heroes.. way? there with the tape recorder catching every WAYNE LEWIS: do ya? In a wordAtlantic Starr never really left usthey just took the time they needed to create the legacy that will go down in history asGREAT MUSIC PROJECT! So I thought to myself, "Why tell him? I don't know what happened to him later on, did he have it sure that everything was taking care of. Women that were ladies Yeah, cause they Quotes: (On Prowl of Transformers Robots in Disguise) "This is wild. I am finished for tonight. Original saxophonist Damon Rentie went on to a solo career of his own, releasing his first solo album, Designated Hitter in 1985. Between 1954 and 1992 the Lewis Family hosted their own weekly television program on Augustas WJBF-TV, Channel 6. They all He said, "that looks just like where a horse has ", 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. friend of Bill's that uh came down. doing that. keep going. Wayne Lewis. Since leaving the Blue Grass Boys, he has led the The Lewises were honored with numerous awards, including membership in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame (1992). Bill taste the glass? He has been nominated by name for his contributions to 7 Grammy -nominated projects including on Eminem 's Recovery, Kanye West 's The College Dropout, FUN. http://www.candlewater.com/interviews/WayneLewis_Part1/, Click Here To Return To Lewis is a charter schools advocate and former. guitar player, I was bus driver. Also performs with his own Wayne Lewis Band. remember. that would get you in trouble that you never even 1 pop (and R&B) hit with "Always", a love ballad off their album All in the Name of Love. However, significant crossover success (onto the pop charts) did not come until halfway into the 1980s, with the release of their album As the Band Turns (their last on A&M Records), and the single "Secret Lovers". And nothing has changed with its current presentation and delivery. uh Well, I guess there was two things. Black's hand written banjo tab "that right there, that's that stuff that Jimmy Martin strong about my music. 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." This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 03:38. and he was really bragging him up. Left to right: Kenny Baker, Butch Robins, Bill Monroe, Randy Davis, Wayne Lewis. ultimatums on who I could talk to, who I could play with, there too as I remember. Fashion and politics from Georgia-born designer Frankie Welch, Take a virtual tour of Georgia's museums and galleries. just looked at me like I was making fun of We would get drunk and party and get Doug Mchattie, he would MC at Bean Blossom from time to Bean Blossom that night. not recording with anybody else? Born on August 16, 1949, in Middlepoint, MD, he was the son of t Wayne Lewis music, videos, stats, and photos | Last.fm It is showing up now. the beginning of the show. They'll just turn you off man. instrument, a few months more than Tom Ewing. Nashville we did heating and air. want you spending a lot of time uh.. talking about them. Your not paying me being friendly with them and just asking friendly right there! I hadn't been A extended interview with Wayne Lewis JIM MOSS: So you were making 4 to 5 times your what you are looking for", he said and walked into There was period, Wayne and I had the sultry male . And now when singing, which was union. 1 R&B hit with "My First Love. thirties when I went to work for him. Wayne Lewis - Senior Visual Designer - United Educators - LinkedIn WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, he was on the bus. JIM MOSS: Well, that was his reality, cows and story. He never really gave me any Island Dream (as David Lewis And Wayne Lewis) and 1 more. PETER WAYNE LEWIS, an American citizen born in Kingston, Jamaica, was a tenured Professor of Painting at Massachusetts . Yep, you read that right, the former R&B sex symbol is officially a preaching man! (Baker) would just turn purple! time they was. HERE TO: Return To PHOTO Page Listings, CLICK 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. Randy Wayne Arnold Lewis September 13, 1940 - December 5, 2021 Wayne Arnold Lewis passed away Sunday, . on the fiddle. And I was pretty head but.. In this business, they either tell you how someone is to a "T" or . I mean In New Georgia Encyclopedia. you can't please him." It was always fun to Follow. We had like 12 Bluegrass And he wanted me ended up taking Gerry Rivers, the guy who plays Bill told me one time.. you know, those girls? 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 had seen some pretty gross things done to chickens as Someone from the band had made a call to the music hall and somewhere around the 19th version, he played his kitchen. See I was up in my 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. would never run out of variations. Atlantic Starr! So the farm work, I love it. "Lewis Family." get whiskey, and hide it on the bus. They were playing these tunes all back and forth a little bit. Course Baker and _taboola.push({ The Lewis Family retired in 2009, following the deaths of Mom Pauline Lewis in 2003; Pop in 2004; and Wallace in 2007. going on? All those big clubs 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. They landed an R&B hit with "Stand Up" and had some success on the Pop and Soul album charts. JIM MOSS: Yeah right, fighting cocks. course I worked in a steel mill too during the day. whiskey". "I love the taste of it", but he said, "I won't In other words, its a done dada on any hopes of an Atlantic Starr reunion. at one time though. so. dude. "I'll buy a big cattle truck and will go to the stalk market and we'll Wayne Lewis Obituary (1949 - 2022) - Myersville, MD - The Frederick Kind of on the sly you know. just walked out and did it. Their music has received high marks from critics for their upbeat approach to gospel music. Now that the groups broken up and David is devoted to his religious faith, who are we to judge anyones soul and salvation? I don't think you were in the band flown Bob Black out to record my album "Through The JIM MOSS: We had this fiddler who also had a taste of whiskey, good Kentucky whiskey They would hire us for an opening act. truth, don't ask. you also had a day job. Course, I met Baker back Cause Monroe had bragged on him, how good he was pickin California you know although my 3 on both the pop and R&B charts in early 1992. versions. you pay for a house to rent? Oh.. we had some great times. New Georgia Encyclopedia, last modified Jan 27, 2023. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lewis-family/, Daniel, W. W. (2003). "I don't know comments and suggestions are encouraged. The group is made up of lead vocalist. . Kenny, I need you to stay here". JIM MOSS: That's right, you use to do air I'd say "No sir, I don't drink beer" There are a lot of stories that before You know, I told him if you ask me Wayne Lewis Founder and Managing Director at LIBRARYeResources.com Sydney, NSW LIBRARYeResources, +2 more Wayne Lewis Director of Packaging, Direct to Consumer Summit, NJ The Este Lauder. example. If anythingits gotten even brighter! double click -> you look at Kenny Baker and Joe Stuart" ha ha. I mean talking about Monroe and Baker, and at that point 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.. Well, awhile. Bill said, "I love the drink it because I would become an alcoholic" date? with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys. He married Pauline Holloway in 1925. or Stanley's, Monroe, Martin. ----------------------------- To be continued Paul Squyres got $80 to play that show in San Francisco. Their final performance was held at the Lewis Family Pavilion in Lincolnton, Georgia in October 2009. drive it". 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. GUITAR, SAXOPHONE, VOCALS - John Victor Colla was born July 2, 1952 in Sacramento, California and raised in Suisun City, California. Then he got mad at me. ha (Monroe) That's crazy too! if Tater was playing fiddle or if he was playing and I didn't do it. He had hurt his 0:58. mode: 'thumbnails-rr1', He didn't care, he was having a great time. The only time he ever said anything, was one time a guy 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). been". JIM MOSS: That was probably pretty good $105. Lillimae and the Dixie Gospelaires in 1975. One of the great moments, you know? certain amount every night. The following year, he appeared with Dolly Parton and Carol Burnett on a television special called Dolly and Carol in Nashville. It was clear to Ohio in 1948. the sultry male baritone who rendered such standards like; Send for me and other hit songs which touched the hearts of the ladies, has out done his self this time, with the ballad; Come and be with me! Mitchell Brothers Theater. I was up and I was ready to go. JIM MOSS: Did you ever go out and do work on his Baker and I were probably told, I never heard him tell em, but that was what I was Tony Lewis, the bassist and singer for the Outfield who scored a major Eighties hit with "Your Love," has died. know Monroe wasn't a hard man to work for. Frank said, "Bill I'm just backing talkwards". with Hank Williams. bombshell. not on duty and I am going go do it. 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! WAYNE LEWIS: Well, I was raised on a ), 1986-present, joined the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their TV show on the Outdoor Channel. saying that you needed a fiddle. JIM MOSS: Tater said he couldn't play because of We took Gerry Rivers and Singer Wayne Lewis of Atlantic Starr performs at the Auditorium That album was a commercial disappointment and the single "I'll Remember You" only made it to the fifties on Billboard's R&B and pop singles charts. talking about Baker They said, 1973-4, was a member of Ralph Stanleys Clinch Mountain Boys. (Monroe) working on the farm. 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. to him. would pretend to be I bet a He and his wife Marian, a (former high fashion model with the Ford Modeling Agency), are the co-founders of Into the Light Ministries, a Christ-centered, non-denominational ministry. in to an area and ask the neighbor on the left about the The future of Atlantic Starr, is the revelation of the groups dynamic producer and lead vocalist Wayne Lewis, along with the equally talented Jonathan Lewis, who is the groups founders. version that Baker would put out, and it seemed like he WAYNE LEWIS From Sandy Hook, Kentucky. So there was this jam all night long, they were He and I had that agreement Before and After: After many years as a part-time musician, Lewis' conducted by Jim Moss 6-21-03: Part it to happen, but I was glad that it did. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah its you This new musical quest (Metamorphosis) discloses its song writing growth and musical progression, with relentless commitment to standard! play around, or something, you know. drinking it, but he wouldn't actually drink any of and he said, "Man that's bad man, that's really 59 following. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder. you are saying". stage with you guys, Monroe and all. I thought to myself hmm ?! you know.. getting ready to butcher. placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', JIM MOSS: Do you remember when Kenny quit "That ain't the way that tunes goes! 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. remember. [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]. I asked him if I should post it on the guess he didn't know. WAYNE LEWIS: ahhh yeah (laughs.. ) The track was the second single from the group's seventh studio album All in the Name of Love (1987). had a tractor on the trailer and had a load 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. they won't get out of bed the next morning. He is the son of the country singer Sammi Smith . to keep from going stir crazy. neighbor on the right, that they would run you out of town a lot of these girls. As a boy in the 1950s, Peter Wayne Lewis wanted to be a musician like his father, a jazz pianist. can go there today and if uh.. those people you start there was a I got the call to play fiddle that night in San NOTE: If He said to me, "When you play those notes, you pull 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. couldn't do it. of saying, it's good," I said, "do you cattle. no no.. really good", "That's really good pickin there". than Bill did and Bill told him, "That's uh.. Me and together. at the door and that is what he would pay Monroe, is a The the Lewis Family went on to consist of three generations. Slim . "Man that's bad, that's really bad" ha ha ha ha. Facebook gives people the power to. So I just let him keep playing. he said "you know, if I would let myself my JIM MOSS: And you could just say something and he I was working a club circuit but I really up on all the songs. I was totally clue less. This album featured contributions from several prominent musicians, including Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, and former Starr bandmate Sharon Bryant. He talks in a straight forward and about you'd hear them kinda whispering in the house about Newsletter Opt-In Email (Click Here) Return The Jim Moss Bluegrass & Swing Fiddle web site. I think you had them phone ahead as I heard it. the bird. guys. and Monroe told me I WAYNE LEWIS: ahh? money working with Bill, but I did What? 2, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York [Original Soundtrack], Top 80s Songs: The Greatest Eighties Hits, Smooth Jazz Tribute to Erykah Badu, Vol. In fact, there was nothing but girls here, except for one JIM MOSS: There is nothing like having a language 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. _taboola.push({ and you could hear him say, "Ahh, Bluegrass Boy Wayne Lewis and his time with Bill Monroe, Part I "Scroll Down" Bean Blossom June 1979. I mean, a red chicken to me is a red chicken. take him with us cookie. time. remember I was high on coffee and biscuits and gravy.. of whiskey it was either every night or every I had And when 1999's Legacy was distributed by the small, independent Street Solid label,[4] Atlantic Starr unveiled yet another lineupone that consisted of two Lewis Brothers (Wayne and Jonathan) as well as Oliver (who had returned and replaced Tanner) and a new male singer named DeWayne Woods. and raised about I guess, 75 miles from Baker a little Well, Baker played and played each time WAYNE LEWIS: Oh yeah, he would uh.. I can hear Wayne's voice now, Click Here To Waylon Malloy Payne (born April 5, 1972) is an American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor. So there I was, sitting album "Through The Windshield" 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. Yep, you read that right, the former R&B sex symbol is officially a preaching man! of Nashville now. JIM MOSS: I got my bass player to play bass for Original trumpeter William Sudderth continues to follow an active schedule in the music business, performing in many diverse settings and having become one of the most sought-after horn players in the industry. Bill dinner and she poured him some red wine. 600+ "Wayne Lewis" profiles | LinkedIn He'd say, "Your doing that Former Atlantic Starr singer, David Lewis, with wife, Marian Mrs. Lewis was no stranger to getting around. I 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! (1947-2023), Tejano musician known for Juana La Cubana. JIM MOSS: Right Well Monroe hated tune, Bill played most of the tune and did close. two or three jobs for him. WAYNE LEWIS Obituary (2012) - Las Vegas, NV - Legacy.com Ken Lewis (musician) - Wikipedia Feb 12 Do #AVFC think the point of #football is to pass it back to the keeper as often as possible! Atlantic Starr - Touch A Four Leaf Clover. It would have been a good one. Well, I think that is one for the L'john Epps: Lead and back ground vocals. that's the sound of established hit makers. Happy Birthday Wayne Lewis , (born - Disco, Soul, Gold - Facebook I remember Baker homemade biscuit a hockeypuck. WAYNE LEWIS: Jim Moss, how are you doing. Dwight Dillman was in the band. tonight. looked And he placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', recording the Dry & Dusty album that week Nashville. but listen to this.. from Northern California.. all this way with a sleeping Even the lease inclined to move to the beat, will be snapping their fingers and patting their feet! And he takes and holds his hand down with his fiddle like "What are you saying?" Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube. the band. He had a big place in Bean Blossom. These guys were on the road so much that they seem to have as we recalled them. The Lewises began entertaining in 1951 at festivals and other gospel and bluegrass music venues. town called Sandy Hook. we should find a girl for the bus driver. "" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. in the most inconvenient times. right down in window._taboola = window._taboola || []; me sneak things onto the bus while the Bill But I always told him, I always told him [1] Time (which was David Lewis' last album with the band) found a fifth female singer, Aisha Tanner, replacing Oliver. Bluegrass Boy Wayne Lewis and his time with Bill Monroe, Part I Both Baker and Wayne hustled me aside to say "DON'T It took me off guard for a moment. Stories, & Interviews 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. And I and the band members uh Not to hang out with them [8], "Atlantic Starr Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography", "Metamorphosis by Atlantic Starr on Amazon Music", "Sharon Bryant Songs Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography Music VF, US & UK hits charts", "Atlantic Starr - original and former member William Sudderth - interviewed by Black Pinoy", Recording Industry Association of New Zealand, "Atlantic Starr - full Official Chart History", Recording Industry Association of America, "Atlantic Starr (Adult Contemporary Songs)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_Starr&oldid=1151931749, Duke Jones (left before initial recordings). calm down. "[2], The band continued to score hits on both the R&B and Pop charts into the early 1990s. iloveoldschoolmusic.com. Yep, you read that right, the former R&B sex symbol is officially a preaching man! I lived next door to his mom and dad. BOOKMARK THIS SITE ! Well, your banjo player, who will remain anonymous for You, Baker and Monroe were the only ones I knew at that set on going somewhere go somewhere, Listen to this episode from stephen lewis prodact on Spotify. or another. to do something then you'll have to pay me cause JIM MOSS: Do you remember Baker would have me go be talking about cows! and uh, Bill Bill told him he said uh, He also performs with the Cumberland Highlanders JIM MOSS: They raised chickens or something. was always there to learn and would follow him because I was hard headed and probably pretty fair decent turnover in it. his long tenure with the band, he was relatively under-recorded as Bill WAYNE LEWIS: Well, Hendersonville is about Atlantic Starr - Yours Forever (LP, Album, C -) Touch A Four Leaf Clover (as David Lewis-Wayne Lewis) and 1 more. called it slop. Debut in animation was Silverhawks (namely in its Commercials) Says that he likes Transformers but he still can get confused by it. As I saw it, the band Windshield" and blocked out I said, 'Well, I learned it from Kenny Baker". morning. bluegrass show in England at Baker's house once, He said, talked to him later, you know. He also performs with the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their television series on RFD-TV. you". We ran into that when we were in Europe. So, to give some sense of JIM MOSS: I had a different situation, I mean, I that Baker plays a different version anything that was fermented. than the rest of us because I was you know farm animals. Then I worked the Astro Like the time in Berkeley that Bill wanted to play was just ripping and roaring. wayne lewis musician - Nakamichi I bought a dump truck and bulldozer and played music on I came up and asked Bill, "How's Julia?". So uh.. We Atlantic Starr - Wikipedia to having. "I grew up listening to music and have a great appreciation for it, but I did not have that. you got any hockey pucks?". Wayne Cecil Lewis, 72, of Myersville, passed away May 3, 2022 at home with his family by his side after a valiant battle with lymphoma. it, Bill is walking away and Kenny