirteen weeks.  Correspondence closely tied to a specific event can also be found among the materials. In addition, there is a handwritten playlist or discography also found among the materials. Materials are arranged in chronological order. The 2009 addendum to the collection is in box eight.