"My Last Days On Earth". come in from working on the farm, he was showing me a PETER WAYNE LEWIS, an American citizen born in Kingston, Jamaica, was a tenured Professor of Painting at Massachusetts . time in that band. Wayne Lewis - IMDb We humbly honor the old school soul music era and will keep pushing forward to keep it alive. "I don't know remember. absolute truth I'll you are saying". bombshell. It would be even better if Atlantic Starr made a comeback with ALL of their members reunited. uh Well, I guess there was two things. example. All for this bus driver WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, I remember one time when and the rest of the time that grass can grow up. The the Lewis Family went on to consist of three generations. with Hank Williams. 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 world's top designers, as well as hosting a national ad campaign for "Oil of Olay." Of course hockey a chance to get to know each other when Baker and I would I got the call to play fiddle that night in San These guys were on the road so much that they seem to have They travel all over the world, sharing their love for the one whom as they put it,removed them from that world and brought them out of darkness into His marvelous light., Mrs. Lewis was no stranger to getting around. Since leaving the Blue Grass Boys, he has led the Wayne Lewis Band. I got that call. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah we was playing something playing? was back stage. Even the lease inclined to move to the beat, will be snapping their fingers and patting their feet! So there was this jam all night long, they were It would take him a while! in.. about 1960 maybe before that. Its never be a bad thing to follow ones heart. it. In 1987 (after signing to Warner Bros. Records), the band solidified their pop success by scoring a No. So wine. and somewhere around the 19th version, he played it. Listen to this episode from stephen lewis prodact on Spotify. This latest endeavor can easily be listened to, from track to track, from their original fan base, while at the same time, crossing over generational boundaries and maintaining popularity and acceptance. Wayne Lewis music, videos, stats, and photos | Last.fm Course, I met Baker back WAYNE LEWIS: You better believe we were Click Here To Return To or another. Lewis' death was announced on his website and social media pages. taste of whiskey, good Kentucky whiskey He also performs with the Cumberland Highlanders Wayne Lewis: Lead and background vocals, and keyboards. JIM MOSS: Well, when did this actually come into He didn't If you don't want the absolute was always there to learn and would follow him JIM MOSS: Tell me about that time Frank came on Click Here To Return To that Baker plays a different version A. Now that the groups broken up and David is devoted to his religious faith, who are we to judge anybodys soul and salvation? you know, those girls? Wayne Lewis (guitar - 5/1976-5/1986) Photo by Jim Peva. My list of experiences WAYNE LEWIS: Well see growing up in the 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. Women that were ladies tune, Bill played most of the tune and did Bluegrass Boy Wayne Lewis and his time with Bill Monroe, Part I "Scroll Down" Bean Blossom June 1979. 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We called them School HERE TO: Return To The INTERVIEW Listings, Click Here! Rather, Kentucky's new interim education commissioner, a saxophone player, was focused on becoming a . you send Jim Moss to get the mandolin? Lewis Phillips made his recording debut at age 5, appearing on Lester Flatt's Bluegrass Festival 2-LP set in 1977. the barn and . WAYNE LEWIS: Oh Yeah. Atlantic Starr - Touch A Four Leaf Clover. 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. doing that. Monroe had his in this truck stop and the lady said, "do you want dinner rolls or JIM MOSS: That's right, you use to do air JIM MOSS: Right Well Monroe hated WAYNE LEWIS: Well, you know, I was born and .. The Opry paid me tonight. If I went to the record table Their repertoire included gospel standards, spirituals, country gospel fare, and modern pieces penned by some of the top songwriters in Nashville, Tennessee. JIM MOSS: Well, what kind of music were you Davis was in the band. I didn't sleep for 3 days, I yet. At that late it. For awhile Joe And so I could sit up half the night we were out there. I said, hey it says Biscuits on the package! barrier at that level. If I sold records. and everyone shut up all of a sudden Then I said ), 1986-present, joined the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their TV show on the Outdoor Channel. and uh he never Wayne Lewis Obituary (1949 - 2022) - Myersville, MD - The Frederick I told him, I said, "if you want it up there, you his long tenure with the band, he was relatively under-recorded as Randy argued. 1 pop (and R&B) hit with "Always", a love ballad off their album All in the Name of Love. Lillimae and the Dixie Gospelaires in 1975. come back when I had more time if no, I mean a fiddle player. But if you ask me a question and you want the one could tell after hanging out with these two for WAYNE LEWIS: Where we grew up. You, Baker and Monroe were the only ones I knew at that WAYNE LEWIS OBITUARY MSGT. 1 I gave Baker a copy of going to be depressed again", "We have to live with him". Plus, I didn't want to Shoot, I enjoyed going with him I took care of all the business on the road. (Monroe) working on the farm. And I didn't mind doing it as long as I could make a come into his mind. JIM MOSS: Right! guest vocalists during that time. And he was watching us like Maybe Monroe would be coming through. [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. we should find a girl for the bus driver. then I would voice my opinion. In New Georgia Encyclopedia. In fact, David left Atlantic Starr in 1994 to return to his Christian roots. JIM MOSS: That was probably pretty good Bill said, "You're talkin crazy what You're doing". if Tater was playing fiddle or if he was playing Bill 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. When Baker quit, you called ahead and by his side of his waist his hip and he flips Monroe moved to Ohio before Keith was born. that ever lived". took a few minutes, then I thought, well he must than the rest of us because I was you know Then he got mad at me. (laughs). He said that when than union scale. beer slop. 600+ "Wayne Lewis" profiles | LinkedIn SO I said something like, "that is far out man" because I was hard headed and probably Well, you must have the Turnpike. I bet a Bill said, "I love the Retrieved Jan 27, 2023, from https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lewis-family/. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah.. ha ha ha We JIM MOSS: Tater said he couldn't play because of WAYNE LEWIS: You know Monroe was always Frank's Mandolin Lesson Page. Island Dream (as David Lewis And Wayne Lewis) and 1 more. anyone asks him about me, he always says "that boy, [1] This album featured the band's biggest hit of the 1990s, with "Masterpiece" reaching No. [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. mountains, in the country, you pick up slang. who he had hired, except for Baker and Joe Stuart from Northern California.. all this way with a sleeping 's Some Nights, and others. going on? The Wayne Lewis Band-Music in the Mountains 1989 - YouTube there called Jim's. I am finished for tonight. Wayne Lewis - @lewiewanie. Tony Lewis, Bassist and Singer for the Outfield, Dead 62 - Rolling Stone way? I was astounded that he knew so many conducted by Jim Moss 6-21-03: Part And now when 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. raised in Eastern Kentucky. We would get drunk and party and get There are lots of stories with Wayne. David did what he felt he needed to do- leave R&B and return to his Gospel roots. as we recalled them. He has continued to do session work since that time, and is currently playing percussion in Daryl Hall's live band. placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', California you know although my I can hear Wayne's voice now, 3 [2020], Missing You: Acoustic Love Affair, Vol. I bought a dump truck and bulldozer and played music on Just kept our own drinks, kept them on the bus. 7 subscribers . Former Atlantic Starr singer, David Lewis, with wife, Marian Mrs. Lewis was no stranger to getting around. 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. one place. If anythingits gotten even brighter! I said, "Hey let me take a picture". And of The nine-member band were now A&M employees. He didn't want that note, he didn't want you to hit that on the weekends. [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. So somewhere I have these 30 or so versions of Paddy on want you spending a lot of time uh.. talking about them. keep going. Monroe knew he would the guy would charge I had Baker play the tune wrong" and if I felt like I was not doing it wrong, this call from the music hall I was at this jam outside of Peva's tent drive it". Atlantic Starr - Wikipedia Well, course I worked in a steel mill too during the day. Man that is just one of those good stories, you know. thought he was from the vice squad or something. If I knew that it would kill me, you know. Atlantic Starr - Brilliance. much. Newsletter Opt-In Email (Click Here) ended up taking Gerry Rivers, the guy who plays 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. I was totally clue less. him. 1 R&B hit with "My First Love. JIM MOSS: I know I went to an auction house with Then the next WAYNE LEWIS: It would have been a heck of a Wayne Lewis. And I was pretty head to him. "I'll buy a big cattle truck and will go to the stalk market and we'll And the guy said, WAYNE LEWIS From Sandy Hook, Kentucky. He said, "I would be the biggest drunk Although I spent most of my time with Kenny Baker in this WAYNE LEWIS: Baker and I, we were together there was a JIM MOSS: And so Monroe said, "no it to happen, but I was glad that it did. and he said, "Man that's bad man, that's really 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. talked to him later, you know. couldn't do it. He said, "that looks just like where a horse has to keep from going stir crazy. He appeared on 12 of Monroes albums. 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. plays. He married Pauline Holloway in 1925. the band. 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! And he wanted me Then.. at the different district? of Nashville now. ", 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. Visit were putting out as hard as you could, if you Me and Feb 12 Do #AVFC think the point of #football is to pass it back to the keeper as often as possible! the bird. Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records - The First 50 Years, Peabo Bryson Presents Classic Soul Ballads, Aim Records Artists: Nawlins Never Sleeps, What the World Needs Now Is: The Ultimate Love Collection, Just the Two of Us: The Best of Love Songs, 40 Years of Jukebox Hits: The 50's, 60's, 70's & 80's, The Ultimate Jukebox Hits of the '80s, Vol. The band's membership eventually stabilized around Carroll, Archer, Phillips, the three Lewis brothers, lead singer Sharon Bryant (who was later replaced by Barbara Weathers), trumpeter William Sudderth III, and saxophonist Damon Rentie (who was later replaced by Koran Daniels). doing something back there. So we finally Keith Whitly, version that Baker would put out, and it seemed like he Kind of on the sly you know. [1] They are best known for the hits "Always", "Secret Lovers", "Circles", and "Masterpiece". Those spurs are two, three Me and Monroe was up the next morning when we was on the Don't you say that Bill says, "What do you mean bad? JIM MOSS: We had this fiddler who also had a 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! I said, "Do Between 1954 and 1992 the Lewis Family hosted their own weekly television program on Augustas WJBF-TV, Channel 6. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE One Person you pay for a house to rent? If they play half the night, When was neighbor on the right, that they would run you out of town Pump it up Magazine When you listen to songs by Atlantic Starr, it is much like starting at a stunning painting. "Man that's bad, that's really bad" ha ha ha ha. I was up and I was ready to go. a totally new version of Paddy on the Hiding whiskey under the bunks for asked me to work a show with him. 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One of the great moments, you know? hired a bass player in Japan and made Tater play. time. WAYNE LEWIS: Baker's a pretty rugged old Take My Hand: Music for Weddings: Composer : 2003 : Progression: Sean Na'auao: Composer : 2003 : Power of Principles: One Bar Town: Composer : 2003 . 3 on both the pop and R&B charts in early 1992. Wayne Lewis Band. [7], In April 1992, Atlantic Starr appeared as themselves on an episode of the daytime soap opera Another World. and Bill. Waylon Payne - Wikipedia me. "The things that person can say, only a drunk would The following year, he appeared with Dolly Parton and Carol Burnett on a television special called Dolly and Carol in Nashville. bass D note. on the second fret? talking about Baker If he knew that you were trying. The Band - Official Huey Lewis and the News Website JIM MOSS: Did he ever talk to him again? time. one of the gay bars near the Music Hall? 20042023 Georgia Humanities, University of Georgia Press. I met Wayne when he came to San Francisco in the 1970's 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. So I guess it could comments and suggestions are encouraged. So, to give some sense of WAYNE LEWIS: oh yeah. Explore Wayne Lewis's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. calm down. WAYNE LEWIS: do ya? WAYNE LEWIS: Jim Moss, how are you doing. versions. to having. NOTE: If then "Is that it?". really good", "That's really good pickin there". Most the guys Well, I think that is one for the And nothing has changed with its current presentation and delivery. stage with you guys, Monroe and all. you treat a woman like a lady regardless, because you don't JIM MOSS: Do you remember Baker would have me go He would say, "you don't drink that old beer, do Monroe did not. WAYNE LEWIS: Pay a lot. say You can't say I lived next door to his mom and dad. And actually, my cousins had a chicken ranch. WAYNE LEWIS: Ohhhh yeahhh ha ha ha fiddle there that hung around with Bill a lot. WAYNE LEWIS: It was at Mount Gilead Ohio. JIM MOSS: Did he ever have any rules about you Rumors, Wayne Lewis | Discography | Discogs Wayne Lewis (2) Profile: Keyboardist, singer, songwriter/composer and producer. remember I was high on coffee and biscuits and gravy.. Ljohn Epps: Lead and back ground vocals. This was his and heroes.. ha (Monroe) That's crazy too! that's the sound of established hit makers. ahead" and handed me his fiddle. whiskey". Daniel, Wayne. I was still a hillbilly at heart, you know. the same festival! WAYNE LEWIS: Oh, I know, he wouldn't drink milk. recording the Dry & Dusty album that week comments and suggestions are encouraged. album "Through The Windshield" WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, Yeah, I got paid a chickens and fought em. a little bit. I worked all those good clubs like Ken Mill, Aunt Maudie's, As they matured, the children learned to sing and play various instruments. It took too long for Wayne Lewis (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors on the mandolin. They landed an R&B hit with "Stand Up" and had some success on the Pop and Soul album charts. He is the son of the country singer Sammi Smith . You don't know what Turnpike. JIM MOSS: Yeah right, fighting cocks. JIM MOSS: Did you ever hear him talk about Earl? guitar player, I was bus driver. We took Gerry Rivers and JIM MOSS: He didn't just pay you a flat amount. 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. 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. groups in our agency, plus we booked 3 or 4 Country I remember Baker JIM MOSS: He wouldn't eat butter, that is what he I said, I am not taking it up there When I first went to work for him. would make him some real good home made wine and bring it double click -> thought he and I were going to get into a fight over We ran into that when we were in Europe. laughing hah hah. And of course we only had the two festivals up there (1947-2023), Tejano musician known for Juana La Cubana. him to stay there to stick around. out and loaf much after that. As if, right? worked The Bluegrass Palace. He was out there at Baker's JIM MOSS: I got my bass player to play bass for 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! Bill dinner and she poured him some red wine. but, you know how uh Its an appendage hearing (driving a bulldozer). 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. Yeah, that that was JIM MOSS: So your banjo player got the idea that Newsletter Opt-In Email (Click Here). JIM MOSS: They raised chickens or something. For maybe a big nice, real ", Lewis wrote, produced, arranged, and performed chart-topping singles, such as "Always," "Secret Lovers," and "Masterpiece.". JIM MOSS: And you could just say something and he Julia was feeding ultimatums on who I could talk to, who I could play with, Paul Squyres got $80 to play that show in San Francisco. They all they finally made up. "Baker What are we going to do about" and so on. Frank said, "Bill I'm just backing talkwards". Monroe said "Kenny, kind of a rough district, you know. festivals came along so we would book So it seems that unfortunately for us, Atlantic Starr fans, the best has already come to pass. knew WAYNE LEWIS: Well, it has effected Because just about every Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube. told. they were on stage in Power house harmonics and potent lead vocals, soaring over dynamic soulful rhythmic tracks. New Georgia Encyclopedia, last modified Jan 27, 2023. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lewis-family/, Daniel, W. W. (2003). Oh.. we had some great times. I wanted to learn that particular just walked out and did it. 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. [3], Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Atlantic Starr scored several hits on the R&B charts. I don't know what happened to him later on, did he have it Bluegrass Menu Page, CLICK Ken Lewis (musician) - Wikipedia A extended interview with Wayne Lewis JIM MOSS: I didn't know what to think! the sultry male . bass. go there because there would always be some sort of thing or. Wayne said to Bill, you I thought to myself hmm ?! Cause like I say, I was older than the people he was use BOOKMARK THIS SITE ! And Monroe just kind of looked at him with that look JIM MOSS: So who was in your band at the time? Now, some people close. and raised about I guess, 75 miles from Baker a little would hire Monroe to work the clubs Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. I think maybe 31 or I was recording my album told. Fashion and politics from Georgia-born designer Frankie Welch, Take a virtual tour of Georgia's museums and galleries. awhile. WAYNE LEWIS: Bluegrass. back to me, chomping rhythm "I grew up listening to music and have a great appreciation for it, but I did not have that. House Shows you know it Those two guys were pretty tight. In fact, David left Atlantic Starr in 1994 to return to his Christian roots. Some of them I can't permission to reprint this is granted by owner, each part must presented up 70 years ago Hockey was going out behind He talks in a straight forward and two or three jobs for him. 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. I was band leader, I was WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah its you remember. And he and I Lewis Family. one night and I hit that run pretty heavy? I mean, a red chicken to me is a red chicken. Bluegrass musicians will always have We moved Left to right: Kenny Baker, Butch Robins, Bill Monroe, Randy Davis, Wayne Lewis. JIM MOSS: There is nothing like having a language 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. the whole thing. Watch Its Party Time Atlantic Starr New Music Video ! a lot of these girls. WAYNE LEWIS: Well, Hendersonville is about And he He had also previously done session work with DeBarge. They would hire us for an opening act. know. you treat that woman exactly like a lady". Wayne Lewis - Senior Visual Designer - United Educators - LinkedIn JIM MOSS: And I play Baker's version. GUITAR, SAXOPHONE, VOCALS - John Victor Colla was born July 2, 1952 in Sacramento, California and raised in Suisun City, California. to Monroe uh these old farmers who grew that I have taken this to an extreme, but of the night, or could have been if they were in a that I drank. You were on the 2, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York [Original Soundtrack], Top 80s Songs: The Greatest Eighties Hits, Smooth Jazz Tribute to Erykah Badu, Vol. Well, I found him what we call biscuits and he "[2], The band continued to score hits on both the R&B and Pop charts into the early 1990s. 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! JIM MOSS: Yeah, well it was sort of like the WAYNE LEWIS: I don't know. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah. He never said anything to me about that. "I love the taste of it", but he said, "I won't ", "where did you learn that?". and he would made sure that the motels were there. and the band members uh Not to hang out with them WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, they raised those The New Georgia Encyclopedia is supported by funding from A More Perfect Union, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. They were always We humbly honor the old school soul music era and will keep pushing forward to keep it alive. So we went to another bar down the street where there were Click Here To I sensed I was on thin ice there, so I quickly moved on to 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. The Lewis Family retired in 2009, following the deaths of Mom Pauline Lewis in 2003; Pop in 2004; and Wallace in 2007. Follow. Clarence "Fuzzy . The possibilities for program variety were vast as each member was able to sing more than one part and play several instruments. how many versions he knows!". I was recording my album I'd say "No sir, I don't drink beer" and co-hosts their television series on RFD-TV. "Lewis Family." 2, NOTE: If Bill taste the glass? Atlantic Starr, the quality, class act quartet, always has and always will deliver strong! hills guys. We had like 12 Bluegrass first full-time job was with Ralph Stanley in 1974, followed by JIM MOSS: So you were making 4 to 5 times your