Background
Levy was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Levy grew up in Brookline, Master of Arts, and began playing the piano after seeing Ray Charles in concert at age 13.
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Ron Levy
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He primarily plays piano and organization He later switched to playing a Hammond organization After gaining experience playing in Boston nightclubs, Levy was hired by Albert King in 1968.
After an eighteen month association, Levy joined B. B. King"s backing band.
Throughout the years, Levy has performed and recorded with a wide range of blues, funk and jazz musical groups, notably including Roomful of Blues (1983-1987) and Ron Levy"s Wild Kingdom (1988 - 2014). He then recorded and produced 16 albums for his own label Cannonball Records from 1997 - 2000.
He has since released numerous albums on his own imprint Levtron.com Records. Levy wrote in 2013 the book, Tales of A Road Dog - The Lowdown Along the Blues Highway (self-published by Levtroncom).
Today, he teaches, records, produces and performs with his Soul-Jazz-Blues Hammond organ based group, Ron Levy"s Wild Kingdom Trio.
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