Super excited to announce new guest, Lewis Bechtold, to The Story!
Lewis Dean Bechtold, Lewy Dean, lives in Lancaster, PA. where he founded and manages Blues on the Loose, the last popular music band in a succession of 5 bands over 42 years. Mostly performing as vocal front and harmonica, Lewis has also played bass guitar and drums.
Besides the desire to perpetuate and help preserve American blues music, Lewis buys and sells decorative arts & antiques. He is a proud member of The Blues Society’s of Central Pa.; Bucks County; Delaware; Philadelphia and Baltimore. With Blues On The Loose, Lewis has won backing by the Steel City Blues Society to compete in the 2020 International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN., have recorded original material on a 2019 release by Blues Society of Central PA., “Backyard Blues” that has received international play.
More recently Blues On The Loose was nominated as Blues Band of the Year for 2021 by the Central PA Music Awards and Hall of Fame Foundation. They are performing, on average, every other week-end and enjoy developing new fans to live blues music.
You can find Lewis and his projects here:
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/bluesontheloose
Website : https://www.bluesontheloose.com/
