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Furry Lewis
Rare backstage footage of Furry Lewis, curated from across the internet. Browse 2 clips below.
Backstage footage captures the world that exists just out of the audience’s sight — the nervous energy before going on, the adrenaline after coming off, the camaraderie, the tension, and the mundane reality of life on the road. These clips humanise artists in a way that stage performances and interviews rarely do.
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 h...
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