Elizabeth Long is an American bluegrass and

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singer. She usually performs alongside

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from

The Lewis Family The Lewis Family is a family of gospel and bluegrass musicians from Lincolnton, Georgia. They are known as the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel". Background The family was founded by Pop and Mom Lewis (Roy Lewis Sr. and Pauline Lewis, née H ...

. Long was born in

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, on the same road as Roy Lewis. From a very early age, Long learned to play various instruments like the

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, guitar, and the

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. Lewis and his wife, Bonnie, became her foster parents since she was fifteen years old. Lewis started taking Long on his tours, and she eventually began to play with him. Long went to college at the

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where she was part of the College Bluegrass Music Certificate Scholarship Program led by veteran musician Buddy Griffin. After college, Long moved to

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and started performing solo. She was mentored by Earl Scruggs, Buddy Spicher, and Mac Wiseman.Lizzy Long to play at Mountaineer Opry tonight
on ''

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''; Halsey, Derek (July 18, 2008) Through her career, Long has been nominated and has won two "bluegrass songs of the year" from the

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. Long has performed with many artist such as Earl Scruggs, Mac Wiseman, Buddy Spicher, Rhonda Vincent, Jim and Jesse, Ralph Stanley, The Lewis Family, Ty Herndon, Patty Loveless, and many others.

Awards and nominations

*IBMA Recorded Event of the Year *Two-time DOVE award winner

References

External links

The Little Roy and Lizzy Show
{{DEFAULTSORT:Long, Lizzy American bluegrass musicians 1984 births Living people American performers of Christian music American women country singers American country singer-songwriters Country musicians from Georgia (U.S. state) Folk musicians from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Lincolnton, Georgia 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American women singers Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)