Henry Lewis (musician)
(1932-1996)
American conductor
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Henry Jay Lewis (October 16, 1932 – January 26, 1996) was an American double-bassist and orchestral conductor whose career extended over four decades. A child prodigy, he joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 16, becoming the first African-American instrumentalist in a major symphony orchestra and, later, the first African-American symphony orchestra conductor in the United States. As musical director of the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra, he supported America's cultural diplomacy initiatives in Europe after World War II.
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Henry Jay Lewis 16 October 1932 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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26 January 1996 (aged 63) New York City, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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