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The best kept secret in music
Press
March 2000 Chicago, IL
by Grace Lloyd
. . . I think most, if not all, soon realized that ...Sing... was about to make a huge impact on this multi-cultural church audience...
This one man play, superbly performed and graciously accepted, touched the hearts of our children as well as adults. I think Mr. Tucker kept all of us on the edge of our seats as he frequently changed characters. With his animated face, body movements and incredible vocal ranges, he kept us inspired and waiting for more . . .
Lewis G. Tucker is a spirit filled man who put his heart and soul into this superb masterpiece. He is an artist who is not just doing a job for a day’s pay, he loves and enjoys what he does. That feeling moved the audience and left them with a meaningful and unforgettable experience. . . - PULLMAN CELEBRATES AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
“As the world becomes more and more closely knit, we tend to get lost in things like the Internet...We must celebrate our cultures so that we can maintain our differences”, Lewis G. Tucker
". . . Mr. Tucker’s one-man musical presentation definitely mesmerized everyone in attendance. I can honestly say that the campus community was also overwhelmed with the performance.
Mr. Tucker was magnificent...the show was first class all the way.”
C.D. Douglas,
Multicultural Affairs Program Advisor
South Dakota State University
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Discography
PLAY SYNOPSIS
Acting out each character, Tucker depicts Joshma who broadly sings Turn Myself Around to teach children their left from their right. Joshma then begins to tell the audience about the captured African slave Mtombai, whose bag of history has passed down to Joshma. He sings as Mtombai: Motherless Child (of a lonely American life), a defiant Oh Freedom (as Africans commit suicide in order to be free) and more.
Using this Africans life story as the plays through line, Joshma sings tales of: an outlandish house slave making fun of master with I Keep So Busy; an old church womans announcement of the impeding Underground Railroad arrival, singing a hunting Little Black Train; an abolitionists rousting encouragement of a run away slave with Didnt My Lord Deliver Daniel and more.
Joshma closes the play encouraging all to keep their history by starting a bag of your own. Entering the auditorium, he gives audience members their first memory artifact, a living leaf and song, Day is Done.
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Bio
With a Winston-Salem State University Bachelor of Science degree, Mr. Tucker is a member of the Education Realized board. Having earned a University of Oklahoma Directing MFA, Lewis was seen in Francis Ford Copolas classic film "Peggy Sue Got Married" with Academy Award nominee Kathleen Turner & winner Nicholas Cage and most recently played on Nickelodeans Kenan & Kell.
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