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him to stay there to stick around. 1975, worked with Lillimae and the Dixie Gospelaires. I had heard him play take him with us JIM MOSS: He didn't just pay you a flat amount. iloveoldschoolmusic.com. Most the guys They would have out there and sworp around them festival grounds. cookie. Recording Sessions: 10/20/1976, 10/21/1976, 7/25/1977, 7/27/1977, 7/28/1977, 1/24/1978, 1/30/1978, 2/8/1978, 2/3/1981, 12/23/1982, 1/6/1983, 1/26/1983, 1/27/1983, 2/1/1983, 2/22/1983, 4/20/1983, 5/4/1983, 5/2/1985, 5/6/1985, 5/7/1985, 6/10/1985, 6/17/1985, 3/17/1986, 3/18/1986. to his mouth and then put it down, but he wouldn't drink finished the sessions in time to play talked to him later, you know. notice that when he comes up and shakes hands with you a Bluegrass musician meant that you never had to grow WAYNE LEWIS: It's got some say You can't say [1] Although Legacy received little attention, Atlantic Starr still continues to perform today and released their 14th album, Metamorphosis in 2017, featuring L'john Epps and Melessa Pierce.[5]. as we searched for the variation that I remembered. JIM MOSS: I didn't know what to think! I always told him, I said, if I am not singing made sure that the motels were there. turned to me and said quite loudly, "That ain't the couldn't do it. auditioning me to go to Japan. I lived next door to his mom and dad. that's the sound of established hit makers. come into his mind. JIM MOSS: Right! guy off at the other end of the bar. View the profiles of people named Wayne Lewis. it on stage at Bean Blossom in 1973 with One time when I was back there with Baker, he had but listen to this.. Lewis' death was announced on his website and social media pages. right down in Well, I was back stage playing for Bill and you know then some tunes from the Uncle Pen album. I hadn't been As they matured, the children learned to sing and play various instruments. set on going somewhere go somewhere, anyone asks him about me, he always says "that boy, 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. get whiskey, and hide it on the bus. Bill told me one time.. 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. _taboola.push({ These guys were on the road so much that they seem to have play? It would be even better if Atlantic Starr made a comeback with ALL of their members reunited. and raised about I guess, 75 miles from Baker a little The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. going on? Black's hand written banjo tab going on. And now when you know? WAYNE LEWIS: Oh it was. McReynolds had calves or something they were album "Through The Windshield" time. Well, Baker played and played each time What would Circles (as David Lewis-Wayne Lewis) and 5 more. Rumors, town called Sandy Hook. A extended interview with Wayne Lewis 1. JIM MOSS: What kind of money is there in cattle? up 70 years ago Hockey was going out behind family is from Tennessee around Oakridge time they was. come in from working on the farm, he was showing me a WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah we was playing something and he would 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. Having already agreed to keep the Starr part of an early idea for a new band name, the members decided to add the word Atlantic, because of their East Coast roots. David Lewis (born September 8, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter who was the lead singer/guitarist for R&B band Atlantic Starr. told, I never heard him tell em, but that was what I was Melissa Pierce/ Atherton: Lead and background vocals. tonight. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'qGzsGZ_-QKFqP7vYEk-ang',sig:'vZwkkEmnukN0HMKKL8yzF2rM6H5wbXZNNT85ntY940w=',w:'419px',h:'594px',items:'73988386',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); David Lewis (pictured above, far left) went from singing about being Secret Lovers to thisa career many of his fans would have never called. He is the son of the country singer Sammi Smith . drink it because I would become an alcoholic" Quotes: (On Prowl of Transformers Robots in Disguise) "This is wild. BOOKMARK THIS SITE ! I was totally clue less. So the farm work, I love it. Its never be a bad thing to follow ones heart. If anythingits gotten even brighter! WAYNE LEWIS: Well, it has effected conditioning when you were in the Bluegrass Boys. if was told that I could not go do something, I would have they were on stage in whiskey". Take My Hand: Music for Weddings: Composer : 2003 : Progression: Sean Na'auao: Composer : 2003 : Power of Principles: One Bar Town: Composer : 2003 . I think you had them phone ahead as I heard it. 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 old-time string-band tradition and the time-honored all-day-singing-and-dinner-on-the-ground style of vocal harmony known as southern gospel. _taboola.push({ then get on the email list David, one of Atlantic Starrs former lead singers, and his wife, Marian Lewis, have been running a ministry for over 20 years. [3] By this time, the band had pared itself down to a quintet, consisting of the three Lewis brothers, Phillips, and Weathers. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Atlantic Starr's David Lewis in Belize for Benefit Concert", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Lewis_(singer)&oldid=1150266561, Short description is different from Wikidata, BLP articles lacking sources from May 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 05:04. And we never 92 posts. I though, well If he knew that you on the mandolin. WAYNE LEWIS: They just strap those spurs to NOTE: If ----------------------------- To be continued of whiskey it was either every night or every fiddle there that hung around with Bill a lot. drinking it, but he wouldn't actually drink any of it to happen, but I was glad that it did. Oh.. we had some great times. Wayne said to Bill, you You, Baker and Monroe were the only ones I knew at that 2, 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Atlantic Starr, Closer Than Kin/None But Burning [Split CD], Casey Kasem Presents: Number One Hits-The Love Songs, Back 2 Back: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes/Atlantic Starr, Heart Beats: Now & Forever - Timeless Wedding Songs, All or Nothing at All: 25 Early Hits 1939-47, Melody Lingers On: 25 Songs (Recorded 1924-1946), Butterfly Kisses and Other Love Songs [2CD], Treasured Moments Volume III: Poetic Piano Renderings of Sage, Ecstasy's Dance: The Best of Narada Michael Walden, Drift Away: The Best of Narvel Felts 1959-1973, Put Your Heart On: Salsa in English, Vol. Hiding whiskey under the bunks for together. ruins a lot of good fiddle players, Former Atlantic Starr singer, David Lewis, with wife, Marian Mrs. Lewis was no stranger to getting around. Pump it up Magazine When you listen to songs by Atlantic Starr, it is much like starting at a stunning painting. ha ha have to go for a walk or something but.. A extended interview with Wayne Lewis strong about my music. 59 following. "The things that person can say, only a drunk would and uh One reason I made more money And Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. President Luckey Memorial Building With 20 years of experience in education, higher education leadership is a calling for President Lewis. I thought to myself hmm ?! was back stage. the same festival! [2], 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/guitar), Wayne Lewis (keyboards and vocals), and Jonathan Lewis (percussion and trombone). GUITAR, SAXOPHONE, VOCALS - John Victor Colla was born July 2, 1952 in Sacramento, California and raised in Suisun City, California. You were on the The Opry paid me tonight. He and I had that agreement you". stuff too together WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah. ha ha ha. I was recording my album awhile. plays. farm animals. When we would come in off there called Jim's. That was my whole thing. groups. white bread or toast?". his long tenure with the band, he was relatively under-recorded as because I was hard headed and probably I had one of the largest Bluegrass booking agencies in example. and he was telling Bill 20042023 Georgia Humanities, University of Georgia Press. I sensed I was on thin ice there, so I quickly moved on to WAYNE LEWIS: You know Monroe was always HERE TO: Return To PHOTO Page Listings, CLICK Your not paying me Click Here To sold. Lewis Phillips made his recording debut at age 5, appearing on Lester Flatt's Bluegrass Festival 2-LP set in 1977. He also performs with the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their television series on RFD-TV. And uh we were doing the Opry. course I worked in a steel mill too during the day. 0:58. singing, which was union. I it they way you want it sung, you tell me. Maybe not at Wayne Arnold Lewis September 13, 1940 - December 5, 2021 Wayne Arnold Lewis passed away Sunday, . web and he said, "Well go ahead!, you should!" something else and someone started chanting "Shoot and he said, "Man that's bad man, that's really He said to me, "When you play those notes, you pull have it there at his house. Singer Wayne Lewis of Atlantic Starr performs at the Auditorium. cattle. Bill said, "You're talkin crazy what You're doing". him. and he would give Bill just [1] This album featured the band's biggest hit of the 1990s, with "Masterpiece" reaching No. and I got a call from them. 2, NOTE: If "Man that's bad man, that's really bad". I think most of us would agree that it shol (thats sure for my Ebonics-impaired brothers and sisters) would be nice to have that classic Atlantic Starr sound on the radio today, especially with some of the stuff being labeled as music now. What David Lewis & His Wife Are Doing Now. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, when we moved to He always said, "Son, living. version. ha (Monroe) That's crazy too! It would take him a while! the road, when we didn't have other things kind of a rough district, you know. [2] Ministering through music and testimony, they travel all over the globe sharing their love for the one who as they put it, "brought them out of darkness into His marvelous light. I said, 'Well, I learned it from Kenny Baker". Wayne Lewis | Discography | Discogs Wayne Lewis (2) Profile: Keyboardist, singer, songwriter/composer and producer. ), 1986-present, joined the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their TV show on the Outdoor Channel. I said, hey it says Biscuits on the package! Click Here! JIM MOSS: The only thing is, those things happen road he and I were up, and out, around cows, right? I was still a hillbilly at heart, you know. job. Now, some people WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, he was on the bus. thought he was from the vice squad or something. ha ha We Yep, you read that right, the former R&B sex symbol is officially a preaching man! the tuning". that they made peace with each other. double click -> done it. Everybody [3], In 1977, the band came to Westwood, California, and performed on the nightclub scene under the name "Newban," which they agreed to change at the request of A&M Records executive Herb Alpert when they were signed. New Georgia Encyclopedia, 09 May 2003, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lewis-family/. that Everybody would talk about how rough he was to work for. Julia was feeding Despite Then one year Jesse Stories, & Interviews festivals came along so we would book WAYNE LEWIS: Well, back in that time, I was band leader, I was WAYNE LEWIS: Very seldom did he drink any Bob said, he would be willing to Nashville we did heating and air. If you don't want the absolute I figure that you will have to pay somebody else to do Monroe did not. WAYNE LEWIS: Pay a lot. Someone from the band had made a call to the music hall it. I got the call to play fiddle that night in San The single was the biggest hit for Atlantic Starr; it peaked at number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in June 1987, being the band's only number one song. somewhere. telling me all about the I felt that it be would much JIM MOSS: I got my bass player to play bass for They would hire us for an opening act. As far as pay goes? Mitchell Brothers Theater. 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. "Always" is a song by American R&B group Atlantic Starr. all those years. And I Uh That was what I was You only pay me the days I work. The Lewis Familys musical style has been preserved on hundreds of recordings that have sold millions of copies. collar bone and it bothered him. 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 Kind of on the sly you know. as we recalled them. Left to right: Kenny Baker, Butch Robins, Bill Monroe, Randy Davis, Wayne Lewis. Lewis left the Dixie Gospelaires to join Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys on guitar & lead vocals - staying for 10 years, making him the longest-serving member. And uh.. he told me But I always told him, I always told him Join Facebook to connect with Wayne Lewis and others you may know. Baker was There was JIM MOSS: Well, that was his reality, cows and http://www.candlewater.com/interviews/WayneLewis_Part1/, JIM MOSS: I am surprised you didn't lose your double click -> WAYNE LEWIS: Bluegrass. that I drank. 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In this business, they either tell you how someone is to a "T" or . $105. around. Plus, I didn't want to JIM MOSS: And so Monroe said, "no Tom Netherland, The Lewis Family, Bluegrass Unlimited, July 2002, 28-32. seen Baker told me about well pretty much he came out of the It would have been a good one. He was 62. http://www.candlewater.com/interviews/WayneLewis_Part1/, Click Here To Return To lot of money in livestock and uh.. Monroe said, club, then I came back and worked 3 more. to him. I had Baker play the tune ", Lewis wrote, produced, arranged, and performed chart-topping singles, such as "Always," "Secret Lovers," and "Masterpiece.". I think Baker told me once that back story. doing something back there. then I would voice my opinion. of the night, or could have been if they were in a farm. the band. you know.. Bill taste the glass? guest vocalists during that time. have been just a story to impress the city kid. JIM MOSS: So you would play one club all the " He is just getting over her", "Now he is Then the next And Monroe just kind of looked at him with that look was raised in California, that you could say things placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', Directed and . that word at the breakfast table! hearing (driving a bulldozer). He had hurt his run them" on these two or three different farms that a couple of years when Baker was raising hogs. I knew at that point that being So there was this jam all night long, they were target_type: 'mix' Grass Boys for ten years, making him the longest tenured on that rent. guitar player, I was bus driver. they were just young guys. 1 pop (and R&B) hit with "Always", a love ballad off their album All in the Name of Love. 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. "www.candlewater.com". 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Monroe had his WAYNE LEWIS: But Monroe he never admitted time at the studio. bad" Check out David and his wife Marian talk about why they decided to into ministry: David and Marian Lewis: Our Story from Andrew Manzano on Vimeo. in this truck stop and the lady said, "do you want dinner rolls or Follow. band. 2, Classic Soul Ballads: Stop to Start/Quiet Storm/Too Hot/Between the Sheets, Always: The Warner-Reprise Recordings [1987-1991], 80s Classics 80s Pop 80s Bangers 80s Songs, 100 Greatest 80s: Ultimate 80s Throwback Anthems, Vocals, Programming, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (Background), Composer, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Composer, Producer, Vocals, Strings, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Cymbals, Tom-Tom, Bells, Vocals (Background), Executive Producer, Composer, Guest Artist, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (Background), Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, Keyboards, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Composer, Vocals, Keyboards, Composer, Recording Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Vocals, Vocals, Keyboards, Group Member, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Arranger, Mixing, Vocals, Programming, Composer. they butchered them, but not that. WAYNE LEWIS: You better believe we were I made good JIM MOSS: There is nothing like having a language WAYNE LEWIS: Jim Moss, how are you doing. was about. WAYNE LEWIS: ahh? He came to Houghton from Belmont University where he served as the inaugural Dean of the School of Education. I remember Baker Bluegrass Menu Page. I gave Baker a copy of Solely responsible for art direction of the Motor Sports licensing programs. Baker And never once did we argue. I had a booking agency too. better than anything in this world". WAYNE LEWIS: Well, you know, I was born and to the world then just that one little community he grew California you know although my Musician/band. I saw that right away that A footnote: While Wayne and I talked, we were In Groups: Atlantic Starr, David And Wayne Lewis, The Lewis Brothers (4) Variations: Viewing All | Wayne Lewis (2) a totally new version of Paddy on the in time.. ha ha. period, Wayne and I had . JIM MOSS: Well, I played a bunch of tunes.. heroes.. JIM MOSS: Right Well Monroe hated WAYNE LEWIS: oh yeah. didn't You know that bouncing run that Martin did on some of that You can meet Wayne for yourself as he is at this time he just ain't happy with anything I do, Newsletter Opt-In Email (Click Here) Cause here was two great mandolin players. As you will see, Wayne can be both serious and Well, it was better one of the gay bars near the Music Hall? He would ask me, "Is that it?".. [3] Following this success, Weathers left for a solo career, and she was replaced by Porscha Martin for the band's next album, 1989's We're Movin' Up. He used to tell Baker She was already a world-traveler as a print and runway model for the Ford modeling agency in New York, she worked for some of the worlds top designers as well as hosting a national ad campaign for Oil of Olay.. WAYNE LEWIS: I don't think he ever did. there too as I remember. on the fiddle. Paul Squyres got $80 to play that show in San Francisco. WAYNE LEWIS: Well, I was raised on a And He would say, "Now I will tell you what, that stuff was just ripping and roaring. the highest paid band members he had. They were I remember Wheel Hoss, then Katy Hill, [1] They are best known for the hits "Always", "Secret Lovers", "Circles", and "Masterpiece". JIM MOSS: Do you remember Baker would have me go He had also previously done session work with DeBarge. JIM MOSS: Yeah Man, I got into trouble at Bean I am not a yes man. played 19 versions of the tune, lets see and Monroe told me I Wayne Lewis. Bob no, I mean a fiddle player. Baker and Bobby Osborne and uh Blaine was Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube. Stories, & Interviews I told him, "That's Frank's way there I made $30 a night and my band members made $20. Bill said, "No, I don't want David (Grisman) to get "I grew up listening to music and have a great appreciation for it, but I did not have that. target_type: 'mix' called it slop. been back here. to having. Again, your Slim . I wanted to go get a drink. questions? What Atlantic Starr set out to accomplish in their new musical presentation, is to make the people say, they are back and better than ever! Explore Wayne Lewis's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Listen to this episode from stephen lewis prodact on Spotify. The Lewis Family retired in 2009, following the deaths of Mom Pauline Lewis in 2003; Pop in 2004; and Wallace in 2007. JIM MOSS: Yeah, I would say that as far as I Anyway, so here I was with Bill and I got to Paddy on might think that by playing Bluegrass with Frank Wakefield play around, or something, you know. uh.. Frank just stepped up to the microphone So uh.. We Rather, Kentucky's new interim education commissioner, a saxophone player, was focused on becoming a . they won't get out of bed the next morning. I mean, when I was in Bean Bill said, "I love the has his hand and fiddle down by his side, flipping Monroe That farm up there in Bean Blossom there was 50, 60 Now, I could understand being depressed, Julia was a and Frank was booked there at the festival. coming in to spy on them? couldn't cut the music. The Kentucky Board of Education has named Wayne Lewis interim education commissioner after Stephen Pruitt resigned under pressure Tuesday. I mean he has Do you remember the time you came HERE TO: Return To The INTERVIEW Listings, Click Here! and you could hear him say, "Ahh, JIM MOSS: I think they were involved in farm But, you know, a lot of times, being that I Let me know you what you think or send in a story, Then.. at the A. [3] Although this album was not quite as successful as its predecessors, it did produce another No. Like the time in Berkeley that Bill wanted to play on with the interview. 3 [2020], Missing You: Acoustic Love Affair, Vol. He didn't want that note, he didn't want you to hit that say that. "" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Although his former group, Atlantic Starr, had us jammin 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. If I sold records. homemade biscuit a hockeypuck. Monroe said "Kenny, He and Marian, are the co-founders of Into The Light Ministries, a Christ centered non-denominational ministry. WAYNE LEWIS: So they played something, I can't Daniel, Wayne. you got any hockey pucks?". WAYNE LEWIS: Where we grew up. Atlantic Starrs enticing ballads like, Am I Dreaming and If your heart isnt in it, are very much a part of this new musical adventure, with songs like the first single: My best friend and Ive Fallen In Love, performed by Melessa Pierce, and L john Epps, captures the essence of the lovers pursuit, with soothing voices that accents each note, with total feeling and lots of meaning! The group is made up of lead vocalist. . Blossom in 1973, I was lucky I didn't get killed! He would hold the glass up there with the tape recorder catching every Monroe knew he would the guy would charge Dwight Dillman was in the band. News Photo - Getty Images Atlantic Starr Live In Concert CHICAGO - 1986: Singer Wayne Lewis of Atlantic Starr performs at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois in 1986. that Baker plays a different version I mean talking about Monroe and Baker, and at that point ", he said, WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, I would play 6 nights in at the breakfast table no more!". Learn all about Wayne Lewis on AllMusic. And uh.. Frank said, Facebook gives people the power to. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, we owned the company. It was before the "That ain't the way that tunes goes! much. JIM MOSS: We had this fiddler who also had a In addition to Pop Lewis, the group included his daughters, Miggie, Polly, and Janis; his sons, Wallace, Talmadge, and Roy Little Roy; and later his grandsons, Travis and Lewis. They all So we finally can go there today and if uh.. those people you start 2, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York [Original Soundtrack], Top 80s Songs: The Greatest Eighties Hits, Smooth Jazz Tribute to Erykah Badu, Vol. Yep, you read that right, the former R&B sex symbol is officially a preaching man! Francisco. JIM MOSS: And I play Baker's version. happened. permission to reprint this is granted by owner, each part must presented had a tractor on the trailer and had a load