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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mitch Dudek

Isaac ‘Redd’ Holt, Chicago jazz legend and member of the original Ramsey Lewis Trio and Young-Holt Unlimited, dies at 91

Isaac “Redd” Holt with his drums. (Provided)

Chances are you’ve tapped your foot, clapped your hands, bopped your head or just plain gotten out of your seat to dance to the music Chicago jazz legend Isaac “Redd” Holt created as the drummer in a number of groups — including the Chicago-born Ramsey Lewis Trio.

Their live album “The In Crowd” — recorded at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington, D.C. — topped the Billboard R&B Chart and reached the penultimate position on the top 200 albums chart in 1965. It also won a Grammy and its title track cracked the top five singles chart.

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