Margaret Lewis

Margaret Ann Lewis (later Margaret Lewis "Maggie" Warwick; April 30, 1939 – March 29, 2019) was an American country music and rockabilly singer-songwriter and music entrepreneur.

Biography Born Margaret Ann Lewis in Snyder, Texas, she moved with her family early in life to Levelland, Texas, where she grew up singing in the Baptist church choir and listening to rockabilly and rhythm & blues. In high school she formed a band, the Thunderbolts, and they took second place in a talent show in Lubbock in 1957. After some guest appearances on the Louisiana Hayride radio program, she joined the cast in 1958.

Lewis continued to record on Smith's Ram Records for several years, until the label was closed down in the early 1960s. Lewis and Smith then decided to concentrate on songwriting. Lewis and Smith moved to Nashville and signed a deal with Shelby Singleton to write songs for his SSS International and Plantation Records labels. They wrote a number of hits for various artists from 1967 to 1971, perhaps the best known being "Reconsider Me", which has charted for at least four different artists. She also became the chairperson of the Louisiana Music Commission, an effort by the Louisiana state government to promote the music industry in the state.

In 2009, Lewis received the OffBeat magazine award for Lifetime Achievement in the Music Business.

Lewis died age 79 in Shreveport on March 29, 2019, from complications of pneumonia.

Songwriting hits All of these are credited to Margaret Lewis and Mira (or "Myra") Smith. "La-Do-Dada" – w/Dale Hawkins, Rock, 1958 "Mountain of Love" – David Houston, No. 2 Country, 1963 "I Almost Called Your Name" – Margaret Whiting, No. 4 Adult Contemporary, 1967 "I Am the Grass" – Dee Mullins, No. 64 Country, 1968 "The Girl Most Likely" – Jeannie C. Riley, No. 6 Country, 1968 "There Never Was A Time" – Jeannie C. Riley, No. 5 Country, 1968 "Reconsider Me" – Johnny Adams, No. 8 R&B, 1969; Ray Pillow, No. 38 Country, 1969; John Wesley Ryles, No. 39 Country, 1971; Narvel Felts, No. 2 Country, 1975 "I Can't Be All Bad" – Johnny Adams, No. 45 R&B, 1969 "The Wedding Cake" – Connie Francis, No. 33 Country, 1969 "Soul Shake" – Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson, No. 27 R&B, 1969; Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, No. 43 Pop, 1970 "The Rib" – Jeannie C. Riley, No. 32 Country, 1969 "My Man" – Jeannie C. Riley, No. 60 Country, 1970 "Country Girl" – Jeannie C. Riley, No. 7 Country, 1970 "Buffalo Soldier" (David Barnes, Lewis, Smith) – The Flamingos, No. 28 R&B, No. 86 pop, 1970; also recorded by The Persuasions "Oh Singer" – Jeannie C. Riley, No. 4 Country, 1971