Celestial Navigations
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Celestial Navigations
| image = Geoffrey Lewis and Geoff Levin.jpg
| caption = Geoffrey Lewis and Geoff Levin
| landscape = yes
| origin = United States
| current_members =
| past_members = {{ubl|Geoffrey Lewis|Geoff Levin|David Campbell|Eric Zimmerman|Bettie Ross|Chris Many}}
| years_active = 1984-2015
| website = http://www.celestialnavigations.com/
}}
Celestial Navigations was an American music and story-telling group, connected to the Church of Scientology, with members Geoffrey Lewis, Geoff Levin, David Campbell, Eric Zimmerman, Bettie Ross, and Chris Many.{{cite magazine|title=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/298851/celestial-navigations/chart|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=23 January 2017}}{{cite news|title=Geoffrey Lewis, 1935-2015, a consummate character actor|url=http://tonyortega.org/2015/04/08/geoffrey-lewis-1935-2015-a-consummate-character-actor-and-an-ot5-scientologist/comment-page-1/|accessdate=22 February 2017|publisher=The Underground Bunker}}{{cite news|last1=Spangler|first1=Jerry|title=STORYTELLER NAVIGATES NEW AGE COURSE|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/39593/STORYTELLER-NAVIGATES-NEW-AGE-COURSE.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314154114/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/39593/STORYTELLER-NAVIGATES-NEW-AGE-COURSE.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2017|accessdate=24 February 2017|publisher=Desert News|date=March 24, 1989}} Their performances consisted of Lewis telling a story along with electronic music to enhance the story. Lewis received a Drama-Logue Award for his performances.{{cite web | url = http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/206950-celestial-navigations | accessdate = 17 August 2013 | title = MP3 Celestial Navigations - Chapter Two | work = Tradebit}}{{cite news|title=Bettie Ross|url=https://www.lawim.com/member-spotlight-biography/25-bettie-ross|accessdate=22 February 2017|publisher=Los Angeles Women in Music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314153354/https://www.lawim.com/member-spotlight-biography/25-bettie-ross|archive-date=14 March 2017|url-status=dead}}
Early beginnings
The group was formed in 1984{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=Owen|title=Geoffrey Lewis 1935-2015|url=http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/geoffrey-lewis-1935-2015/|accessdate=22 February 2017|publisher=Empire}} and was originally known as The Great American Entertainment Show. When they performed at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles, Lewis won a Drama-Logue Award for his performance.{{cite web|last1=Levin|first1=Geoff|title=Geoff Levin About|url=https://www.geofflevin.com/about-me|website=Geoff Levin|accessdate=9 February 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Gaughan|first1=Gavin|title=Geoffrey Lewis: Character actor whose wide-eyed stare and sinister chuckle made him perfect as disturbing and scene-stealing villains|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/geoffrey-lewis-character-actor-whose-wide-eyed-stare-and-sinister-chuckle-made-him-perfect-as-10367108.html|accessdate=24 February 2017|publisher=The Independent UK|date=July 6, 2015}}
According to Lewis, he was inspired by a trip to Africa and the attention storytellers received, and therefore started to envision his own stories to tell.{{cn|date=May 2021}}
Over the next two decades, the group recorded eight albums.{{cite news|title=Geoffrey Lewis, Clint Eastwood Co-Star, Dies at 79|url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/geoffrey-lewis-clint-eastwood-co-star-dies-at-79-115834791681.html|accessdate=22 February 2017|publisher=Yahoo Movies UK}}{{cite news|last1=Saperstein|first1=Pat|title=Geoffrey Lewis, Actor in Clint Eastwood Movies, Dies at 79|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/geoffrey-lewis-dead-clint-eastwood-juliette-lewis-1201467979/|accessdate=24 February 2017|publisher=Variety|date=April 7, 2015}}
Albums
References
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External links
- {{official website|www.celestialnavigations.com/}}
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Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles