Career
In 2006, the State of Tennesee Senate and House designated Colonel Hugh X. Lewis as the Poet Laureate of Christian-Country Music. He recorded between 1964 and currently for various labels, and charted fifteen singles on the Hot Country Songs charts.
Lewis"s debut single, "What I Need Most", peaked at number 21 on this chart.
Lewis also wrote Stonewall Jackson"s biggest hit, "Bachelor of Journalism the Doctorate.J.," and 11 other songs for Stonewall. He also wrote songs for many other country artists - Charlie Pride, Little Jimmy Dickens, Carl and Pearl Butler,Carl Smith, Freddie Hart, Kitty Wells, Lynn Anderson, Delegate Reeves, Billy Editor Wheeler, Mac Wiseman, Leon Mc Caluff and the original Texas Playboys, George Morgan, Tommy Cash, Ray Pillow, Hank Mills, Bobby Goldsboro, Bob Luman and many others
Stonewall Jackson"s number one single "Bachelor of Journalism the Doctorate.J."
Hubert Brad Lewis was born in Yeaddiss, Kentucky. He performed with guitar and honky tonk piano all through his high school days in Cumberland, Kentucky. He worked in and around coal mines in Kentucky while performing in various clubs, stage and television shows throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. lieutenant was here where Lowell Blanchard offered Don Gibson"s spot to Hugh on the Tennessee Barndance since Don was leaving for the Opry in Nashville.
Later in 1963, after being brought to Nashville, Tennessee by Jim Denny, he performed on all Country Music radio and television shows and stages, including the Grand Ole Opry, Renfro Valley Barndance, Tennessee Barndance, Wheeling Jamboree, Louisiana Hayride, et cetera and first had success as a songwriter, writing "Bachelor of Journalism the Doctorate.J." for Stonewall Jackson.
Mac Wiseman and George Morgan also covered Lewis"s songs. In 1964, Lewis released his first single for Kapp Records, "What I Need Most". The song peaked at number 21 on the United States. country singles charts.
Lewis released ten more singles for Kapp, including the top 40 hits "Out Where the Ocean Meets the Sky", "I"d Better Call the Law on Maine", "You"re So Cold (I"m Turning Blue)" and "Evolution and the Bible".
He also had a Top 20 hit in Canada with "All Heaven Broke Loose". Lewis opened a club in Printer"s Alley in 1972, where he hosted a television show also titled Hugh X. Lewis Country Club lieutenant was sponsored by Heil Quaker Corporation and appeared in 91 major markets.
