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TIL In 1989, Sherman Hemsley, the actor who played George Jefferson on sitcoms The Jeffersons and All In The Family, was also a jazz keyboardist- and he released a single, "Ain't That a Kick in the Head." This was followed in 1992 by Dance, an album of rhythm and blues music.

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