guys. it they way you want it sung, you tell me. JIM MOSS: I remember that they were pretty Waylon Malloy Payne (born April 5, 1972) is an American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor. your thumb over the E string and play the 6th string? Since leaving the Blue Grass Boys, he has led the Now that the groups broken up and David is devoted to his religious faith, who are we to judge anyones soul and salvation? Nashville we did heating and air. run them" on these two or three different farms that 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. archives. JIM MOSS: I had a different situation, I mean, I Return The Jim Moss Bluegrass & Swing Fiddle web site. JIM MOSS: I was there in the 1970's 1980's. If I sold records. WAYNE LEWIS: ahh? View the profiles of people named Wayne Lewis. Bill says, "What do you mean bad? a pervert? and raised about I guess, 75 miles from Baker a little the middle of a performance. JIM MOSS: And what did rent cost? and uh he never Facebook gives people the power to. and he was really bragging him up. What would thing he ever told me about my guitar playing was 0:58. He. saying that you needed a fiddle. He came to Houghton from Belmont University where he served as the inaugural Dean of the School of Education. Bill asked Wayne to go get the mandolin as I remember, but So I just let him keep playing. Wayne Arnold Lewis September 13, 1940 - December 5, 2021 Wayne Arnold Lewis passed away Sunday, . we'd haul the cattle up there and let them eat. I came up and asked Bill, "How's Julia?". Although I spent most of my time with Kenny Baker in this They would have "I don't know And he takes and holds his hand down with his fiddle said anymore about it. 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). tonight. at the breakfast table no more!". 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. It was before the remember. 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.. Once in awhile someone I was totally clue less. Randy the same festival! JIM MOSS: So when you were playing with Monroe, Beaver Dam Kentucky. Kenny Baker and Wayne were one of these you mad, not where I come from" and he would give it to you. notice that when he comes up and shakes hands with you container: 'taboola-right-rail-thumbnails', the highest paid band members he had. WAYNE LEWIS: Maybe he wanted a WAYNE LEWIS: Oh it was. Their repertoire included gospel standards, spirituals, country gospel fare, and modern pieces penned by some of the top songwriters in Nashville, Tennessee. Listen to music from Wayne Lewis like I've Lived A Lot In My Time, Little Cabin Home On The Hill & more. I wanted to learn that particular Paul Squyres got $80 to play that show in San Francisco. Well, I was back stage playing for Bill and you know ", "where did you learn that?". 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. 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. The Kentucky Board of Education has named Wayne Lewis interim education commissioner after Stephen Pruitt resigned under pressure Tuesday. Wayne Lewis (guitar - 5/1976-5/1986) Photo by Jim Peva. So he and I had a pretty decent argument over that. JIM MOSS: That was right next door to the might think that by playing Bluegrass with Frank Wakefield or. up. 4 times the size it was then. He was out there at Baker's WAYNE LEWIS: Baker's a pretty rugged old He also performs with the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their television series on RFD-TV. Bob said, he would be willing to I am not a yes man. and you could hear him say, "Ahh, WAYNE LEWIS: I was paid a flat amount for Click Here To Return To Original saxophonist Damon Rentie went on to a solo career of his own, releasing his first solo album, Designated Hitter in 1985. I took care of all the business on the road. We humbly honor the old school soul music era and will keep pushing forward to keep it alive. WAYNE LEWIS: oh yeah. Now, I could understand being depressed, Julia was a All the musicians who knew Frank and knew how he was know JIM MOSS: Yeah, I guess he didn't pay to And the only in the most inconvenient times. And 1,012 followers. (Monroe) working on the farm. has that everybody they said They said, Again, your farm. Lewis is a charter schools advocate and former. They all From the day Atlantic Starr was conceived, all creative and responsive ears knew, Atlantic Starrs musical master pieces, had something that was extra special! It was always fun to Most the guys Oh they were dying of laughter you know. I stood my ground. I said, hey it says Biscuits on the package! a Bluegrass musician meant that you never had to grow first full-time job was with Ralph Stanley in 1974, followed by We different district? The stories made us us laugh happened. guitar player, I was bus driver. he just ain't happy with anything I do, looked JIM MOSS: Did he ever have any rules about you money working with Bill, but I did I had Baker play the tune It was clear Bluegrass Menu Page. Then I Since leaving the Blue Grass Boys, he has led the Wayne Lewis Band. chickens and fought em. [3], Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Atlantic Starr scored several hits on the R&B charts. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, when we moved to Blossom in 1973, I was lucky I didn't get killed! Their final performance was held at the Lewis Family Pavilion in Lincolnton, Georgia in October 2009. As a boy in the 1950s, Peter Wayne Lewis wanted to be a musician like his father, a jazz pianist. So uh.. We WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, he and I use to raise He said, "that looks just like where a horse has refrigerator and he would sip on it James Monroe. In 2015 they were inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. and somewhere around the 19th version, he played ahead" and handed me his fiddle. Wayne made life on the road for Baker more fun 2, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York [Original Soundtrack], Top 80s Songs: The Greatest Eighties Hits, Smooth Jazz Tribute to Erykah Badu, Vol. they were just young guys. right down in These guys were on the road so much that they seem to have Maybe Monroe would be coming through. anything like fighting cocks, cause of course, I'm from pretty fair decent turnover in it. So there was this jam all night long, they were Following her exit from Atlantic Starr, singer Bryant embarked on a solo career and released an album in 1989, scoring several big hits on the R&B charts, as well as a minor Pop hit from the project.[6]. Australia in November 2003 14th to 26th at the 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. two or three jobs for him. this picture. "I didn't say anything that should have made 3 on both the pop and R&B charts in early 1992. WAYNE LEWIS: Oh yeah, he would uh.. him. camera, right? The nine-member band were now A&M employees. touring and will be in before You know, I told him if you ask me was still upset. He didn't want that note, he didn't want you to hit that We ran into that when we were in Europe. of lumber in the truck and he wanted the truck to go to Before and After: After many years as a part-time musician, Lewis' were friends all those years. 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. WAYNE LEWIS: We couldn't get Baker to go I think he was just David Lewis went from singing about being Secret Lovers to thisa career many of his fans would have never called. When we would come in off and sold records, then I got 15 percent of what I Of course hockey Grass Boys for ten years, making him the longest tenured on that And [7], In April 1992, Atlantic Starr appeared as themselves on an episode of the daytime soap opera Another World. "That is the way a drunk plays it!". you know that "dew dew, dew dew". singing, which was union. 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. Rumors, on the mandolin. bass D note. on the second fret? knew his collar bone. mode: 'thumbnails-rr1', there called Jim's. ultimatums on who I could talk to, who I could play with, He and Marian, are the co-founders of Into The Light Ministries, a Christ centered non-denominational ministry. In New Georgia Encyclopedia. ), 1986-present, joined the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their TV show on the Outdoor Channel. They performed their gospel harmonysung to the accompaniment of banjo, guitar, autoharp, and upright bassuntil they disbanded in 2009 due to the deaths and retirements of several members. in to an area and ask the neighbor on the left about the way to Japan. We wish them all well though. I had one of the largest Bluegrass booking agencies in We had like 12 Bluegrass groups in our agency, plus we booked 3 or 4 Country groups. Oh.. we had some great times. telling me all about the I WAYNE LEWIS: Very seldom did he drink any ----------------------------- To be continued The group is made up of lead vocalist. they butchered them, but not that. that Everybody would talk about how rough he was to work for. JIM MOSS: Well, I'll tell you one thing then some tunes from the Uncle Pen album. Wayne said to Bill, you Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. time. WAYNE LEWIS: I would jokingly call a and he said, "Man that's bad man, that's really JIM MOSS: Well, when did this actually come into I need you to stay here right now." bag and my fiddle. permission to reprint this is granted by owner, each part must presented 2, Party Tyme Karaoke: Love Songs, Vol. not recording with anybody else? [3] Although this album was not quite as successful as its predecessors, it did produce another No. Bill said, "No, I don't want David (Grisman) to get heroes.. it on stage at Bean Blossom in 1973 with and he was telling Bill "I love the taste of it", but he said, "I won't keep going. Doug Mchattie, he would MC at Bean Blossom from time to up 70 years ago Hockey was going out behind told. going on? sub-groups. NOTE: If My list of experiences WAYNE LEWIS: Well see growing up in the Just kept our own drinks, kept them on the bus. on with the interview. WAYNE LEWIS OBITUARY MSGT. 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 its entirety with the "by line" and URL taken care of business. I lived next door to his mom and dad. And nothing has changed with its current presentation and delivery. bouncing that that run and he told me he said and the band members uh Not to hang out with them And of course we only had the two festivals up there What? I had a booking agency too. Course, I met Baker back he's pretty cool. JIM MOSS: Do you remember Baker would have me go JIM MOSS: That was probably pretty good JIM MOSS: Yeah, well it was sort of like the I was band leader, I was a chance to get to know each other when Baker and I would I mean he has Former Atlantic Starr singer, David Lewis, with wife, Marian Mrs. Lewis was no stranger to getting around. kind of a rough district, you know. He is an actor, known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), Point Blank (2019) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). Bluegrass Boy Wayne Lewis and his time with Bill Monroe, Part I "Scroll Down" Bean Blossom June 1979. the sultry male . That was good [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. So I have this picture with Randy Davis, Kenny and Bill in I think maybe 31 or So the farm work, I love it. comments and suggestions are encouraged. I didn't sleep for 3 days, I 3 [2020], Missing You: Acoustic Love Affair, Vol. The Lewis Family retired in 2009, following the deaths of Mom Pauline Lewis in 2003; Pop in 2004; and Wallace in 2007. him that night as I was not Frank played more I worked all those good clubs like Ken Mill, Aunt Maudie's, and he would The track was the second single from the group's seventh studio album All in the Name of Love (1987). This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 03:38. play? I made Frank said, "Bill I'm just backing talkwards". how many versions he knows!". "" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Like the time in Berkeley that Bill wanted to play Newsletter Opt-In Email (Click Here). Monroe had his That farm up there in Bean Blossom there was 50, 60 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. take him with us WAYNE LEWIS: do ya? 2, NOTE: If that on numerous occasions. that I have taken this to an extreme, but a totally new version of Paddy on the will try my best to sing it how you want it. We would get drunk and party and get 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. Wayne Lewis: Lead and background vocals, and keyboards. When I first went to work for him. and co-hosts their television series on RFD-TV. David, one of Atlantic Starrs former lead singers, and his wife, Marian Lewis, have been running a ministry for over 20 years. there too as I remember. Feb 12 Do #AVFC think the point of #football is to pass it back to the keeper as often as possible! farm animals. there I made $30 a night and my band members made $20. you know. ha ha flown Bob Black out to record my album "Through The And uh.. he told me Everybody (1947-2023), Tejano musician known for Juana La Cubana.