Celestial Navigations was an American music and story-telling group with members

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, David Campbell, Eric Zimmerman, Betty Ross, and Chris Many. Their performances consisted of Lewis telling a story along with

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to enhance the story. Lewis received a

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for his performances.

Early beginnings

The group was formed in 1984 and was originally known as ''The Great American Entertainment Show''. When they performed at the

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in Los Angeles, Lewis won a

for his performance. According to Lewis, he was inspired by a trip to Africa and the attention storytellers received, and therefore started to envision his own stories to tell. Over the next two decades, the group recorded eight albums.

Albums

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Celestial Navigations Musical groups from Los Angeles American storytellers Songwriters from California