Let’s wander back to the 2005 edition of the Lewis Family Homecoming, their annual festival. Norman Adams and Tony Anderson were the promoters. Norman and Judy are promoting the current festival, held at the Elijah Clark State Park in Lincolnton,
The Lewis Family
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Polly Lewis passes
Polly Lewis Williamson Copsey passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018, after a battle with the effects of Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body dementia for the past 16 years. She was 81 years of age. Born on January 23, 1937, in
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Baucom to go into Blue Ridge Music HoF
The Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame in Wilkesboro, NC has announced the inductees for their 2015 class, and it includes bluegrass greats Terry Baucom, Lulu Belle and Scotty, and The Lewis Family. Also chosen for this year are songwriter Si
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SEBA honor for Little Roy
This report was shared by C.S. “Charlie” Robinson of the Southeastern Bluegrass Association. On the occasion of his 70th birthday at a performance on Friday (2/24) in Foley, AL, the SouthEastern Bluegrass Association (SEBA) honored Little Roy Lewis with the organization’s first
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Lewis Family lays it down
The news (here and here) this morning out of Georgia is that the First Family of Bluegrass has decided to call it quits. The Lewis Family has been playing Bluegrass and Gospel music for over half a century, but with family
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Easter and Lewis families take Dove Awards
Jeff & Shari Easter, the Lewis Family and the Easter Brothers were the proud winners of both Dove Awards in the bluegrass category at a ceremony at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, on Thursday evening (4/23). They took the
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James Roy “Pop” Lewis Memorial Highway
James Roy "Pop" Lewis passed away in 2004. The founder of bluegrass gospel group The Lewis Family, was 98 at the time. He is now being honored in his home town, as the road his family lived on has been
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Dove Award nominees announced
The Gospel Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2008 Dove Awards, and their bluegrass categories are chock full of familiar names. The awards will be announced at the 39th Annual Dove Awards on April 23 in Nashville, TN. The
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We Are Family preview video
We Are Family, a DVD/CD joint release from The Easter Brothers, Jeff & Sheri Easter and The Lewis Family, is due for release on February 26. It was filmed in Mt. Airy, NC during Mayberry Days last September. A studio
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Lewis Family video shoot
The Lewis Family is planning a family reunion on video - live concert video that is. The Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mt. Airy, NC will be the scene for two days of live concerts September 28-29 featuring The Lewis Family, Jeff