![](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/713263/e7cb27f3f1c57d66659ef5db771b2f8135e9c28d/original/showcase-logo-2024.png/!!/b%3AW1sicmVzaXplIiwxMDAwXSxbIm1heCJdLFsid2UiXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
![](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/713263/70eedfe826121c3e700cebd1fa060077a6865e0c/original/songwriter-profile-pics-brad-lewis.png/!!/b%3AW1sicmVzaXplIiwxMDAwXSxbIm1heCJdLFsid2UiXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png)
Brad Lewis
Los Angeles, CA
Brad Lewis is as smooth as Tennessee Whiskey! The writer and the tune. It all folds together seamlessly when it’s done right. And you’re no longer listening to music. You’re being told secrets in hushed tones. That’s the way it is when you first hear, Lazy Brad Lewis. The songs just feel lived-in. - Born in Toronto, Canada, Brad migrated to Southern Calif. at an early age. - early influences,Hank Snow and Hank Williams, radio, KRLA, KFOX live broadcasts on Sundays VFW, After High School he was a regular performer at local Honky Tonks, George’s Round Up, Foothill Club and many others. - mid 80’s starts his own group, Cheyenne and takes over Dale Watson’s regular gig at The Blue Bayou. - early 90’s, California Country Music Association (Golden West Chapter) Band of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. (Awarded at the Foothill Club where he was a sideman just a few years before). - Will Ray asked him to join his group The Gila Monsters, (pre Helecasters) they were regular performers at the Palomino Club. - Returns to school for music degree (meets Bill Barrett) their first collaboration is the only blues/jazz group signed to punk label, SST records. - Brad Teaches at Downey Unified for many years and is awarded two Honorary Service Awards from the State of California all the while playing up to six nights a week. - Brad and Bill Barrett have toured Central Europe several times and are planning the next tour. - Current groups include Brad Lewis & The Lazy Bastards, Grand Junction, Road Kill Kings, Claremont VooDoo Society, songwriter Lance Mowdy and Barrett and Lewis. Three CD’s available under Lazy Brad Lewis wherever you get your music.