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Lewis, Henry Jay
Born: 1932 AD
Died: 1996 AD, at 64 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Died: 1996 AD, at 64 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US conductor and musician
as double bass player in Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 1948, 1st black instrumentalist in a major US orchestra
conductor of New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 1968-1976 (1st black permanent conductor of a major US orchestra)
1st black guest conductor of New York Metropolitan Opera 1972
husband of Marilyn Horne 1960 (divorced 1979)
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