January 26, 1996 Henry Jay Lewis, double-bass player and orchestra conductor, died. Lewis was born October 16, 1932 in Los Angeles, California. He began playing the piano at the age of five and later learned to play the clarinet and several string instruments.
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Henry Jay Lewis – January 26th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on January 26, 2014 in African American History, January, Military, Music
Tags: Army, January 26, orchestra conductor
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