Furry Lewis

Furry Lewis
  • Type: Musician
  • Country: United States
  • Born: March 6, 1893 in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
  • Died: September 14, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
  • Active: 1927 - 1981

Biography

Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, March 6, 1893 – September 14, 1981) was a Memphis country blues guitarist, singer and songster born in Greenwood, Mississippi. A master of fingerpicking and bottleneck slide, he recorded for #Vocalion Records# and #Victor Records# in the late 1920s, worked for decades as a Memphis street sweeper, and enjoyed a second career after his rediscovery in 1959, recording, touring and appearing on stage and screen into the 1970s.

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Furry Lewis Discography