Lewis Anderson

Biography

Successful songwriter, guitarist, music publisher, A&R executive, and copyright consultant - Lewis is all of these. With recordings by a wide range of artists such as The Carpenters, Seals and Crofts, Conway Twitty, Toby Keith and Brooks and Dunn to name just a few, Lewis has for many years been one of Music Row and the nation’s leading and most respected songwriters and a strong advocate for songwriter’s rights. His songs have been recorded through the years by a diverse group of artists in country, pop, and R&B. He is known for crafting compelling, memorable melodies, some of which poignantly examine life. Though often a co-writer, it is his ability to successfully write a great song alone that makes him all the more unique in the music world today.

Accomplishments in his career include winning eight BMI awards, an NSAI song award, an NSAI President’s award, and the coveted BMI Country Songwriter of the Year award. In 2004 he also founded Legacyworks LLC to serve the songwriting community in copyright termination, contract, royalty and career issues.

In addition to writing achievements, Lewis served for five years as exclusive A&R consultant to MCA Records Nashville. He also opened the first office in Nashville for the Chrysalis Music Group, Inc. He served on the board of NSAI, the songwriter organization, for nine years and was integral to the changes that modernized and vitalized the organization.

Lewis started his musical career in his home state of Louisiana, where he began at the age of 16 playing guitar at clubs, fraternities, and concerts from Florida to Oklahoma in various bands, the most notable being Swampfox. He moved at age 21 to Los Angeles and soon had his first major recordings.

As a creator, Lewis’ songs have been recorded through the years by a diverse group of artists both in country and pop. Some of his well-known titles include:

Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love
Lost In The Feeling
Midnight Fire
Will It Be Love By Morning
Everything There Is To Know About You
One More Time
Somewhere Down The Line
Steam
I’m In The Mood
Christmas Rock
Talking To God
You Turn The Light On
I’ll Be Your Audience
Only Game In Town
Funny

Music

A smattering of recordings

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Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love
(Lewis Anderson) · Artist: B. J. Thomas
Lost In The Feeling
(Lewis Anderson) · Artist: Conway Twitty
One More Time
(Lewis Anderson) · Artist: Seals and Crofts
I’m In The Mood
(Lewis Anderson, Ronnie Rogers) · Artist: Alabama
It’s Me
(Lewis Anderson, Lisa Brokop & Sam Hogin) · Artist: Lisa Brokop
One More Time
(Lewis Anderson) · Artist: The Carpenters
Somewhere Down The Line
(Lewis Anderson, Casey Kelly) · Artist: T. G. Sheppard
You Deserve The Best
(Lewis Anderson, J.D. Martin) · Artist: Atlantic Starr
Everything There Is To Know
(Lewis Anderson, Bob Regan) · Artist: Mark Wills
Will It Be Love By Morning
(Lewis Anderson, Fred Koller) · Artist: Michael Martin Murphey
Steam
(Lewis Anderson, Bob Regan) · Artist: Ty Herndon
Midnight Fire
(Lewis Anderson, Dave Gibson) · Artist: Steve Wariner