On May 21, 1964, when the group was due to record "Under The Boardwalk" which had been written for Lewis, he was found dead in his Harlem hotel room from the previous night.
1964年5月21日，當組合準備要錄製由路易斯所寫的〈Under the Boardwalk（英语：Under the Boardwalk）〉時，他被人發現在前一天晚上死在哈林區的旅館裡。