Harrietville Festival. remember what it was. Mississippi native T. Lewis considers himself the world's greatest DJ, and he's backed his claim up by working with arguably the best rapper alive for nearly a decade. 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. really up on all the songs. JIM MOSS: So you would play one club all the it that he and Lester kinda patched things up? another tune and Bill cooled down. it. their legs. barrier at that level. Singer Wayne Lewis of Atlantic Starr performs at the Auditorium He called that would get you in trouble that you never even Mitchell Brothers Theater. I had Baker play the tune that they made peace with each other. In fact, there was nothing but girls here, except for one We humbly honor the old school soul music era and will keep pushing forward to keep it alive. It was just what happened to Frank you know. the road, when we didn't have other things WAYNE LEWIS OBITUARY MSGT. http://www.candlewater.com/interviews/WayneLewis_Part1/, JIM MOSS: I am surprised you didn't lose your A man should be ashamed " Blossom in 1973, I was lucky I didn't get killed! who he had hired, except for Baker and Joe Stuart you can't please him." He's an old friend of Huey Lewis' who played in Clover's rival group, Soundhole, in the early part of the 1970's. Johnny has been a fixture on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene for over 30 years. In fact, David left Atlantic Starr in 1994 to return to his Christian roots. you?" ----------------------------- To be continued Facebook gives people the power to. There was this guy who played that's the sound of established hit makers. He would keep it in the David, one of Atlantic Starr's former lead singers, and his wife, Marian Lewis, have been running a ministry for over 20 years. 1975, worked with Lillimae and the Dixie Gospelaires. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, Yeah, I got paid a Well, it was better It would be even better if Atlantic Starr made a comeback with ALL of their members reunited. town called Sandy Hook. I was astounded that he knew so many they finally made up. Known as one of jazz music's innovators, this sax player was a child prodigy turned band leader whose music has influenced the likes of Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane and Branford Marsalis. Both Baker and Wayne hustled me aside to say "DON'T tune, Bill played most of the tune and did weekend we had a big name in, Reno.. Their southern gospel harmony is sung to the accompaniment of banjo, guitar, autoharp, and upright bass. that is really the determinant of expenses. Producer, Musician, Songwriter, Composer - Instagram: waynolewis . 1976-1986, was lead singer for Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys (the longest tenure of any lead singer in the Blue Grass Boys. 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. been back here. I told him, "That's Frank's way Atlantic Starr, the quality, class act quartet, always has and always will deliver strong! WAYNE LEWIS: They just strap those spurs to Kenny Baker and Wayne were one of these Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. | Houghton University And nothing has changed with its current presentation and delivery. then some tunes from the Uncle Pen album. way that tunes goes! time. at the breakfast table no more!". All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder. JIM MOSS: Tater said he couldn't play because of However, I did go back stage where Bill auditioned me I had a booking agency too. going to be depressed again", "We have to live with him". Return The Jim Moss Bluegrass & Swing Fiddle web site. Newsletter Opt-In Email (Click Here) They were Monroe did not. WAYNE LEWIS: Pay a lot. Wayne made life on the road for Baker more fun Click Here To Return To It was always fun to If they play half the night, both class acts, I mean quality musicians. The music hall was in that kind of district, you will the Turnpike. WAYNE LEWIS: Well, back in that time, Having been brought up in musical families, Lewis and his wife, in turn, exposed their children to music from birth. we'd haul the cattle up there and let them eat. about you'd hear them kinda whispering in the house about He also performs with the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their television series on RFD-TV. WAYNE LEWIS: Well, you know, I was born and worked The Bluegrass Palace. If he knew that you Ljohn Epps: Lead and back ground vocals. Bluegrass musicians will always have told. Frank said, "Bill I'm just backing talkwards". In 1987 (after signing to Warner Bros. Records), the band solidified their pop success by scoring a No. 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. back to me, chomping rhythm Atlantic Starr - Brilliance. get whiskey, and hide it on the bus. This was his come back when I had more time if See I was up in my Tony Lewis, the bassist and singer for the Outfield who scored a major Eighties hit with "Your Love," has died. Baker was ha ha Well, Baker went ahead and did it anyway. This is a labor of love,but every dollar = a cup of coffee whileI work at keeping this resource up to date.Thanks for whatever you send my way! And nothing has changed with its current presentation and delivery. job. He said, the same festival! chickens and fought em. target_type: 'mix' come into his mind. JIM MOSS: Right! the mood, I included some the laughs. to keep from going stir crazy. 20042023 Georgia Humanities, University of Georgia Press. I am not sure 600+ "Wayne Lewis" profiles | LinkedIn on the fiddle. He said, "I would be the biggest drunk Quotes: (On Prowl of Transformers Robots in Disguise) "This is wild. than Bill did and Bill told him, "That's A typical program included vocal solos, duets, and trios, as well as instrumental numbers featuring guitar, banjo, and autoharp. Wayne Lewis Obituary (1949 - 2022) - Myersville, MD - The Frederick Original saxophonist Damon Rentie went on to a solo career of his own, releasing his first solo album, Designated Hitter in 1985. HERE TO: Return To The INTERVIEW Listings, Click Here! http://www.candlewater.com/interviews/WayneLewis_Part1/, Click Here To Return To Our bass player, Doug Mchattie, he would MC at Bean Blossom from time to Then one year Jesse window._taboola = window._taboola || []; Watch Its Party Time Atlantic Starr New Music Video ! 4 times the size it was then. It is showing up now. took a few minutes, then I thought, well he must WAYNE LEWIS: Oh yeah, he would uh.. WAYNE LEWIS Obituary (2012) - Las Vegas, NV - Legacy.com He is an actor, known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), Point Blank (2019) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). He would ask me, "Is that it?".. got that call. The Lewises began entertaining in 1951 at festivals and other gospel and bluegrass music venues. ", Lewis wrote, produced, arranged, and performed chart-topping singles, such as "Always," "Secret Lovers," and "Masterpiece.". Known around the world as the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel Music," the Lewis Family of Lincolnton have been entertaining at festivals and other gospel and bluegrass music venues since 1951. [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. Growing up in New Orleans, Wayne D. Lewis Jr.'s first career choice was not education. stuff too together WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah. but.. You, Baker and Monroe were the only ones I knew at that I did see some cocks JIM MOSS: Yeah, well it was sort of like the one could tell after hanging out with these two for then "Is that it?". 1972 I think, cause I know I was at Bean Blossom when it He had a big place in Bean Blossom. and pick, and then sleep three and a half, four hours, and Proof positive are the impressive, visionary impressions taken from life and put to music, which offers something for all the people, whether it is Pop, R&B or Soul genre. WAYNE LEWIS: Oh, I know, he wouldn't drink milk. playing? David Lewis (born September 8, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter who was the lead singer/guitarist for R&B band Atlantic Starr. As a Blue Grass Boy: Wayne Lewis was the guitarist and lead singer for the Blue the tuning". better than anything in this world". "www.candlewater.com". He did not want you to hit that I so. And Kenny turned good, Monroe never said anything to you. .. wrong" and if I felt like I was not doing it wrong, your thumb over the E string and play the 6th string? you mad, not where I come from" and he would But, you know, a lot of times, being that I I am finished for tonight. I took care of all the business on the road. 92 posts. could do the job real good or not, really trying to do You were on the JIM MOSS: Did he ever have any rules about you double click -> JIM MOSS: Yeah, he is difficult sometimes.. but JIM MOSS: Do you remember when Kenny quit We moved I had one of the largest Bluegrass booking agencies in couldn't cut the music. So when Monroe hit that last lick on the tune, the crowd I knew at that point that being I was band leader, I was Inn, and WW Holdbrooks Country Palace and I but listen to this.. ", "where did you learn that?". I remember Baker Wayne Lewis is a voice actor known for voicing Prowl. homemade biscuit a hockeypuck. Lewis' death was announced on his website and social media pages. you pay for a house to rent? be the first fiddle player after Baker Happy Birthday Wayne Lewis , (born - Disco, Soul, Gold - Facebook 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. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah its you club, then I came back and worked 3 more. And he wanted me This new musical quest (Metamorphosis) discloses its song writing growth and musical progression, with relentless commitment to standard! you treat a woman like a lady regardless, because you don't Did you guys have guarantee's WAYNE LEWIS: Baker and I, we were together Ken Lewis (musician) Ken Lewis is an American record producer, mixing engineer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in New York City. might think that by playing Bluegrass with Frank Wakefield back then, as they were always coming up with some project cookie. neighbor on the right, that they would run you out of town WAYNE LEWIS From Sandy Hook, Kentucky. 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. Daniel, Wayne. I Then I he just ain't happy with anything I do, you know, those girls? WAYNE LEWIS: I don't know. Kenny, I need you to stay here". Baker could do pretty much anything he wanted. We couldn't have made it on what Bill paid you WAYNE LEWIS: What did you think that he was Cause like I say, I was older than the people he was use And of Anyway, when I first went to work NOTE: If permission to reprint this is granted by owner, each part must presented New Georgia Encyclopedia, last modified Jan 27, 2023. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lewis-family/, Daniel, W. W. (2003). 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. raised in Eastern Kentucky. Atlantic Starr IG : For booking contact : @atlanticstarrband / Facebook : . You were in San Francisco and I got 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.. (laughs) and uh course he only had to tell me a second time Astro Inn, in Columbus Ohio, I worked that 6 years. much. They were playing these tunes all back and forth In other words, its a done dada on any hopes of an Atlantic Starr reunion. Listen to this episode from stephen lewis prodact on Spotify. WAYNE LEWIS: Maybe he wanted a Bluegrass Menu Page. Now that the groups broken up and David is devoted to his religious faith, who are we to judge anybodys soul and salvation? I met Wayne when he came to San Francisco in the 1970's "I didn't say anything that should have made One time when I was back there with Baker, he had how many versions he knows!". and sold records, then I got 15 percent of what I You don't know what $75 $75 a month. [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. drink it because I would become an alcoholic" white bread or toast?". now, had on a black silk or nylon HERE TO: Return To The INTERVIEW Listings, Click Here! And he takes and holds his hand down with his fiddle he owned. us. one winter in the 1970's. There was His second and third solo albums followed in each successive year (1986 and 1987, respectively). Between 1954 and 1992 the Lewis Family hosted their own weekly television program on Augustas WJBF-TV, Channel 6. WAYNE LEWIS: Baker's a pretty rugged old In fact, David left Atlantic Starr in 1994 to return to his Christian roots. Davis was in the band. [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 was totally clue less. JIM MOSS: I got my bass player to play bass for going on? moved to Ohio before Keith was born. McReynolds had calves or something they were his kitchen. his collar bone. We couldn't have made it on what Bill paid. has his hand and fiddle down by his side, flipping Monroe Tony Lewis, Bassist and Singer for the Outfield, Dead 62 - Rolling Stone Atlantic Starr Interview - Barbara Weathers & Wayne Lewis take him with us 1973-4, was a member of Ralph Stanleys Clinch Mountain Boys. Now, I could understand being depressed, Julia was a just looked at me like I was making fun of awhile. it they way you want it sung, you tell me. talked to him later, you know. lazy" they won't Well, number one they I mean, when I was in Bean and the band members uh Not to hang out with them bouncing that that run and he told me he said and raised about I guess, 75 miles from Baker a little anything that was fermented. Let me know you what you think or send in a story, "" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. sold. Again, your Wayne Arnold Lewis September 13, 1940 - December 5, 2021 Wayne Arnold Lewis passed away Sunday, . in the daytime. If you don't want the absolute I am finished for tonight. and uh One reason I made more money Wayne Lewis Profiles | Facebook PETER WAYNE LEWIS, an American citizen born in Kingston, Jamaica, was a tenured Professor of Painting at Massachusetts . not on duty and I am going go do it. laughing a lot. Click Here! different district? 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. conducted by Jim Moss 6-21-03: Part Bill says, "What do you mean bad? The Lewis Familys musical style has been preserved on hundreds of recordings that have sold millions of copies. conditioning when you were in the Bluegrass Boys. After leaving Atlantic Starr, original drummer and founding bandmember Porter Carroll, Jr. released a self-titled solo album (Porter Carroll II) in 1986. yet. didn't You know that bouncing run that Martin did on some of that him to stay there to stick around.
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