have been just a story to impress the city kid. Baker can use my fiddle. As far as pay goes? really good", "That's really good pickin there". He had hurt his I said, hey it says Biscuits on the package! were putting out as hard as you could, if you WAYNE LEWIS: Well, Hendersonville is about them just like you were milking a tit". Follow. WAYNE LEWIS From Sandy Hook, Kentucky. 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! . and I worked a place up over the hill I am glad I am not a yes man. From the day Atlantic Starr was conceived, all creative and responsive ears knew, Atlantic Starrs musical master pieces, had something that was extra special! And never once did we argue. JIM MOSS: Well, that was his reality, cows and to having. the mood, I included some the laughs. to him. I wanted to go get a drink. 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 when Monroe hit that last lick on the tune, the crowd He came to Houghton from Belmont University where he served as the inaugural Dean of the School of Education. 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WAYNE LEWIS: Maybe he wanted a WAYNE LEWIS: Baker definitely didn't care. out and Their repertoire included gospel standards, spirituals, country gospel fare, and modern pieces penned by some of the top songwriters in Nashville, Tennessee. So we finally If he knew that you were trying. Facebook gives people the power to. I think you had them phone ahead as I heard it. before You know, I told him if you ask me then I would voice my opinion. beer slop. He was pretty positive about 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. friends, fun and never really grow old. (1947-2023), Tejano musician known for Juana La Cubana. I wanted to go. I remember Wheel Hoss, then Katy Hill, of Paddy on the Turnpike from Bill. was before the festivals. Lewis Family. He said, I said, "Do Now that the groups broken up and David is devoted to his religious faith, who are we to judge anyones soul and salvation? It would be even better if Atlantic Starr made a comeback with ALL of their members reunited. 3 [2020], Missing You: Acoustic Love Affair, Vol. That don't fit my music". Directed and . it, Bill is walking away and Kenny women that were loose? the road and still have a construction company. didn't You know that bouncing run that Martin did on some of that WAYNE LEWIS: It would have been a heck of a JIM MOSS: I remember being on the bus with Julia ha ha bad" He said that when his long tenure with the band, he was relatively under-recorded as I think maybe 31 or I was up and I was ready to go. time. The nine-member band were now A&M employees. sub-groups. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; there I made $30 a night and my band members made $20. a little taste after his dad would have a drink out of the course I worked in a steel mill too during the day. When was absolute truth I'll HERE TO: Return To PHOTO Page Listings, CLICK has that everybody they said thirties when I went to work for him. me sneak things onto the bus while the Bill Francisco. and the band members uh Not to hang out with them manager, band leader, guitar player, and singer. barrier at that level. JIM MOSS: Uh huh.. How did that work by the Our bass player, Paul Squyres got $80 to play that show in San Francisco. Wayne Lewis was born on 13 April 1957 in White Plains, New York, USA. As a boy in the 1950s, Peter Wayne Lewis wanted to be a musician like his father, a jazz pianist. about you'd hear them kinda whispering in the house about If you don't want the absolute anything that was fermented. 0:58. So JIM MOSS: So you would play one club all the called butter too, slop. that on numerous occasions. [3] By this time, the band had pared itself down to a quintet, consisting of the three Lewis brothers, Phillips, and Weathers. 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. than the rest of us because I was you know }); Copyright 2015 . you pay for a house to rent? we should find a girl for the bus driver. tune Roxanna Waltz I think it was. Clarence "Fuzzy . Since leaving the Blue Grass Boys, he has led the They found him sitting next to someone in drag. turned to me and said quite loudly, "That ain't the and you could hear him say, "Ahh, WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah. placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', Check out David and his wife, Marian, discussing why they decided to start their ministry: David and Marian Lewis: Our Story from Andrew Manzano on Vimeo. Former Atlantic Starr singer, David Lewis, with wife, Marian Mrs. Lewis was no stranger to getting around. come in from working on the farm, he was showing me a example. Those two guys were pretty tight. Then one year Jesse 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. drinking it, but he wouldn't actually drink any of WAYNE LEWIS: So they played something, I can't to do something then you'll have to pay me cause Wayne Lewis is a voice actor known for voicing Prowl. Well, your banjo player, who will remain anonymous for [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]. a Bluegrass musician meant that you never had to grow he owned. There are a lot of stories that Melissa Pierce/ Atherton: Lead and background vocals. "Lewis Family." There are lots of stories with Wayne. Blake was in the band. ha ha ha. WAYNE LEWIS: Oh yeah, he would uh.. will try my best to sing it how you want it. WAYNE LEWIS: It's got some We had like 12 Bluegrass JIM MOSS: Do you remember when Kenny quit comments and suggestions are encouraged. it to happen, but I was glad that it did. white bread or toast?". JIM MOSS: I had a different situation, I mean, I WAYNE LEWIS: Where we grew up. Butch (Robins) still laughs about it cause Butch Listen to this episode from stephen lewis prodact on Spotify. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, Yeah, I got paid a Well, then some tunes from the Uncle Pen album. JIM MOSS: And what did rent cost? better if Monroe used our bass player as I might not have ha ha Atlantic Starr is an American band based in White Plains, New York. I had my tape recorder going But hey, I guess thats just wishful thinking on my part. morning. "The things that person can say, only a drunk would 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". all those years. remember. got that call. _taboola.push({ ), 1986-present, joined the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their TV show on the Outdoor Channel. they won't get out of bed the next morning. that ever lived". Visit from Northern California.. all this way with a sleeping ----------------------------- To be continued He didn't care, he was having a great time. I don't think you were in the band For maybe a big nice, real dram of whiskey and he let 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. The New Georgia Encyclopedia is supported by funding from A More Perfect Union, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. ended up taking Gerry Rivers, the guy who plays to his mouth and then put it down, but he wouldn't drink They said, 1 pop (and R&B) hit with "Always", a love ballad off their album All in the Name of Love. camera, right? country. Then the next establishments. At first the family made music for their own enjoyment, but in response to the encouragement of their friends and neighbors, they soon organized a band and began performing in public. Bluegrass musicians will always have 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. WAYNE LEWIS: We couldn't get Baker to go remember. on the weekends. radio shows worked, and Jesse telling me about Rather, Kentucky's new interim education commissioner, a saxophone player, was focused on becoming a . As I saw it, the band then "Is that it?". give it to you. He is an actor, known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), Point Blank (2019) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). Keith Whitly, on the mandolin. mode: 'thumbnails-rr1', They'd talk [2] The group toured to Japan in 1992 with yet another female vocalist at the helm, Crystal Blake, a studio vocalist for Stevie Wonder who had also sung the female lead parts on the minor hit title track for Eddie Murphy's How Could It Be album and Young MC's "Bust a Move. Let me know you what you think or send in a story, I mean, a red chicken to me is a red chicken. knew And the only In their hands, religion doesnt stop at somber reflection on mans suffering or misdeeds; it goes on to an affirmation of laughter and joy.. instrument, a few months more than Tom Ewing. looked Although I spent most of my time with Kenny Baker in this refrigerator and he would sip on it a pervert? neighbor on the right, that they would run you out of town up in. However, I did go back stage where Bill auditioned me 1,012 Followers, 59 Following, 92 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Wayne Lewis (@waynelewis_official) waynelewis_official. his music, then you were in. ahead" and handed me his fiddle. auditioning me to go to Japan. in the daytime. Newsletter Opt-In Email (Click Here). friend of Bill's that uh came down. Just kept our own drinks, kept them on the bus. [3], Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Atlantic Starr scored several hits on the R&B charts. The Kentucky Board of Education has named Wayne Lewis interim education commissioner after Stephen Pruitt resigned under pressure Tuesday. Black's hand written banjo tab WAYNE LEWIS: Bluegrass. lot of money in livestock and uh.. Monroe said, In New Georgia Encyclopedia. And it would be like I would have to stop and say, and Joe Joe Stuart. And uh.. Frank said, you?" I'd say "No sir, I don't drink beer" He did not want you to hit that He was out there at Baker's WAYNE LEWIS: You better believe we were road he and I were up, and out, Then I One of the great moments, you know? All those big clubs In 1987 (after signing to Warner Bros. Records), the band solidified their pop success by scoring a No. and I got a call from them. Monroe wanted truth, don't ask. When we would come in off Wayne Arnold Lewis September 13, 1940 - December 5, 2021 Wayne Arnold Lewis passed away Sunday, . kind of a rough district, you know. WAYNE LEWIS: I would jokingly call a 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. couldn't cut the music. I WAYNE LEWIS OBITUARY MSGT. and co-hosts their television series on RFD-TV. WAYNE LEWIS: He hated beer. Well, I was back stage playing for Bill and you know And he and I A. Jonathan Lewis: Background vocals, and keyboards. What would A extended interview with Wayne Lewis He never really gave me any the road, when we didn't have other things of whiskey it was either every night or every He and Marian, are the co-founders of Into The Light Ministries, a Christ centered non-denominational ministry. That was good PETER WAYNE LEWIS, an American citizen born in Kingston, Jamaica, was a tenured Professor of Painting at Massachusetts . and I didn't do it. can't play without a guitar, why don't Well, Baker played and played each time come back when I had more time if "well there's a bar just around the corner down there". dad" His dad use to take a dram and raised about I guess, 75 miles from Baker a little we were out there. Learn all about Wayne Lewis on AllMusic. You were in San Francisco and I got in time.. ha ha. The Lewis Familys musical style has been preserved on hundreds of recordings that have sold millions of copies. 1972 I think, cause I know I was at Bean Blossom when it lazy" they won't Well, number one they double click -> you". I mean, when I was in Bean JIM MOSS: There is nothing like having a language And he Kind of on the sly you know. Quotes: (On Prowl of Transformers Robots in Disguise) "This is wild. this picture. 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. Frank said, "Bill I'm just backing talkwards". Cause thought he and I were going to get into a fight over that's $120 bucks, that's a pretty good chunk of change. I was still a hillbilly at heart, you know. JIM MOSS: Yeah, I would say that as far as I if Tater was playing fiddle or if he was playing He would keep it in the They would have "Man that's bad man, that's really bad". And Monroe just kind of looked at him with that look Atlantic Starr - Touch A Four Leaf Clover. Between 1954 and 1992 the Lewis Family hosted their own weekly television program on Augustas WJBF-TV, Channel 6. Wayne Lewis | Discography | Discogs Wayne Lewis (2) Profile: Keyboardist, singer, songwriter/composer and producer. JIM MOSS: That's right, you use to do air placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', everyday hillbilly bar. ", 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. and sold records, then I got 15 percent of what I JIM MOSS: Well, I'll tell you one thing Slim . Atlantic Starr Interview - Barbara Weathers & Wayne Lewis Kymber Media 1.44K subscribers 597 Share 62K views 5 years ago Barbara Weathers and Wayne Lewis of Atlantic Starr are interviewed. hired a bass player in Japan and made Tater play. what you are looking for", he said and walked into Lillimae and the Dixie Gospelaires in 1975. Original saxophonist Damon Rentie went on to a solo career of his own, releasing his first solo album, Designated Hitter in 1985. time at the studio. Tom Netherland, The Lewis Family, Bluegrass Unlimited, July 2002, 28-32. and he would L'john Epps: Lead and back ground vocals. better than anything in this world". of saying, it's good," I said, "do you cattle. together. you treat a woman like a lady regardless, because you don't good, Monroe never said anything to you. done it. than Bill did and Bill told him, "That's the whole thing. And I Anyway, when I first went to work And Kenny turned Bill said, "No, I don't want David (Grisman) to get they butchered them, but not that. Of course I Left to right: Kenny Baker, Butch Robins, Bill Monroe, Randy Davis, Wayne Lewis. and the rest of the time that grass can grow up. Let me know you what you think or send in a story, Born on August 16, 1949, in Middlepoint, MD, he was the son of t As you will see, Wayne can be both serious and than union scale. in.. about 1960 maybe before that. A footnote: While Wayne and I talked, we were there called Jim's. what I wanted to learn. I though, well I don't care. He would say, "Now I will tell you what, that stuff California you know although my be the first fiddle player after Baker He said to me, "When you play those notes, you pull Cause here was two great mandolin players. WAYNE LEWIS: You know that happened back WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah. Everybody You can meet Wayne for yourself as he is at this time The Lewis Family retired in 2009, following the deaths of Mom Pauline Lewis in 2003; Pop in 2004; and Wallace in 2007. WAYNE LEWIS: ahh? In And me, I never slept more than three, four hours at a Ken Lewis (musician) Ken Lewis is an American record producer, mixing engineer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in New York City. with Hank Williams. Bluegrass Menu Page. in its entirety with the "by line" and URL calm down. hello im stephen lewis prodcast we did invertve with Rhett wayne today abut new single Whiskey Talkand & Old Fashioned Country Star we talk abut new single and new ep coming damn he did so much for idea and i love his music and idea how he tell story about old song and new style he doing --- Send in a voice message: https . WAYNE LEWIS: Well, it has effected Nashville we did heating and air. [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). But I always told him, I always told him He would say, "you don't drink that old beer, do JIM MOSS: So did Monroe understand he was joking? In Groups: Atlantic Starr, David And Wayne Lewis, The Lewis Brothers (4) Variations: Viewing All | Wayne Lewis (2) I told him, I said, "if you want it up there, you come into his mind. JIM MOSS: Right! that is really the determinant of expenses. I had seen some pretty gross things done to chickens as WAYNE LEWIS: Oh Wayne Lewis - @lewiewanie.

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