Lew DeWitt

Lewis Calvin DeWitt Jr. was an American country music singer and songwriter born in 1938 in Roanoke, Virginia. He was a founding member of the Statler Brothers and served as the group's original tenor from 1955 until 1982. DeWitt wrote several successful tracks for the ensemble, including the 1965 single “Flowers on the Wall”. He left the band in 1981 to receive treatment for Crohn's disease. He later pursued a solo career and released the studio albums Here to Stay (1984) and On My Own (1985). His recording history also included the solo single “You'll Never Know”, which reached number 77 on the country charts in 1985. DeWitt was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Statler Brothers in 2008. He died in 1990 in Waynesboro from heart and kidney disease resulting from complications of Crohn's disease.