Furry Lewis
About Furry Lewis
American country blues singer and guitarist Born 6 March 1893 (or 1899) in Greenwood, Mississippi, USA, died 14 September 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA Lewis began recording on the Vocalion label in 1927. His stamping ground - despite the fact he had lost a leg - was in and around the Memphis scene, such as Pee Wee Saloon near his home on Beale Street, with a day job as a street-sweeper until his retirement in 1966. In 1972 he was part of the renowned Memphis Blues Caravan, along with artists such as [a150530], [a307408] & [a1012068]. He twice opened for The Rolling Stones and even acquired a profile in Playboy magazine. He died of heart-failure aged 82, shortly after contracting pneumonia, and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, South Memphis.
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Discography
Furry Lewis (1960)
Back On My Feet Again (1961)
Done Changed My Mind (1961)
Presenting the Country Blues (1969)
On the Road Again (1969)
Shake ’em On Down (1972)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: 1927 - 1929 (1990)
In His Prime 1927-1928 (1991)
When I Lay My Burden Down (1994)
The Blues Collection: Furry Lewis & Frank Stokes, Beale Street Blues (1995)
Blues Magician (1999)
Take Your Time (2000)
Party! At Home (2001)
Good Morning Judge (2003)
Fourth and Beale (2006)
