Furry Lewis

Furry Lewis
Furry Lewis
	Lewis c. 1927
Background information
Birth name	Walter E. Lewis
Born	March 6, 1893 or 1899; Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	September 14, 1981 (aged 82 or 88); Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Delta blues; country blues;
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar; vocals;
Years active	Late 1920s–1970s
Labels	Vocalion; Victor; Barclay; Lucky Seven; Universal;

Walter E. "Furry" Lewis (March 6, 1893^[1] or 1899^[2] – September 14, 1981) was an American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. He was one of the earliest of the blues musicians active in the 1920s to be brought out of retirement and given new opportunities to record during the folk blues revival of the 1960s.

^ Eder, Bruce (1981). "Furry Lewis: Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. pp. 187, 447. ISBN 978-0313344237.

[amg-1] Eder, Bruce (1981). "Furry Lewis: Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

[bare-2] Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. pp. 187, 447. ISBN 978-0313344237.

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