In 1970, Lewis and Gerald Casale began working on a theme of de-evolution in response to the Kent State shootings.[2] In 1971, Lewis, along with Devo co-founder Casale and Peter Gregg, recorded three proto-Devo songs—"I Been Refused", "I Need a Chick" and "Auto Modown"—on primitive recording equipment located over Guido's Pizza Shop in Kent, Ohio. Lewis and Casale wrote seminal tracts on de-evolution for the now-defunct LA Staff.[3] In 1973, they formed the band Devo with Mark Mothersbaugh and in late 1974, Bob Mothersbaugh took over the band's duties as lead guitarist, causing Lewis to take a more managerial position.
Recommendations from David Bowie and Iggy Pop enabled Devo to secure a recording contract with Warner Bros.[4] In 1978, after the band achieved success, Lewis asked for accreditation and compensation for his contributions to the band. The band refused to negotiate and sued Lewis in Los Angeles County Superior Court,[2] seeking a declaratory judgment stating that Lewis had no rights to the name or theory of de-evolution. Lewis then filed an action in United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, alleging theft of intellectual property. During discovery, Lewis produced articles, promotional materials, documentary evidence and an interview with Lewis and band members[2] recorded at the Akron Art Museum following the premiere of In the Beginning was the End. In the interview, Mark Mothersbaugh, drummer Alan Myers and other band members credited Lewis with developing the theory of de-evolution [see external link 10 below]. The band settled for an undisclosed sum.
In 2017, Lewis appeared at the annual DEVOtional fan gathering in Cleveland, performing early Devo songs with Casale and others. This event was reportedly the first time Lewis and Casale had performed together in over 40 years.[5]
Other workEdit
Lewis' poetry has been published in Creedences, Shelley's and in Poetry Review when Eric Mottram was editor. In 1977, he released a book of poetry titled Viscerally, illustrated by Fran Fecko and published by Tom Beckett.[6]
In 1980, Lewis wrote and performed the song "Andrea" under the name Hurricane Bob for the Akron new wave compilation album Bowling Balls from Hell[7] and later worked on videos with new wave groups Tin Huey, Hammer Damage and Human Switchboard. In the 1980s, while working as a consultant in Damascus, Syria, he was Middle East Correspondent for Rolling Stock magazine, published by Ed and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn.[8]
Lewis, Bob (1972-07-14). The Staff (LA Staff) (Los Angeles, CA). Republished at Cleveland.com. Archived from the republish at the Wayback Machine (archived October 14, 2007) on 2007-10-14.
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Robert Curtis Lewis born March 4 1947 is an American composer and musician He is best known as a co founder along with Gerald Casale of the new wave band Devo He graduated from Kent State University shortly after the Kent State shootings on May 4 1970 Bob LewisLewis in 2006Born 1947 03 04 March 4 1947 age 76 Akron Ohio U S Other namesHurricane BobOccupationsComposermusicianbasketballerMusical careerGenresArt punkelectronic rockproto punknew wavesynthpunkInstrument s Guitar Contents 1 Early years 2 Devo 3 Other work 4 References 5 External linksEarly years EditBob Lewis was born in Akron Ohio and played basketball briefly for Bobby Knight at Cuyahoga Falls High School He was a National Merit Scholar and attended Kent State where he was the first student to graduate with a major in anthropology Lewis studied poetry with Black Mountain poet Ed Dorn British poet Eric Mottram and Robert Bertholf an English professor at Kent who later was named the curator of the poetry collection and Charles D Abbot Scholar at the University at Buffalo 1 Devo EditIn 1970 Lewis and Gerald Casale began working on a theme of de evolution in response to the Kent State shootings 2 In 1971 Lewis along with Devo co founder Casale and Peter Gregg recorded three proto Devo songs I Been Refused I Need a Chick and Auto Modown on primitive recording equipment located over Guido s Pizza Shop in Kent Ohio Lewis and Casale wrote seminal tracts on de evolution for the now defunct LA Staff 3 In 1973 they formed the band Devo with Mark Mothersbaugh and in late 1974 Bob Mothersbaugh took over the band s duties as lead guitarist causing Lewis to take a more managerial position Recommendations from David Bowie and Iggy Pop enabled Devo to secure a recording contract with Warner Bros 4 In 1978 after the band achieved success Lewis asked for accreditation and compensation for his contributions to the band The band refused to negotiate and sued Lewis in Los Angeles County Superior Court 2 seeking a declaratory judgment stating that Lewis had no rights to the name or theory of de evolution Lewis then filed an action in United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio alleging theft of intellectual property During discovery Lewis produced articles promotional materials documentary evidence and an interview with Lewis and band members 2 recorded at the Akron Art Museum following the premiere of In the Beginning was the End In the interview Mark Mothersbaugh drummer Alan Myers and other band members credited Lewis with developing the theory of de evolution see external link 10 below The band settled for an undisclosed sum In 2017 Lewis appeared at the annual DEVOtional fan gathering in Cleveland performing early Devo songs with Casale and others This event was reportedly the first time Lewis and Casale had performed together in over 40 years 5 Other work EditLewis poetry has been published in Creedences Shelley s and in Poetry Review when Eric Mottram was editor In 1977 he released a book of poetry titled Viscerally illustrated by Fran Fecko and published by Tom Beckett 6 In 1980 Lewis wrote and performed the song Andrea under the name Hurricane Bob for the Akron new wave compilation album Bowling Balls from Hell 7 and later worked on videos with new wave groups Tin Huey Hammer Damage and Human Switchboard In the 1980s while working as a consultant in Damascus Syria he was Middle East Correspondent for Rolling Stock magazine published by Ed and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn 8 References Edit Bob Lewis retrieved 22 April 2016 a b c Interview with Bob Lewis Warmowski wordpress com 2 March 2010 Retrieved 2011 08 19 Notes on going under 7 October 2009 retrieved 22 April 2016 Francis Joel 23 July 2010 The evolution of Devo retrieved 21 April 2016 Pilmer Michael DEVOtional 2017 Devo Obsesso Retrieved 6 November 2017 A cycle of poems archived from the original on 8 May 2016 retrieved 22 April 2016 Bowling Balls from Hell 1980 retrieved 22 April 2016 Rolling Stock A chronicle of the eighties retrieved 22 April 2016External links EditLewis Bob 2006 Some thoughts on Devo the first Postmodern Band at the Wayback Machine archived February 18 2006 Devaluate com Archived from the original on 2006 02 07 Lewis in Antiquities British Museum at the Wayback Machine archived February 18 2006 Photo Lewis Bob 1972 07 14 The Staff LA Staff Los Angeles CA Republished at Cleveland com Archived from the republish Readers vs Breeders Didactical Works re De Evolution at the Wayback Machine archived October 14 2007 on 2007 10 14 Devo at MoMA Looking at Music Andrea 1 Live performance 2017 Devotional Auto Mowdown 2 Live performance 2017 Devotional Beehive 3 Edited Live performance 2017 Devotional both songs 4 The Stiff Records Story 5 Kent State Creative Arts Festival 1974 6 Malcolm Tent Interview Part 1 2021 7 Malcolm Tent Interview Part 2 2021 8 Malcolm Tent Interview Part 3 2021 9 Akron Art Institute Interview 1977 10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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