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Walter E. "Furry" Lewis (March 6, 1893 or 1899 – 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.
Furry Lewis. Walter "Furry" Lewis, fue un guitarrista y cantante de blues, nacido en Greenwood, Misisipi, en 1893, y fallecido en Memphis, Tennessee, el 14 de septiembre de 1981. Lewis creció en Memphis, donde aprendió a tocar la guitarra, especialmente la guitarra hawaiana.
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Artist Spotlight. Furry Lewis. Rural blues performer. Walter "Furry" Lewis (1893– 1981) personified the relaxed and intimate character of the early blues. A master of multiple guitar techniques, he was most notably an impressive bottleneck guitarist who echoed his vocal phrasings with an expressive set of sliding notes.
Article. Furry Lewis, Rural Blues Performer. June 2017. Walter "Furry" Lewis (1893– 1981) personified the relaxed and intimate character of the early blues. A master of multiple guitar techniques, he was most notably an impressive bottleneck guitarist who echoed his vocal phrasings with an expressive set of sliding notes.
Furry Lewis was the only blues singer of the 1920s to achieve major media attention in the ’60s and ’70s. One of the very best blues storytellers, and an extremely nimble-fingered guitarist into his seventies, he was equally adept at blues and ragtime.
About Furry Lewis. Walter E. “Furry” Lewis (6 March 1893 – 14 September 1981) was an American country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. Born in Greenwood, Mississippi. He started...
Furry Lewis was one of the foremost figures in Memphis blues, both during the 1920s when he made his first recordings and again during the blues revival of the ’60s and ’70s. Lewis was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, possibly on March 6, 1899, although dates of 1893 and 1895 have also been cited.
