The
Sons of Ralph (featuring Ralph) is a band that plays music
ranging from bluegrass to cajun, to rock and back! The Band's frontman,
Ralph
Lewis (mandolin, guitar, vocals) started out playing "mountain
music"
in the 1940's. From there he has had many groups including, The
Lewis Brothers, The Carolina Pals, and The Piney Mountain
Boys. In 1974
he got a call to join Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys, where
he stayed for two years. Seeing his own "boys" wish to
play music, he quit Monroe's group to pick with his sons. Marty (guitar,
dobro, vocals)
and Don (fiddle, banjer, guitar, and vocals) still perform with their
dad to this day.
They have since added two "adopted" sons to the lineup,
Steve Moseley (bass) and Ozzie Orengo Jr. (percussion). The "Sons" play a wide
variety of
tunes and depend on their audiences for the direction of each performance.
Ralph's motto: "IT'S A PARTY EVERY TIME!"