"Lewis, Mel"@en . "Mel Lewis (May 10, 1929 \u2013 February 2, 1990) was the stage name of an American drummer, jazz musician and bandleader. During his life, Lewis was a prominent solo performer, and a professor at William Paterson University, during which time he also authored a book on the art of drumming. In addition, Lewis extended his talents as session musician. Throughout his life he garnered fourteen Grammy nominations."@en . . . . . "1990-02-02Z"^^ . "1954Z"^^ . . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . "1929Z"^^ . . . "Mel Lewis"@en . . . . . . "American musician" . . . "Melvin Sokoloff"@en . "1990Z"^^ . "1990Z"^^ . . "1929-05-10Z"^^ .