Ernie Lewis
  • Country / Soft Rock / Country Americana
  • Location:
    AMERICA NORTH: USA:California (CA)
  • Record Label:
    Ernest D. Lewis
  • AirPlay Direct Link:
    AirPlayDirect.com/ernielewis
  • At Wildwood
  • The Bakersfield Sound
  • Take a Look Around
  • My Heart - My Love
  • Sweet Marjorie
  • Out on the Shore
  • Be My Valentine
  • Whisper Softly
  • Yosemite
  • I Like It at the Bottom
  • She Moves Me
  • I Love Only You
  • Waiting on You
  • Harvest Moon
  • For You
  • Crawdad
  • I Could Not Be Without You
  • My Christmas Gift to You Is Me
  • At Wildwood
    Genre: Oldies
    MP3 (03:16) [8.89 MB]
  • The Bakersfield Sound
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (02:59) [6.88 MB]
  • Take a Look Around
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (03:07) [7.14 MB]
  • My Heart - My Love
    Genre: Adult Contemporary
    MP3 (02:16) [5.21 MB]
  • Sweet Marjorie
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (03:28) [7.95 MB]
  • Out on the Shore
    Genre: Soft Rock
    MP3 (04:05) [9.44 MB]
  • Be My Valentine
    Genre: Adult Contemporary
    MP3 (02:11) [4.99 MB]
  • Whisper Softly
    Genre: Adult Contemporary
    MP3 (04:11) [10.38 MB]
  • Yosemite
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (03:20) [8.85 MB]
  • I Like It at the Bottom
    Genre: Country Rock
    WAV (03:08) [31.63 MB]
  • She Moves Me
    Genre: Adult Contemporary
    MP3 (04:02) [10.35 MB]
  • I Love Only You
    Genre: Acoustic Country
    MP3 (03:33) [13.69 MB]
  • Waiting on You
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (03:59) [9.1 MB]
  • Harvest Moon
    Genre: Soft Rock
    MP3 (04:37) [10.63 MB]
  • For You
    Genre: Adult Contemporary
    WAV (02:50) [28.67 MB]
  • Crawdad
    Genre: Bluegrass
    WAV (03:32) [35.61 MB]
  • I Could Not Be Without You
    Genre: Blues
    WAV (03:07) [31.5 MB]
  • My Christmas Gift to You Is Me
    Genre: Holiday
    MP3 (02:38) [6.15 MB]
Biography
Renowned for playing multiple instruments, Ernest (Ernie) Lewis has been called a "renaissance man" in his field. Ernie is a singer and song writer who enjoys performing many genres of music.

Ernie was born in Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, where he spent his childhood in the early 1960s playing in the woods, picking boysenberries, and learning his first tunes on his brother's Harmony acoustic guitar. He moved with his family to Bakersfield, California, in 1966, and since then he has performed in a number of established California-based groups.

In 1979, Ernie joined the company of Tom Hunnicutt, who - at that time - was the leader of a Folk/Bluegrass band, the Honeybee Ridge Gang. The gang performed at a variety of functions, one of which was hosted by Buck Owens.

In 1981, the Honeybee Ridge Band disbanded, and Ernie found a new home as a member of the Moosehead Band, the brain child of Kenny Walters who asked Ernie to give his band a try, and that he did.

The Moosehead Band performed up to 2009, and during the band's 28-year run, the group had the opportunity to compete in the Seagram's 7 Battle of Bands in Nashville, Tennessee, where the members represented Southern California and took 3rd place in 1983. In addition, the group opened for such greats as John Anderson, Asleep at the Wheel, the Bellamy Brothers, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Bailey and the Boys. The band also performed with Jim Hager from the Hager Brothers, Mayf Nutter, legendary Roy Nichols of Merle Haggard and the Strangers, and Mark Herndon from the Country group Alabama.

After the Moosehead Band separated, Ernie did some soul searching and discovered that he enjoyed playing Bluegrass again, and in December 2009, Ernie accepted an invitation to be a member of Highway 65, a Bluegrass group that opened for such favorites as Special Consensus and Doyle Lawson. Later, in 2012, Ernie was asked to be a member of the The Fruit Tramps, an Americana group based in Bakersfield, California. He was with that group for about 3 years. The band was a regular at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, California, but in 2015, things changed. It was during that year that Ernie became a member of Johnny Owens and the Buck Fever Band (now called The Bakersfield Sound). Johnny is Buck Owens' youngest son. The group helps keep The Bakersfield Sound alive and also performs at the Crystal Palace. Ernie's enthusiasm is contagious.

Profile photo by Nick Ellis, Bakersfield, CA


Video: At Wildwood, song available for airplay


Video: The Bakersfield Sound, song available for airplay


Video: I Like It at the Bottom, song available for airplay
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  • Members:
    Ernie Lewis
  • Sounds Like:
    Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor, Kenny Rogers, Neil Young and others
  • Influences:
    Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bill Monroe, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Buck Owens, and many more
  • AirPlay Direct Member Since:
    03/17/11
  • Profile Last Updated:
    08/15/23 04:07:29

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