LEW DEWITT - Live In Concert - * RARE *

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Dear friends of Lew, please allow me to share this EXTREMELY RARE home video of Lew DeWitt in concert with all of you. It appears to have been filmed around the time of the tour of his 2nd album. We are all indebted to whoever filmed this live performance. To quote LewStatlerFan, "Anything with Lew is PRICELESS." and I believe this to be just that. How many of us wish we could have seen Lew live in concert or wish we could have personally told him how much his work meant to us all. I hope this performance allows us to celebrate his legacy with something few of us have heard or seen. So please settle down with your favorite beverage, please turn down the lights, and enjoy the show. [DRUMROLL].....Ladies and gentlemen would you please make welcome the most awarded tenor in the history of country music...Lew DeWitt!

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@ashlogcreek 7 лет назад

Lew had one of the greatest tenor voices in ANY type of music. Most people never understood exactly how high he could go in his prime. It was like music itself . :)

@BoomerBlogging 6 лет назад

Shamefully - I had forgotten just how beautiful the voice of Lew Dewitt was. A classic sound that was so sweet it was haunting - in a great way!

@marilynmelton5425 4 года назад

Was honored to see him with the Statlers at the Fayette Co. Fair in the early 80's. Love his tenor.

@harmonicachick100 11 лет назад

I was at this concert...i followed Lew until close to the time he passed away. He was a dear friend. What a bundle of talent...and a good man. Priceless indeed.

@MrKnothead63 2 года назад

This was in Abingdon Virginia

@2014cwajts71 Год назад

When was this concert?

@barrygioportmorien1 11 лет назад

This is a wonderful video of Lew, His distinctive sound was missed from the Statlers........He was such a large part of the group....

@mikefournier2601 4 года назад

He was A good man miss

@kevinmiller6380 Год назад

@@mikefournier2601 I was saddened when he had to leave the Statlers because of his ill health.

@ldewittfan 12 лет назад

Lew was AWESOME!!!!! Great guy, gone too soon.

@themitchchannel 12 лет назад

From all of us who never got to see Lew during his short solo career, thanks for uploading this video!

@johnnystricklin1985 11 лет назад

Saw him several times with the Statlers.Just loved his singing.

@loraschultz772 8 лет назад

A wonderful talented man, love to hear him sing so sad he is not with us, my husband was in country music and I never got to meet him sadly. I love to listen to him

@Lincolngal11 11 лет назад

Such a beautiful voice and love hearing him sing. MIssed him after he had to leave the Statlers! God Blessed you with such an amazing voice and yes you did leave your mark on this old world! Thank for this post and all the others as well!

@BBKlima 7 лет назад

Amazing talent. The best tenor of all time.

@Rrufus83 10 лет назад

I was at that concert and remember all of his silliness :) He was such a great singer!

@MrKnothead63 2 года назад

Wasn't this in Abingdon Virginia? We used to have a Burly Tobacco Festival there back in the day.

@VaVivien 5 лет назад

So glad to have found this. I was at the concert at the Burly Tobacco Festival. Loved Lew.

@kevinmiller1985 5 лет назад

What a great tribute to coun try music's greatest tenor, th e late, great Mr. Lew DeWitt. I'm just sorry I never got the opportunity to meet him or t he rest of the Statler Brother s, my favorite vocal group. It 's a shame his illness kept hi m from staying with the boy s 'til the day they retired, & t- hat he died @ such a young age (52). But God needed hi m more, so He took him. Rej oice In Paradise, Lew, you w- ere the greatest, now singin- g in God's Heavenly Choir.

@beulahlockmiller9963 10 лет назад

I wish we could have another Lew. But I don't think that will ever be. He was too great. There will never be another.

@james1stful 7 лет назад

I know his son Denver. In fact I saw him last night , he plays guitar in a band here in Tampa Fla. Hes very good.

@donbobp4021 5 лет назад

Thanks so much for sharing this... It's a dream come true..Don

@ttrinh100 12 лет назад

Thank You from Australia. I can't make the font size for "Thank You' big enough. I saw Lew with the Johnny Cash Show in 1971 and will never forget it. Barcoo

@chevybabyprice 10 лет назад

I have only gone to one concert in my life .( I am over 50 LOL) It was to the original Statlers with Lew. Brenda Lee was traveling with them

@Texas1836 3 года назад

The Statlers were my first concert. Saw them March 1975 in Sherman Texas. Then again in 1989 in Denison Texas, (with Jimmy). No one will ever match this group's harmony. I love the Oaks, but, they are not the Statlers. Lee had a one of a kind voice. Poor man was so very sick. May he rest in peace.

@zananyasgrandma 12 лет назад

Thank You so much for posting this performance of one of the greatest country music legends in history. His voice was one of a kind and is still missed to this day.

@sharonjohnson7987 11 лет назад

Nothing makes me more emotional than music from this era ...thank you

@Texas1836 3 года назад

Me too. Just brings me to tears so quickly.

@bradgum 4 года назад

Happy Birthday Lew!!! I miss you!!!

@ldewittfan 12 лет назад

This guy could make the hair on my arms stand up and give me goosebumps when he hit those high notes.

@christinawillhelm6755 2 года назад

Good concert. I'm sorry I didn't get to see lew when he was alive. I enjoyed this. Thank you for posting.

@theharmonymotel8107 5 лет назад

I grew up with parents who were HUGE Statler Bros. fans and while I opted for "edgy" and "cool" music as I got older, I had fond memories of all those car rides as a kid with the Statlers on the tape deck. I remember my parents being really sad that Lew left the group due to Crohn's disease because he was their favorite member. They still faithfully bought the Statlers' music after he was replaced, but I remember thinking they weren't as good anymore. Years later, as a musician, I realized the reason was that losing Lew messed up the special vocal blend the Statlers had. Lew had a superb tenor voice, and as the writer of "Flowers on the Wall" to boot, he definitely made his mark on music.

@johoy4412 3 года назад

What a tenor voice!!!

@brianwilson9828 9 лет назад

Seriously, thanks for taking the time and effort to post this wonderful concert!

@impassable 8 лет назад

+Brian Wilson ...And thank you for In my room and Barbara Ann

@monerz1 4 года назад

Brian, you may be thinking of Glen Campbell. William Lee Golden left the Statlers for 8 years & was replaced by Joe Bonsall. I know it's kind of confusing for you. Sorry.

@kevinmiller6324 3 года назад

@@monerz1 Bill Golden was never with the Statlers; he was the baritone singer for the Oak Ridge Boys; besides him the other members were Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, and Richard Sterban. The Statlers lineup consisted of brothers Harold and Don Reid, Phil Balsley, and tenors Lew DeWitt and later Jimmy Fortune. Sadly Lew had to leave the group due to being ill with Crohn's Disease, and was replaced by Jimmy Fortune, who stayed with the group until the day they retired, then he went on to become a solo artist.

@monerz1 3 года назад

@@kevinmiller6324 Wait, so you're saying Don Reid was replaced by Steve Sanders before Willie Wynn joined the group? I'm confused. I do know the Statlers wrote & recorded, "Bobby Sue". The Oak Ridge Boys retired in 2014 & have not sang together since.

@ldewittfan 11 лет назад

Thank-you

@8816ish 11 лет назад

Just Great!

@SpiderSkot 12 лет назад

Lew's son Brian played drums on one of my songs 15 years ago. I never even knew I was playing with royalty until about 3 months ago!!

@LewStatlerFAN 12 лет назад

I DO have this. I got it off of ebay some time ago. It's GREAT! : ) Thanks for posting!!!!

@AnnieBadger Год назад

Lew was really something else! The Denver Crumpler of country music

@kevinmiller6324 3 года назад

Wish I could've seen Lew in concert.

@ldewittfan 12 лет назад

He is singing "Nobody falls like a fool" Earl Thomas Conley had a hit song with it, but I don't know for sure who wrote the song. Sorry, I could only give you a partial answer.

@nancybrungard9259 3 года назад

I love Lew. Wish I had been old enough to see him in concert. :-(

@mikefournier2601 Год назад

We seen him live with the stalkers they were great what a show I or we. Right up front this was 1978 in the upper Michigan Escanaba mich 👍they were the best my brother in-law said the Ockriges Brother were the best he just say that to get at me he like both of them Ocks are very good to we seen them 4 times I go again if they came back again they were here last year at our fair Escanaba mich

@kevinmiller6380 Год назад

Lew singing Flowers On The Wall isn't the same without the rest of his Brothers.

@SK-cb9yu 7 месяцев назад

Truth.

@patsyjohnson1785 3 года назад

Love this guy Lou❤️👍

@garthks 10 лет назад

Gosh, I miss Lew's God Given Voice in Country Music, as well as Gospel. He had a classical, or Opera sounding Tenor Voice which he crafted for Country & Gospel Music as only he could do. Jimmy Fortune did step up to fill Lew's place quite well, but, I must say, that he still does not, & never quite will hold a candle to Lew. God Bless you Lew, and I hope that God, Jesus, and all of Heaven's Angels are enjoying your vocal talents, and wonderful sense of humor up there.

@NR1853 6 лет назад

We all loved Lew and miss him greatly, but those who praise him and slam Jimmy Fortune are just wrong. And as far as I'm concerned, Jimmy Fortune has an infinitely better voice than Lew had.

@robyngibson1710 6 лет назад

I completely agree with you.

@sandidavis820 6 лет назад

Both are great in their own right, Lew personally chose Jimmy to take his place

@ldewittfan 12 лет назад

no problem

@repomaninclt 10 лет назад

this is great--- what year?? Post-Statlers?? super share--- thanks

@clairemoreau3196 8 лет назад

+Jim Kluth .... He died in 1990. It's when he knew he had cancer! Between 1987 and 1990...

@garthks 8 лет назад

+Claire Moreau Actually, to let you know, Lew did not have Cancer, he had Crohn's Disease, which is what he passed away from in August of 1990. He died of Complications brought on from the Crohn's Disease. Just to inform you, I got this information directly from the Announcement that TNN made just after his passing.

@kevinswinyer3176 Год назад

@@clairemoreau3196 Lew never had Cancer. He had a Digestive System Issues that was known as Chron's Disease. Not related in any way to any form of Cancer.

@splibb 8 лет назад

When was this video taken?

@lpsgonthey2582 3 года назад

One of a kind voice

@lizlinville2629 5 лет назад

i fwwl like they deserrted him in the end

@balladeer45 11 лет назад

written by Peter McCann and Mark Wright

@hill2mason 12 лет назад

i never knew lew had a solo career. as long as he and the other statlers were friends and worked together, why did he go solo? i thought he quit, flat out due to health issues. never knew he went on solo. does anyone know why?

@BBKlima 7 лет назад

I always heard that his health caused him to not be able to keep the Statler schedule, so they replaced him with Jimmy Fortune. I don't think Lew was happy about it, but it is all water under the bridge now.

@sandidavis820 6 лет назад

Lew personally chose Jimmy to replace him

@monerz1 5 лет назад

Lew originally joined Phil Balsey, Duane Allen, & Richard Sterban in 1975 to form the Statler Brothers. Their first big hit was, "All the Gold in California".

@dennisgoode4781 5 лет назад

Don't know where you heard that, but none of it is true. Lew was a fou nding member, with Harold Reid, Phil Balsley, and Joe McDorman - later replaced by Harold's brother Don - of the Statler Bros. They were originally called the "Kingsmen". Their very first performance was in 1955 at a local church near their hometown of Staunton, Va. Lew re- mained with the Statlers until 1982, when he was forced to retire due to Chrone's Disease.

@monerz1 5 лет назад

They were given their first big break by Garth Brooks. They later wrote a song thanking him entitled, "We Got Paid by Cash". Lew was eventually replaced by Steve Sanders.

@monerz1 5 лет назад

Lew never cut an album of his own, but he did record a few with Charlie Pride & C.W. McCall.