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  Laurie  Beebe  Lewis  

Originally from Saginaw, Michigan, vocalist Laurie Beebe Lewis frequently toured with Bob Seger, Alice Cooper and Ted Neugent in the early 1970's with her band “Pitche Blende”. 

Laurie moved to Chicago in 1976 which gave opportunity to work on commercial and studio demos in the recording industry. Her earliest years in Chicago include live performances with Big Band leader Les Elgart, Jim Beebe’s Chicago Jazz, B B King and a featured guest vocalist with The Spinners on their hit song “Then Came You”. She also recorded with rock guitar legend Harvey Mandel; all which caught the attention of the Chicago based group “The Buckinghams”. Laurie joined the band in 1983 as a key vocalist and backing keyboards. They recorded their first album since the 60’s, “A Matter of Time” in 1984 with national distribution on Columbia Records.

 

In 1985 The Buckinghams were featured on David Fishof’s renowned 'Happy Together Tour' with The Turtles, Gary Lewis, and The Grassroots, where they performed to SRO audiences in 125 cities. The tour was proclaimed one of the most successful shows that year by Billboard and Performance magazines. Laurie moved to San Diego, CA. in 1986 and joined the San Diego based group “The Monroes. She also co-arranged vocals for several years while working extensively in the recording studio with Wayne Nelson, lead vocalist of “The Little River Band”. Laurie also recorded with Gary Puckett in 1998 on his first debut album since the 70’s “Is This Love” which sold over one million copies abroad.

Papa John Phillips asked Laurie to join “The Mamas and the Papas” in 1986 and toured with them both nationally and internationally as a replacement for his daughter Mackenzie Phillips for more than a year. The folk rock vocals of John Phillips, Denny Doherty, Spanky McFarlane and Laurie Beebe Lewis toured the United Kingdom, Europe, the Pacific Rim and extensively for more than a year. The folk rock vocals of John Phillips, Denny Doherty, Spanky McFarlane and Laurie Beebe Lewis toured the United Kingdom, Europe, the Pacific Rim and extensively Mackenzie’s permanent departure from the band until 1993 when the group disbanded. In 1994, Spanky McFarlane reformed “Spanky and Our Gang” and featured Laurie as part of the gang along with some of the original members from the ‘60’s.

 

In 1999, Laurie accepted the position of music teacher at Horizon Elementary School in San Diego, CA. teaching, writing and producing musicals and taking on students of all ages until 2005 when she decided to pursue an active career after a long absence from the music scene.  Her versitile vocals allow her to expand to all genres of music from Traditional Jazz with "The New Reformation Band" to R&B rap with "Elizabeth Langham" to rockin out with "Roni Lee"  which she also co-wrote and recorded keyboards & vocals on Roni's 2012 new release "One More Chance".   

Presently, Laurie performs in various Southern California venues and produces & records her original music in their home studio in San Diego, CA. with her husband Chuck Lewis. Both Laurie & Chuck are active worship leaders at their church "Windsor Hills Community Church" in La Mesa, CA.  Aside from her personal projects Laurie performs with her band The Queen Divas of the Universe featuring rock guitarist Roni Lee and vocalist/bassist
Shaaron Schuemaker and "Harmony Road" with long time friend Gene Warren.  Laurie continues to contribute vocal production on numerous projects in the recording industry in San Diego as well as blog talk radio with "The Chitchatchicks" and other interviews of note from "The San Diego ReaderSan Diego Troubador and The LA Times.

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