55:08Maker's Mic | Episode 13 Patrick Sweany
Furry Lewis
Rare studio footage of Furry Lewis, curated from across the internet. Browse 1 clip below.
Studio footage is the holy grail for music fans. Watching an artist build a song from scratch — layering tracks, debating arrangements, experimenting with sounds — is as close as you can get to witnessing the creative act itself. These clips pull back the curtain on recordings that millions of people know by heart, showing the work, the accidents, and the decisions that made them what they are.
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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