Lizzy Long
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Elizabeth "Lizzy" Long is an American Christian
country
singer. She usually performs alongside Little Roy Lewis from The Lewis Family
.
Long was born on Lincolnton, Georgia
, on the same road as Roy Lewis. From a very early age, Long learned to play various instruments like the fiddle
, guitar
, and the banjo
. While a teenager, problems at her house forced the state to intervene in the situation. 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 Glenville State College
on West Virginia
where she was part of the College Bluegrass Music Certificate Scholarship Program led by veteran musician Buddy Griffin. After college, Long moved to Nashville, Tennessee
and started performing solo.
Through her career, Long has been nominated for several Dove Awards.
41st GMA Dove Awards
(2010)
42nd GMA Dove Awards
(2011)
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. She usually performs alongside Little Roy Lewis from The Lewis Family
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"....
.
Long was born on Lincolnton, Georgia
Lincolnton, Georgia
Lincolnton is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,595 at the 2000 census. It is the location for the historical site, Elijah Clark State Park, and contains numerous houses and historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic...
, on the same road as Roy Lewis. From a very early age, Long learned to play various instruments like the fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, and the banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
. While a teenager, problems at her house forced the state to intervene in the situation. 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 Glenville State College
Glenville State College
Glenville State College is a public four-year college located in Glenville, a town in the rural north-central part of the U.S. state of West Virginia.-History:...
on West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
where she was part of the College Bluegrass Music Certificate Scholarship Program led by veteran musician Buddy Griffin. After college, Long moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
and started performing solo.
Through her career, Long has been nominated for several Dove Awards.
Awards and nominations
39th GMA Dove Awards (2008)- Bluegrass Album of the Year (Lifetimes with Little Roy Lewis and Earl ScruggsEarl ScruggsEarl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music...
) - Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year ("I Will Find You Again", with Little Roy Lewis and Earl Scruggs)
- Country Recorded Song of the Year ("James Whit", with Little Roy Lewis and Earl Scruggs)
41st GMA Dove Awards
41st GMA Dove Awards
The 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 21, 2010 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2009. The show was held at the The Opry Entertainment Complex in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Bart Millard....
(2010)
- Bluegrass Album of the Year (Breaking Like Dawn with Little Roy Lewis)
- Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year ("When We Fly", with Little Roy Lewis) WON
42nd GMA Dove Awards
42nd GMA Dove Awards
The 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 20, 2011 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The show will be broadcast on gmc on April 24, 2011. It will be hosted by Sherri Shepherd from The Newlywed Game....
(2011)
- Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year ("Mountaintop", with Little Roy Lewis)