United States, Georgia, Lincoln County, Lincolnton, 33.79235, -82.479021951/2022Known 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. Their southern gospel harmony is sung to the accompaniment of banjo, guitar, autoharp, and upright bass.Photograph of the bluegrass band the Lewis Family. Six of the band members stand on a porch, and one woman sits in a white rocking chair surrounded by the other musicians. Facing forward and smiling, they hold their instruments.Known around the world as the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel Music," the Lewis Family of Lincolnton, Georgia have been entertaining at festivals and other gospel and bluegrass music venues since 1951. Their southern gospel harmony is sung to the accompaniment of banjo, guitar, autoharp, and upright bass.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lewis-familyhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/southern-gospel-musicForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lewis-familyhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/southern-gospel-musicForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaLewis Family (Bluegrass musical group)Bluegrass musicians--Georgia--LincolntonGospel musicians--Georgia--LincolntonMusicians--Georgia--LincolntonWomen musicians--Georgia--LincolntonGuitar--Georgia--LincolntonBanjo--Georgia--LincolntonBanjoists--Georgia--LincolntonDouble bass--Georgia--LincolntonDouble bassists--Georgia--LincolntonMusical groups--Georgia--LincolntonPorches--Georgia--LincolntonGuitarists--Georgia--LincolntonRocking chairs--Georgia--LincolntonLewis FamilyStillImage