Interview with the Lewis Family, May 23, 2007
Project: Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Five members of the Lewis Family band - "Little Roy" Lewis, Janis Lewis, Lewis Phillips, Miggie Lewis, and Polly Lewis - discuss their beginnings in music, their family history, and tell stories about recording albums, touring, and playing shows with their family. They discuss their parents' influence on their music careers, their family relationships, and their work with other music legends. They display many photographs and album covers featuring the Lewis Family band.Interview Accession
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Estley Lewis (Artist) Lewis, Estley (Artist) Talmadge Lewis (Artist) Lewis, Talmadge (Artist) Wallace Lewis (Artist) Lewis, Wallace (Artist) Lewis, Sr., Roy (Pop) Little Roy Lewis (Artist) Lewis, Little Roy (Artist) Miggie Lewis (Artist) Lewis, Miggie (Artist) Janis Lewis (Artist) Lewis, Janis (Artist) Polly Lewis (Artist) Lewis, Polly (Artist) Lewis Phillips (Artist) Phillips, Lewis (Artist) Travis Lewis (Artist) Lewis, Travis (Artist) Roy (Pop) Lewis, Sr. Bluegrass festivals Music festivals. GenealogyInterview LC Subject
Musical instruments Musical ability in children Music--Instruction and study Songs Television broadcasting Television programs Television stations Sound recordings Sound--Recording and reproducing Bands (Music) Bluegrass music Bluegrass musicians Musical groups Musical performance Music--Performance Musical families Music icons Television programsInterview Rights
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