Celestial Navigations was an American music and story-telling group, connected to the Church of Scientology, with members Geoffrey Lewis,

Geoff Levin Geoff Levin (born September 14, 1945) is an American rock musician, film/television composer and songwriter. Performing as part of the Black Mountain Boys with Jerry Garcia in the early years of his career, in 1968 his own group, People!, scored ...

, David Campbell, Eric Zimmerman, Bettie 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

Drama-Logue Award The Drama-Logue Award was an American theater award established in 1977, given by the publishers of Drama-Logue newspaper, a weekly west-coast theater trade publication. Winners were selected by the publication's theater critics, and would recei ...

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 Matrix Theatre 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