Tuesday, July 08, 2003

Furry Lewis

Furry Lewis
aka: W.Furry Lewis *
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
Delta blues, country blues

Walter E. "Furry" Lewis (March 6, 1893, or 1899 – September 14, 1981) was an American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. Lewis was one of the first of the blues musicians active in the 1920s to be brought out of retirement and given new opportunities to record during the folk blues revival of the 1960s.


Presenting the Country Blues (1969) 2007 Rem.
In Memphis (1970) rec.'68
Beale Street Blues * (1971) rec.'69, 2004 Rem.
Vocalion and Victor Recordings (1990) 1927-1929
Blues Magician * (1999) rec.'69
Good Morning Judge (2003) 1962/1967