Furry Lewis

Furry Lewis
Lewis c. 1927
Lewis c. 1927
Background information
Birth nameWalter E. Lewis
Born(1893-03-06)March 6, 1893 or 1899
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Died(1981-09-14)September 14, 1981 (aged 82 or 88)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years activeLate 1920s–1970s
Labels

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.

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