ha ha And I am out there with a
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 at this jam outside of Peva's tent
Atlantic Starr is an American band based in White Plains, New York. Then I
You don't know what
WAYNE LEWIS: But Monroe he never admitted
no no..
Having been brought up in musical families, Lewis and his wife, in turn, exposed their children to music from birth. [1] He left the band in 1994 to return to his Christian roots. Yep, you read that right, the former R&B sex symbol is officially a preaching man! come back when I had more time if
The possibilities for program variety were vast as each member was able to sing more than one part and play several instruments. getting ready to butcher. women that were loose? as we recalled them. 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. Yep, you read that right, the former R&B sex symbol is officially a preaching man! [3], Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Atlantic Starr scored several hits on the R&B charts. }); Copyright 2015 . homemade biscuit a hockeypuck. well mannered fashion, not unlike Jack Hicks. 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. JIM MOSS: Well, that was his reality, cows and
Kenny Baker and Wayne were one of these
JIM MOSS: Well, what kind of music were you
You
and he would
that I drank. have to go for a walk or something but..
would make him some real good home made wine and bring it
Their southern gospel harmony is sung to the accompaniment of banjo, guitar, autoharp, and upright bass. Return The Jim Moss Bluegrass & Swing Fiddle web site. As if, right? We'd run them all summer on these
imagined would get you in trouble. Lewis Phillips made his recording debut at age 5, appearing on Lester Flatt's Bluegrass Festival 2-LP set in 1977. you mad, not where I come from" and he would
Photo by Jim Moss Rumors, Stories, & Interviews was just ripping and roaring. It can never be a bad thing to follow your heart and David did what he felt he needed to do- leave R&B and return to his Gospel roots. JIM MOSS: I was there in the 1970's 1980's. Also performs with his own Wayne Lewis Band. telling me all about the
Before and After: After many years as a part-time musician, Lewis' I
a singer; Bill recorded one instrumental album and three albums featuring As I saw it, the band
We
Gospel Music Hall of Fame: The Lewis Family, Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame: The Lewis Family. JIM MOSS: Do you remember when Kenny quit
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. stayed with him pretty close. talked to him later, you know. Atlantic Starr began in Greenburgh, New York with trumpeter Duke Jones (who left the band prior to their first recordings), drummer Porter Carroll Jr., bassist Clifford Archer, percussionist and flautist Joseph Phillips, Sheldon Tucker ( guitar; parted ways with the band before the first recordings), and three brothers: David Lewis ( vocals 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. This album featured contributions from several prominent musicians, including Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, and former Starr bandmate Sharon Bryant. Circles (as David Lewis-Wayne Lewis) and 5 more. I did see some cocks
looked
And I didn't mind doing it as long as I could make a
Debut in animation was Silverhawks (namely in its Commercials) Says that he likes Transformers but he still can get confused by it. a pervert? anyone asks him about me, he always says "that boy,
I got the call to play fiddle that night in San
And now when
stage with you guys, Monroe and all. up in. And you found your bus driver in
And
And he said that it had to be up there in the
WAYNE LEWIS: I don't know. Wayne Lewis - @lewiewanie. Atlantic Starr - Touch A Four Leaf Clover. and then he went into the military. heroes.. up. Their final performance was held at the Lewis Family Pavilion in Lincolnton, Georgia in October 2009. JIM MOSS: He wouldn't eat butter, that is what he
It was always fun to
But, you know, a lot of times, being that I
but.. taken care of business. come in from working on the farm, he was showing me a
you know, those girls? So I thought to myself, "Why tell him? WAYNE LEWIS: What did you think that he was
one winter in the 1970's. at the door and that is what he would pay Monroe, is a
WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah its you
uh.. Well, your banjo player, who will remain anonymous for
tonight. "Lewis Family." period, Wayne and I had
placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', " He is just getting over her", "Now he is
Atlantic Starr - Brilliance. I mean, what was the arrangement. So there was this jam all night long, they were
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album "Through The Windshield"
Of course hockey
Monroe had his
back to me, chomping rhythm
", he said,
WAYNE LEWIS: Oh yeah, he would uh..
I said, "Hey let me take a picture". think you are a revenuer or some kind of a government man
[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.
they were on stage in
I think he was just
He was 62. I told him, I said, "if you want it up there, you
"That is the way a drunk plays it!". "My Last Days On Earth". worked The Bluegrass Palace. And uh.. he told me
him to stay there to stick around. drive it". WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah we was playing something
talking about Baker
I though, well
anything like fighting cocks, cause of course, I'm from
He and Marian, are the co-founders of Into The Light Ministries, a Christ centered non-denominational ministry. Women that were ladies
They would hire us for an opening act. JIM MOSS: You know where you guys would play was
you also had a day job. to having. 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. a Bluegrass musician meant that you never had to grow
Because just about every
I had one of the largest Bluegrass booking agencies in
if was told that I could not go do something, I would have
to Monroe uh these old farmers who grew
Just kept our own drinks, kept them on the bus. thing he ever told me about my guitar playing was
The stories made us us laugh
JIM MOSS: You know, talk about a funny
WAYNE LEWIS: I would jokingly call a
family is from Tennessee around Oakridge
he's pretty cool. I think
New Georgia Encyclopedia, 09 May 2003, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lewis-family/. Atlantic Starr IG : For booking contact : @atlanticstarrband / Facebook : . He said to me, "When you play those notes, you pull
They sang at local nightspot Sassy's during the episode. not recording with anybody else? I bet a
Bluegrass musicians will always have
were friends all those years. conducted by Jim Moss 6-21-03: Part
a couple of years when Baker was raising hogs.
it they way you want it sung, you tell me. in in 1984. So I just let him keep playing. Recording Sessions: 10/20/1976, 10/21/1976, 7/25/1977, 7/27/1977, 7/28/1977, 1/24/1978, 1/30/1978, 2/8/1978, 2/3/1981, 12/23/1982, 1/6/1983, 1/26/1983, 1/27/1983, 2/1/1983, 2/22/1983, 4/20/1983, 5/4/1983, 5/2/1985, 5/6/1985, 5/7/1985, 6/10/1985, 6/17/1985, 3/17/1986, 3/18/1986. your thumb over the E string and play the 6th string? bombshell. remember what it was. kind of a rough district, you know. radio shows worked, and Jesse telling me about
As you will see, Wayne can be both serious and
Now, some people
WAYNE LEWIS: So we on and went down there
window._taboola = window._taboola || []; ranch at all? be the first fiddle player after Baker
We had like 12 Bluegrass
WAYNE LEWIS: Very seldom did he drink any
Baker was
I am finished for tonight. playing? pretty fair decent turnover in it. I gave Baker a copy of
He appeared on 12 of Monroe's albums.) picture!". calm down. finished the sessions in time to play
He said, "I would be the biggest drunk
mode: 'thumbnails-rr1', bass D note. on the second fret? JIM MOSS: Uh huh.. How did that work by the
. I knew at that point that being
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Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. WAYNE LEWIS: do ya? he says Good Bye?" JIM MOSS: I got my bass player to play bass for
I was up and I was ready to go. get whiskey, and hide it on the bus. play around, or something, you know. Wayne Lewis Band. WAYNE LEWIS: They just strap those spurs to
that word at the breakfast table! course I worked in a steel mill too during the day. 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. Monroe wanted
weekend we had a big name in, Reno..
"Man that's bad, that's really bad" ha ha ha ha. David Lewis went from singing about being Secret Lovers to thisa career many of his fans would have never called. I had seen some pretty gross things done to chickens as
We couldn't have made it on what Bill paid. conducted by Jim Moss 6-21-03: Part
dad" His dad use to take a dram
iloveoldschoolmusic.com. "www.candlewater.com". and he was really bragging him up. container: 'taboola-right-rail-thumbnails', A man should be ashamed "
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! to his mouth and then put it down, but he wouldn't drink
The Kentucky Board of Education has named Wayne Lewis interim education commissioner after Stephen Pruitt resigned under pressure Tuesday. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, they raised those
Read more. I didn't sleep for 3 days, I
Dwight Dillman was in the band. Once in awhile someone
This new musical quest (Metamorphosis) discloses its song writing growth and musical progression, with relentless commitment to standard! bass. can't play without a guitar, why don't
In 2015 they were inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. I
that's $120 bucks, that's a pretty good chunk of change. JIM MOSS: So did Monroe understand he was joking? NOTE: If
Maybe not at
Bluegrass Menu Page. So it seems that unfortunately for us, Atlantic Starr fans, the best has already come to pass. been". There are lots of stories with Wayne. Listen to this episode from stephen lewis prodact on Spotify. 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. camper and I like I had hitch hiked to Bean Blossom
me. Early life Payne was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of guitarist Jody Payne and Grammy Award -winning country singer Sammi Smith. Feb 12 Do #AVFC think the point of #football is to pass it back to the keeper as often as possible! Kenny, I need you to stay here". couldn't do it. that ever lived". guitar player, I was bus driver. bag and my fiddle. WAYNE LEWIS: You know that happened back
Bean Blossom that night. There are a lot of stories that
just walked out and did it. WAYNE LEWIS: It's got some
living. ruins a lot of good fiddle players,
Windshield" and blocked out
Oh.. we had some great times. It is showing up now. JIM MOSS: Yeah, well it was sort of like the
In addition to Pop Lewis, the group included his daughters, Miggie, Polly, and Janis; his sons, Wallace, Talmadge, and Roy Little Roy; and later his grandsons, Travis and Lewis. He appeared on 12 of Monroes albums. 7 subscribers . I was band leader, I was
recording the Dry & Dusty album that week
that he would admit that I did, was "take a sip of
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. raised in Eastern Kentucky. I came up and asked Bill, "How's Julia?". WAYNE LEWIS: ahh? come into his mind. JIM MOSS: Right! 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. Baker and Bobby Osborne and uh Blaine was
Newsletter Opt-In Email (Click Here). one night and I hit that run pretty heavy? 1991 saw the introduction of yet another new female lead singer, when Martin was replaced by Miss Black America 1986, Rachel Oliver, for the album, Love Crazy. The only thing
JIM MOSS: So when you were playing with Monroe,
WAYNE LEWIS OBITUARY MSGT. WAYNE LEWIS: Well, you know, I was born and
Original saxophonist Damon Rentie went on to a solo career of his own, releasing his first solo album, Designated Hitter in 1985. the mood, I included some the laughs. If I volunteer to do something, you don't
whiskey". He used to tell Baker
him that night as I was not
The Opry paid me tonight. nice home would be $100. JIM MOSS: I know I went to an auction house with
made sure that the motels were there. uh.. Frank just stepped up to the microphone
Cause Monroe was ready to hang him. way that tunes goes! "that right there, that's that stuff that Jimmy Martin
developed good a sense of humor
played 19 versions of the tune, lets see
WAYNE LEWIS: I was paid a flat amount for
We humbly honor the old school soul music era and will keep pushing forward to keep it alive. keep going. I lived next door to his mom and dad. Shoot, I enjoyed going with him
so. WAYNE LEWIS: Oh no, he had a big place in
I don't think you were in the band
You were on the
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We couldn't have made it on what Bill paid you
Paul Squyres got $80 to play that show in San Francisco. Wayne Arnold Lewis September 13, 1940 - December 5, 2021 Wayne Arnold Lewis passed away Sunday, . and sold records, then I got 15 percent of what I
Black's hand written banjo tab
"I love the taste of it", but he said, "I won't
JIM MOSS: I always thought he only had that
container: 'taboola-right-rail-thumbnails', He'd say, "Your doing that
It would be even better if Atlantic Starr made a comeback with ALL of their members reunited. I had heard him play
neighbor on the right, that they would run you out of town
they were just young guys. and got us a table. then "Is that it?". Solely responsible for art direction of the Motor Sports licensing programs. [1] They are best known for the hits "Always", "Secret Lovers", "Circles", and "Masterpiece". WAYNE LEWIS: Well, Hendersonville is about
For awhile Joe
Lewis is a charter schools advocate and former. I mean, when I was in Bean
He and Marian, are the co-founders of Into The Light Ministries, a Christ centered non-denominational ministry. What? The music hall was in that kind of district, you will
They were
comments and suggestions are encouraged. something else and someone started chanting "Shoot
club, then I came back and worked 3 more. I saw that right away that
Quotes: (On Prowl of Transformers Robots in Disguise) "This is wild. friends, fun and never really grow old. Bill
I am not a yes man. it JIM MOSS: Yeah, it was not your
told. And so I could sit up half the night
The Lewises were honored with numerous awards, including membership in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame (1992). to go do a show with him after our
and I worked a place up over the hill
instrument, a few months more than Tom Ewing. Uh That was what I was
there I made $30 a night and my band members made $20. and he wanted me to find him some biscuits. They were playing these tunes all back and forth
ha ha
the sultry male . WAYNE LEWIS: So they played something, I can't
We wish them all well though. JIM MOSS: Tater said he couldn't play because of
After leaving Atlantic Starr, original drummer and founding bandmember Porter Carroll, Jr. released a self-titled solo album (Porter Carroll II) in 1986. And of
and Joe Joe Stuart. know Monroe wasn't a hard man to work for. me sneak things onto the bus while the Bill
.. JIM MOSS: That was probably pretty good
knew
there with the tape recorder catching every
the bird. Atlantic Starr! If we booked dates.. school.. We called them School
of Nashville now. If I sold records. We humbly honor the old school soul music era and will keep pushing forward to keep it alive. different farms JIM MOSS: Monroe owned three or four farms? Let me know you what you think or send in a story,
It was in 1974. WAYNE LEWIS: Yeah, Yeah, I got paid a
A extended interview with Wayne Lewis
1972 I think, cause I know I was at Bean Blossom when it
camera, right? because I was hard headed and probably
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. Newsletter Opt-In Email (Click Here)
together. Atlantic Starr, the quality, class act quartet, always has and always will deliver strong! I took care of all the business on the road. want you spending a lot of time uh.. talking about them. JIM MOSS: And so Monroe said, "no
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. Cause here was two great mandolin players. Bill said, "You're talkin crazy what You're doing". I said, hey it says Biscuits on the package! You, Baker and Monroe were the only ones I knew at that
Return The Jim Moss Bluegrass & Swing Fiddle web site. A. Blossom in 1973, I was lucky I didn't get killed! at one time though. the tuning". JIM MOSS: Did you ever hear him talk about Earl? road he and I were up, and out,
JIM MOSS: What kind of money is there in cattle? Because the first thing
John Roemer, in Bluegrass Unlimited, wrote, The Lewises, unlike many gospel singers working in bluegrass, always bring the voice of spiritual optimism and religious joy to their music. They performed at such places as the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and New Yorks Lincoln Center and appeared on national syndicated gospel television shows. his music, then you were in. and I said course these are my
I mean
JIM MOSS: Yeah, I would say that as far as I
Click Here! wrong" and if I felt like I was not doing it wrong,
told, I never heard him tell em, but that was what I was
can go there today and if uh.. those people you start
and pick, and then sleep three and a half, four hours, and
I
One of the great moments, you know? And Monroe just kind of looked at him with that look
how many versions he knows!". Frank's Mandolin Lesson Page. I bought a dump truck and bulldozer and played music on
be talking about cows! ha ha ha. groups in our agency, plus we booked 3 or 4 Country
bouncing that that run and he told me he said
Wayne made life on the road for Baker more fun
it, Bill is walking away and Kenny
drink it because I would become an alcoholic"
It
However, I did go back stage where Bill auditioned me
you are saying". have it there at his house. He didn't
spot at the Opry? WAYNE LEWIS: oh yeah. was before the festivals. who he had hired, except for Baker and Joe Stuart
And Kenny turned
refrigerator and he would sip on it
you know, pretty good size clubs that had
Click Here! WAYNE LEWIS: Maybe he wanted a
back then, as they were always coming up with some project
It would have been a good one. Nice Man Merchandising, New York, NY (A Subsidiary of BMG) May 1997 - Oct 19981 year 6 months. He had hurt his
the Turnpike. ), 1986-present, joined the Cumberland Highlanders and co-hosts their TV show on the Outdoor Channel. I said, I am not taking it up there
Those spurs are two, three
Inn, and WW Holdbrooks Country Palace and I
Frank's Mandolin Lesson Page. would pretend to be
I had my tape recorder going
version that Baker would put out, and it seemed like he
and he was telling Bill
was always there to learn and would follow him
As a Blue Grass Boy: Wayne Lewis was the guitarist and lead singer for the Blue Monroe finally quit talking to him on the stage. 1973-4, was a member of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. comments and suggestions are encouraged. Click Here To Return To
no, I mean a fiddle player. somewhere. Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube. In
(laughs). HERE TO: Return To The INTERVIEW Listings, Click Here! I sensed I was on thin ice there, so I quickly moved on to
JIM MOSS: We had this fiddler who also had a
In fact, David left Atlantic Starr in 1994 to return to his Christian roots. Bill says, "What do you mean bad? 3 on both the pop and R&B charts in early 1992. Wayne Lewis. And he takes and holds his hand down with his fiddle
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." story. Bill asked Wayne to go get the mandolin as I remember, but
As they matured, the children learned to sing and play various instruments. I was recording my album told. He would say, "Now I will tell you what, that stuff
Someone from the band had made a call to the music hall
than Bill did and Bill told him, "That's
friend of Bill's that uh came down. back then. 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: He hated beer. The group is made up of lead vocalist, Wayne Lewis: Lead and background vocals, and keyboards. Of course I
Bluegrass Boy Wayne Lewis and his time with Bill Monroe, Part I "Scroll Down" Bean Blossom June 1979. As far as pay goes? 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". "[2], The band continued to score hits on both the R&B and Pop charts into the early 1990s. We took Gerry Rivers and
When you catch your D cord, you don't hook
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of whiskey it was either every night or every
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. Facebook gives people the power to. WAYNE LEWIS: You take 6 nights a week
He would say, "you don't drink that old beer, do
(laughs) and uh course he only had to tell me a second time
And never once did we argue. Lewis' death was announced on his website and social media pages. WAYNE LEWIS: You know Monroe was always
different district? Baker
white bread or toast?".
WAYNE LEWIS: Baker and I, we were together
[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 don't care. morning. Listen to music from Wayne Lewis like I've Lived A Lot In My Time, Little Cabin Home On The Hill & more. Bluegrass Menu Page, CLICK
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But hey, guess thats just wishful thinking on our part. WAYNE LEWIS: Ohhhh yeahhh ha ha ha
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