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Furry Lewis

Born: Mar 6, 1893 in Greenwood, MS

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Died: Sep 14, 1981 in Memphis, TN

Genre: Blues

Styles: Acoustic Blues, Acoustic Memphis Blues, Blues Revival, Piedmont Blues, Folk-Blues, Songster, Country Blues

Biography: Furry Lewis was the only blues singer of the 1920s to achieve major media attention in the 1960s and '70s. One of the most recorded of Memphis-based guitarists of the late '20s, Lewis's subsequent fame 40 years later was based largely on the strength of those early sides. One of the very best blues storytellers, ...Read full biography

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Blues Magician

Released: 1999

Label: Lucky Seven

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Recorded in Lewis' apartment in the summer of 1969, this record is an honest and unusual glimpse at the blues great. While the disc begins a little too ragged, Lewis rises to the occasion with great versions ...Read full review

Fourth & Beale

Released: 1975

Label: Rounder Records

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Recorded in Memphis on March 5, 1969, with Furry Lewis in bed -- essentially an impromptu concert for the microphone and whoever happened to be there -- these nine tracks show Lewis to fairly good advantage. ...Read full review

More Furry Lewis albums: Main Albums (14), Compilations (13)

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