Celestial Navigations
Celestial Navigations | |
|---|---|
 Geoffrey Lewis and Geoff Levin | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | New age music, spoken word |
| Years active | 1984–2015 |
| Label | Nouveau/K-Tel Records |
| Past members |
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| Website | http://www.celestialnavigations.com/ |
Celestial Navigations was an American music and story-telling group, connected to the Church of Scientology, with members Geoffrey Lewis, Geoff Levin, David Campbell, Eric Zimmerman, Bettie Ross, and Chris Many.[1][2][3] Their performances consisted of Lewis telling a story along with electronic music to enhance the story. Lewis received a Drama-Logue Award for his performances.[4][5]
Early beginnings
[edit]The group was formed in 1984[6] and was originally known as The Great American Entertainment Show. When they performed at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles, Lewis won a Drama-Logue Award for his performance.[7][8]
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.[citation needed]
Over the next two decades, the group recorded eight albums.[7][9][10]
Albums
[edit]| Year released | Album | Billboard Top New Age Albums peak chart position[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Chapter I | |
| 1989 | Chapter II | 5 |
| 1990 | Celestial Navigations | 14 |
| 1992 | Chapter III, Ice | 20 |
| 1994 | Introduction | |
| 1995 | Chapter IV, Road Train | |
| 1998 | Celestial Navigations, Live At The Matrix | |
| 2005 | Chapter V, The Connection | |
| 2006 | Chapter VI, Space Racer | |
| 2006 | Romance | |
| 2007 | Chapter VII, War |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Lewis, 1935-2015, a consummate character actor". The Underground Bunker. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ Spangler, Jerry (March 24, 1989). "STORYTELLER NAVIGATES NEW AGE COURSE". Desert News. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ "MP3 Celestial Navigations - Chapter Two". Tradebit. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bettie Ross". Los Angeles Women in Music. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ Williams, Owen. "Geoffrey Lewis 1935-2015". Empire. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- 1 2 Levin, Geoff. "Geoff Levin About". Geoff Levin. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ Gaughan, Gavin (July 6, 2015). "Geoffrey Lewis: Character actor whose wide-eyed stare and sinister chuckle made him perfect as disturbing and scene-stealing villains". The Independent UK. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Lewis, Clint Eastwood Co-Star, Dies at 79". Yahoo Movies UK. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ Saperstein, Pat (April 7, 2015). "Geoffrey Lewis, Actor in Clint Eastwood Movies, Dies at 79". Variety. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
