- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Lewis Family
- Creator:
- Daniel, Wayne W., 1929-
- Date of Original:
- 2003-05-09
- Subject:
- Lewis Family (Bluegrass musical group)
Bluegrass musicians--Georgia
Gospel musicians--Georgia
Musicians--Georgia
Women musicians--Georgia
Lewis, Little Roy
Lewis, Roy, singer
Lewis, Miggie
Copsey, Polly Williamson
Phillips, Janis Lewis
Phillips, Lewis
Lewis, Travis - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Lewis family. Known around the world as the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel Music," the Lewis Family of Lincolnton performs a type of music that blends the old-time string-band tradition and the time-honored "all-day-singing-and-dinner-on-the-ground" style of vocal harmony known as southern gospel.The Lewises have been entertaining at festivals and other gospel and bluegrass music venues since 1951. Their gospel harmony is sung to the accompaniment of banjo, guitar, autoharp, and upright bass.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lewis-family/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Lewis Family," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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