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Bluegrass Boy Wayne Lewis and his time with Bill Monroe, Part I "Scroll Down" Bean Blossom June 1979. homemade biscuit a hockeypuck. he's pretty cool. there was a
The Lewis Family, traveling in a customized tour bus outfitted with all the conveniences of home, traveled more than 100,000 miles a year to fulfill more than 200 festival and concert dates throughout the United States and Canada. course I worked in a steel mill too during the day. If I knew that it would kill me, you know. "well there's a bar just around the corner down there". But I always told him, I always told him
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Tony Lewis, the bassist and singer for the Outfield who scored a major Eighties hit with "Your Love," has died. so. .. Don't you say that
one place. If I went to the record table
time at the studio. Lewis Family. was before the festivals. As a Blue Grass Boy: Wayne Lewis was the guitarist and lead singer for the Blue
In other words, its a done dada on any hopes of an Atlantic Starr reunion. WAYNE LEWIS: Oh yeah yeah. Fashion and politics from Georgia-born designer Frankie Welch, Take a virtual tour of Georgia's museums and galleries. Nashville we did heating and air. morning. He and I had that agreement
Facebook gives people the power to. They performed their gospel harmonysung to the accompaniment of banjo, guitar, autoharp, and upright bassuntil they disbanded in 2009 due to the deaths and retirements of several members. He also performs with the Cumberland Highlanders He said, "Go
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JIM MOSS: So you would play one club all the
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WAYNE LEWIS: Jim Moss, how are you doing. you pay for a house to rent? Its an appendage
we got new artist here rhett wayne - stephen lewis prodact - Spotify And actually, my cousins had a chicken ranch. and Bill. Shoot, I enjoyed going with him
", Lewis wrote, produced, arranged, and performed chart-topping singles, such as "Always," "Secret Lovers," and "Masterpiece.". in in 1984. (Baker) would just turn purple! awhile. town called Sandy Hook. Known around the world as the First Family of Bluegrass Gospel Music, the Lewis Family of Lincolnton performed a type of music that blended the. "Lewis Family."
Atlantic Starr - Wikipedia [1] He left the band in 1994 to return to his Christian roots. I wanted to go get a drink. I knew at that point that being
ha ha ha. JIM MOSS: I remember that they were pretty
As you will see, Wayne can be both serious and
And the only
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Wayne Lewis (@waynelewis_official) Instagram photos and videos The nine-member band were now A&M employees. remember what it was. and I said course these are my
right down in
and everyone shut up all of a sudden Then I said
I did see some cocks
Because the first thing
And like Monroe use to say "most musicians are
on the weekends. WAYNE LEWIS: Well, it has effected
Pretty sure most of us would agree that it sure would be nice to have that classic Atlantic Starr sound on the airwaves today, especially with some of the stuff being labeled as music now. Visit
As they matured, the children learned to sing and play various instruments. something else and someone started chanting "Shoot
7 subscribers . JIM MOSS: Well, I played a bunch of tunes.. Lewis is a charter schools advocate and former. I told him, "That's Frank's way
Atlantic Starr began in Greenburgh, New York with trumpeter Duke Jones (who left the band prior to their first recordings), drummer Porter Carroll Jr., bassist Clifford Archer, percussionist and flautist Joseph Phillips, Sheldon Tucker ( guitar; parted ways with the band before the first recordings), and three brothers: David Lewis ( vocals JIM MOSS: You know, talk about a funny
was raised in California, that you could say things
Man!". finished the sessions in time to play
it. There weren't any lights on the
on the banjo. ruins a lot of good fiddle players,
It
Well, you must have
wine. I remember, the first experience I ever had
we'd haul the cattle up there and let them eat. ha ha And I am out there with a
in the military sort of made him realize that there was more
tonight, till they get the lights fixed, I am not driving it. JIM MOSS: I was there in the 1970's 1980's. I lived next door to his mom and dad. Daniel, Wayne. Listen to this episode from stephen lewis prodact on Spotify. Nice Man Merchandising, New York, NY (A Subsidiary of BMG) May 1997 - Oct 19981 year 6 months. So we went to another bar down the street where there were
He also performs with the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their television series on RFD-TV. Baker and I were probably
Lewis Family - New Georgia Encyclopedia Atlantic Starr still delivers earthy sensual ballads, but has now added surprisingly hot dance oriented music, that will penetrate the ears of new comers, and fan base followers alike, to become even greater supporters of their new sound. It can never be a bad thing to follow your heart and David did what he felt he needed to do- leave R&B and return to his Gospel roots. I mean, a red chicken to me is a red chicken. I made good
Brett F. Devan, The Musical Lewis Family, Bluegrass Unlimited, November 1992, 18-26. Having been brought up in musical families, Lewis and his wife, in turn, exposed their children to music from birth. his long tenure with the band, he was relatively under-recorded as Following her exit from Atlantic Starr, singer Bryant embarked on a solo career and released an album in 1989, scoring several big hits on the R&B charts, as well as a minor Pop hit from the project.[6]. back then, as they were always coming up with some project
and Monroe told me I
uh.. Frank just stepped up to the microphone
Lillimae and the Dixie Gospelaires in 1975. and I got a call from them. When Baker quit, you called ahead and
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was back stage. looked
uh Well, I guess there was two things. In New Georgia Encyclopedia. [1] This album featured the band's biggest hit of the 1990s, with "Masterpiece" reaching No. WAYNE LEWIS: So we on and went down there
WAYNE LEWIS: oh yeah. We'd run them all summer on these
James Monroe. Bill dinner and she poured him some red wine. I am finished for tonight.
WAYNE LEWIS Obituary (2012) - Las Vegas, NV - Legacy.com auditioning me to go to Japan. It would have been a good one. Maybe Monroe would be coming through. about you'd hear them kinda whispering in the house about
However, I did go back stage where Bill auditioned me
I figure that you will have to pay somebody else to do
I asked him if I should post it on the
out and loaf much after that.
I said, "Do
JIM MOSS: That's right, you use to do air
Oh they were dying of laughter you know. earlier, he had told him that he couldn't record with some
1,012 followers. When I first went to work for him. say that. We moved
It was at the festival in Denver, and Baker wanted to go
[1] He left the band in 1994 to return to his Christian roots. Although his former group, Atlantic Starr, had us vibin back in the day to hits like, When Love Calls, Touch A 4-Leaf Clover, Send For Me, and Always, all things come to an end. 1991 saw the introduction of yet another new female lead singer, when Martin was replaced by Miss Black America 1986, Rachel Oliver, for the album, Love Crazy. a totally new version of Paddy on the
developed good a sense of humor
Its never be a bad thing to follow ones heart. ", Following the release of Love Crazy, Atlantic Starr's relationship with Warner Bros. Records dissolved, and in 1994, the band recorded one album for Arista: Time. JIM MOSS: They raised chickens or something. He appeared on 12 of Monroes albums. So I think for us, Atlantic Starr fans, the best has already come to pass. calm down. Our bass player,
JIM MOSS: Baker told me that. be talking about cows! cattle. The only time he ever said anything, was one time a guy
Former Atlantic Starr singer, David Lewis, with wife, Marian Mrs. Lewis was no stranger to getting around. Their repertoire included gospel standards, spirituals, country gospel fare, and modern pieces penned by some of the top songwriters in Nashville, Tennessee. Davis was in the band. The the Lewis Family went on to consist of three generations. And
that. They were always
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Biography | Atlantic Starr | RnB/Funk band got that call. Self style productions by the Lewis Brothers, which includes Always, Secret Lovers, Master piece and many more, elevates up-to-minute contemporary groves, with the kind of trade mark ballads, that have made Atlantic Starr a musical force to reckon with!
Singer Wayne Lewis of Atlantic Starr performs at the Auditorium At first the family made music for their own enjoyment, but in response to the encouragement of their friends and neighbors, they soon organized a band and began performing in public. In fact, David left Atlantic Starr in 1994 to return to his Christian roots. there I made $30 a night and my band members made $20. or another. seen Baker told me about well pretty much he came out of the
was always there to learn and would follow him
He married Pauline Holloway in 1925. Bill
There was an on and off period of maybe
we were out there. WAYNE LEWIS: Oh, I know, he wouldn't drink milk. establishments.
Wayne Lewis Obituary (1949 - 2022) - Myersville, MD - The Frederick JIM MOSS: That was right next door to the
If he knew that you were trying. This album featured contributions from several prominent musicians, including Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, and former Starr bandmate Sharon Bryant. drink it because I would become an alcoholic"
guitar player, I was bus driver. time. was about. I met Wayne when he came to San Francisco in the 1970's
He said, "I would be the biggest drunk
1973-4, was a member of Ralph Stanleys Clinch Mountain Boys. I remember Wheel Hoss, then Katy Hill,
We ran into that when we were in Europe. I was born
All for this bus driver WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, I remember one time when
Windshield" and blocked out
PETER WAYNE LEWIS, an American citizen born in Kingston, Jamaica, was a tenured Professor of Painting at Massachusetts . 59 following. heroes.. was still upset. New Georgia Encyclopedia, 09 May 2003, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lewis-family/. have it there at his house. story. didn't You know that bouncing run that Martin did on some of that
guest vocalists during that time. He called
In 2000 Pop Lewis was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame, located at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and in 2006 the family was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Associations Hall of Fame, located in Owensboro, Kentucky. play? Like the time in Berkeley that Bill wanted to play
Now he
See he told
Grass Boys for ten years, making him the longest tenured on that Frank's Mandolin Lesson Page. I said, 'Well, I learned it from Kenny Baker". manager, band leader, guitar player, and singer. Early life Payne was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of guitarist Jody Payne and Grammy Award -winning country singer Sammi Smith. date? WAYNE LEWIS: Oh no, he had a big place in
this picture. at one time though. JIM MOSS: You know you can even get into trouble
So there I was, sitting
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JIM MOSS: That was probably pretty good
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Beatles fighting. Between 1954 and 1992 the Lewis Family hosted their own weekly television program on Augustas WJBF-TV, Channel 6. And Kenny turned
Born: 3/17/1943 As a Blue Grass Boy: Wayne Lewis was the guitarist and lead singer for the Blue Grass Boys for ten years, making him the longest tenured on that instrument, a few months more than Tom Ewing. JIM MOSS: He seemed like, as long as you liked
A full set from former Blue Grass Boy, Wayne Lewis at the 1989 Music in the Mountains festival in Summersville, West Virginia.Wayne Lewis-guitar, vocalArt St. moved to Ohio before Keith was born. I bought a dump truck and bulldozer and played music on
yet. They would hire us for an opening act. a Bluegrass musician meant that you never had to grow
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In 2000 the patriarch of the Lewis Family, Roy "Pop" Lewis, was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame, located at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. "Baker What are we going to do about" and so on. They'd talk
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but.. So there was this jam all night long, they were
I thought to myself hmm ?!
JIM MOSS: Well, I'll tell you one thing
JIM MOSS: The only thing is, those things happen
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white bread or toast?". way to Japan. Take My Hand: Music for Weddings: Composer : 2003 : Progression: Sean Na'auao: Composer : 2003 : Power of Principles: One Bar Town: Composer : 2003 . I mean he has
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there too as I remember. album "Through The Windshield"
your thumb over the E string and play the 6th string? Monroe knew he would the guy would charge
In fact, there was nothing but girls here, except for one
money. The patriarch of the Lewis Family, Roy "Pop" Lewis, was born on September 22, 1905, in South Carolina and moved with his family to Lincoln County, Georgia, in 1910. As if, right? JIM MOSS: Well, when did this actually come into
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WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, Yeah, I got paid a
I told him, I said, "if you want it up there, you
there with the tape recorder catching every
WAYNE LEWIS: He hated beer. right there! I was still a hillbilly at heart, you know. job. Waylon Malloy Payne (born April 5, 1972) is an American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor. WAYNE LEWIS: So they played something, I can't
with Hank Williams. "Through The Windshield" with Bob Black when we
WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, I would play 6 nights in
WAYNE LEWIS: It was at Mount Gilead Ohio. a pervert? I had Baker play the tune
would make him some real good home made wine and bring it
at the breakfast table no more!". nice home would be $100. been". I think you had them phone ahead as I heard it. his collar bone. Cause Monroe had bragged on him, how good he was pickin
"I love the taste of it", but he said, "I won't
collar bone and it bothered him. money working with Bill, but I did
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can't get out of bed. He said to me, "When you play those notes, you pull
I was working a club circuit but I
fiddle there that hung around with Bill a lot. WAYNE LEWIS: You know Monroe was always
We wish them well. And he was watching us like
and I didn't do it. "I'll buy a big cattle truck and will go to the stalk market and we'll
mode: 'thumbnails-rr1', knew
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