Furry Lewis

Country blues, Musical Artist

1893 – 1981

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Who was Furry Lewis?

Walter E. "Furry" Lewis was an American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. Lewis was one of the first of the old-time blues musicians of the 1920s to be brought out of retirement, and given a new lease of recording life, by the folk blues revival of the 1960s.

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Born
Mar 6, 1893
Greenwood
Also known as
  • Lewis, Furry
  • Walter Lewis
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Memphis
Died
Sep 14, 1981
Memphis

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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