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'''Lilli Lewis''' is an American folk and Americana singer songwriter, and a classically trained vocalist and pianist. |
'''Lilli Lewis''' is an American folk and Americana singer songwriter, and a classically trained vocalist and pianist. A native of Athens, Georgia, she is a New Orleans, Louisiana resident who goes by "Folk Rock Diva." |
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| ⚫ | ''We Belong'' was released by her combo The Lilli Lewis Project in 2019. ''Downbeat Magazine'' wrote: “Pianist/vocalist Lilli Lewis and her group have an amiability to their sound that can’t be denied."<ref>{{Cite web|title=DownBeat Reviews|url=https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/we-belong|access-date=2021-02-02|website=downbeat.com}}</ref> Lilli Lewis Project members are Lewis on piano and vocals, Smokey Brown on guitar, Wade Hymel on drums, Ryan Murray on percussion, Ole Oddlokken on sax and Dr. Jimbo Walsh on bass. |
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| ⚫ | Lewis' ''My American Heart Red + Blue'' Digital EP was released in 2020 with the single ''My American Heart.'' ''The Gambit'' described it as "a powerful country ballad that highlights Lewis’ kind voice with soaring ease.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=CLAPP|first=JAKE|title=Lilli Lewis speaks straight from the heart on new EP|url=https://www.nola.com/gambit/music/article_af88707e-6261-11eb-9920-f36d2ca67c93.html|access-date=2021-02-02|website=NOLA.com|language=en}}</ref> ''The Grateful Web'' wrote: "When Lewis hits the high notes, she personifies a contemporary [[Jessye Norman]] if folk rock had been her genre."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lilli Lewis {{!}} “My American Heart” {{!}} Review|url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/lilli-lewis-my-american-heart-review|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Grateful Web|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Racial Equity in Americana == |
== Racial Equity in Americana == |
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Revision as of 03:21, 3 February 2021
Lilli Lewis is an American folk and Americana singer songwriter, and a classically trained vocalist and pianist. A native of Athens, Georgia, she is a New Orleans, Louisiana resident who goes by "Folk Rock Diva."
We Belong was released by her combo The Lilli Lewis Project in 2019. Downbeat Magazine wrote: “Pianist/vocalist Lilli Lewis and her group have an amiability to their sound that can’t be denied."[1] Lilli Lewis Project members are Lewis on piano and vocals, Smokey Brown on guitar, Wade Hymel on drums, Ryan Murray on percussion, Ole Oddlokken on sax and Dr. Jimbo Walsh on bass.
Lewis' My American Heart Red + Blue Digital EP was released in 2020 with the single My American Heart. The Gambit described it as "a powerful country ballad that highlights Lewis’ kind voice with soaring ease.”[2] The Grateful Web wrote: "When Lewis hits the high notes, she personifies a contemporary Jessye Norman if folk rock had been her genre."[3]
Racial Equity in Americana
Lewis has spoken out on racial equity in Americana in her role as Vice President of Louisiana Red Hot Records, covered by Rolling Stone Magazine[4] and American Songwriter.[5]
She told Nashville Scene: "Country and Americana share space with the profound legacies of entrepreneurial female artists like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith."[6]
Special Projects
Lewis co-wrote and co-produced Mask Up! as part of Louisiana Red Hot Records' efforts for public health in the pandemic. Offbeat Magazine described the theme song behind the health-awareness campaign.[7]
A trained classical vocalist, Lewis was commissioned by Loyola University’s Opera workshop for a set of compositions, including an aria for tenor Antonio Domino "[8] [grandson of Fats Domino].
Albums
My American Heart - The Blue EP (2020) (Louisiana Red Hot Records [B08QPTVJY8]
We Belong (2019) The Lilli Lewis Project (Louisiana Red Hot Records) [B07VJWYXVX]
The Henderson Sessions (2018) (Louisiana Red Hot Records) [B0788CPCL7]
Orange Music (2017) (Elysium House Records) [B07HNH4R6V]
The Promised Lands: Songs of the Sacred South (2011) (Elysium House Records) [B005LMF2XM]
Very Small Things (2009) Elysium House Records) [B0031JP6TC]
Out From Yonder (2008) [B001I47ALO]
References
- ^ "DownBeat Reviews". downbeat.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ CLAPP, JAKE. "Lilli Lewis speaks straight from the heart on new EP". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ "Lilli Lewis | "My American Heart" | Review". Grateful Web. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ Freeman, Jon; Freeman, Jon (2020-08-13). "'Black Equity' Panel to Discuss Representation in Americana Music". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ "Black Equity in Americana Panel Set for Thursday". American Songwriter. 2020-08-19. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ "How Black Women Can Power Country Music's Future". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ "Kirk Joseph, Erica Falls, Lilli Lewis & more drop 'Mask Up! Covid Down!'". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ CLAPP, JAKE. "Lilli Lewis speaks straight from the heart on new EP". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.