We Are Family, a DVD/CD joint release from The Easter Brothers, Jeff & Sheri Easter and The Lewis Family, is due for release on February 26. It was filmed in Mt. Airy, NC during Mayberry Days last September. A studio version of the project will also be released at the same time.

A video preview has been posted on YouTube.

Sheri Easter shares some comments on the songs from We Are Family on The Lewis Family web site.

The Lewis Family is planning a family reunion on video – live concert video that is.

The Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mt. Airy, NC will be the scene for two days of live concerts September 28-29 featuring The Lewis Family, Jeff & Sheri Easter, and The Easter Brothers. Both shows will be recorded on video for a DVD release.

Jeff Easter grew up singing with his family, and Sherri sang with The Lewis Family. The three groups will also collaborate on a joint CD project, We Are Family, due for a fall ‘o7 release.

Find more details on The Lewis Family web site.

Last week we shared the sad news about the passing of Wallace Lewis, an original member of the storied Lewis Family.

The family has posted a lovely remembrance page on their official web site, which includes the text of the eulogy delivered at his funeral, as well as links to his published obituary and an article on his passing in The Augusta Chronicle.

There are a great many photos there as well, including ones taken at the funeral (5/19), and a sampling of pictures of Wallace through the years.

See the Wallace Lewis Remembrance Page online.

Wallace Lewis, one of the founders of bluegrass Gospel’s most enduring stage show, The Lewis Family, passed away yesterday afternoon (5/16). He was 78 years old.

He performed with brother Talmadge and Esley as The Lewis Brothers in the 1940s, occasionally including their youngest brother, “Little Roy,” still a young boy, on banjo. Their repertoire included country and square dance favorites.

The Lewis Family debuted in 1951, and included brothers Talmadge, Wallace and Little Roy, along with their sisters Miggie, Janis and Polly – and the patriarch Roy “Pop” Lewis.

Funeral arrangements for Wallace Lewis are expected to be announced shortly. Check The Lewis Family web site for more information.