Dan Lewis – Towards The Light : Rock, Folk, World, & Country 1979.

Songwriter, composer, instrumentalist, audio engineer, recording artist, arranger/producer with recording studio & mobile recording.
On the Asheville music scene since 1974, Dan Lewis writes Americana songs flavored by the traditional old- time mountain music, folk tunes and bluegrass that he grew up with in the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina. Dan's many early performances on bottleneck slide guitar with Walter & Ethel Phelps, two amazing Black 1st generation 1930s era blues musicians led to a deep appreciation of early blues and classic soul music, and those powerful influences can also be heard in his songs.
A music veteran who has performed hundreds of times for thousands of people in the US and the UK over the last 44 years, Dan helped organize early Bele Chere festivals in Asheville, produced many concert events, performed with 1st generation blues musicians Walter & Ethel Phelps, concerts and recording with synthesizer inventor Robert Moog, fronted the 1950s-60s dance band "Johnny & the Jokers". Twelve CDs of various original music, including a unique collaboration with Bob Moog of electronic neo-classical music, titled "Bob Moog Live - Moog, Abbott & Lewis".
While Dan's first instrument has always been acoustic guitar (finger-style, flatpicking and bottleneck slide), later projects brought in electric guitar, piano, synthesizers and other instruments. Dan creates and performs original songs, instrumental music, electronic, dance, pop, folk/traditional, Americana, traditional blues, and classic 20th century pop music, like the Beatles.
Dan has been awarded 3 artist grants from the North Carolina Arts Council. Recent shows with classic bluesman Ironing Board Sam, playing blues and 1960s soul music. Also performs traditional old time and Americana music with Sheila Kay Adams and the Scofflaws.
Audio engineer at Acoustic Audio Recording. Also specializes in transfer and conversion of old analog recordings on vinyl and tape to digital Cd and Mp3 format, with state-of-the-art noise reduction and digital re-mastering.
Acoustic Audio Recording Studio, Asheville, NC www.acousticaudiotransfer.com
(828) 645-8868

A1 To Get Started
A2 When I See You
A3 Love From Afar
A4 Dizzy
A5 Hometown
A6 The Kitchen Floor Waltz
B1 In My Windowpane
B2 Right Here
B3 Blue Ridge Lullaby
B4 Nobody's Baby For Long
B5 Spring Thaw
B6 Time
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Bass, Slide Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, Tambourine, Talking Drum, Harp, Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Dan Lewis
Arranged By, Producer, Artwork By, Lyrics By, Music By – Dan Lewis
Artwork By – Mike Gaffney
Bass – Dallas Taylor (6) (tracks: A4)
Drums – Woody Hoyle (tracks: A4)
Engineer – Tom Behrens (2)
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer – Dan Lewis