Furry Lewis
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 early 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. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 26 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-45424 | 10-in. | 8/28/1928 | Furry's blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-45425 | 10-in. | 8/28/1928 | I will turn your money green | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-45428 | 10-in. | 8/28/1928 | Mistreatin' mamma | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-45429 | 10-in. | 8/28/1928 | Dry land blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-45430 | 10-in. | 8/28/1928 | Cannon-ball blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-45431 | 10-in. | 8/28/1928 | Kassie Jones | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-45432 | 10-in. | 8/28/1928 | Kassie Jones | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-45433 | 10-in. | 8/28/1928 | Judge Harsh blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W145361 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | Rock Island blues | Lewis Black | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C764-C765 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | The panic’s on | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C748-C749 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | Everybody’s blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C750-C751 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | Mr. Furry’s blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C752-C753 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | Sweet papa moan | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | C754-C755 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | Rock Island blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C761-C763 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | Jellyroll | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C1246-C1247 | 10-in. | 10/9/1927 | Good looking girl blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C1248-C1249 | 10-in. | 10/9/1927 | Why don’t you come home blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C1250-C1251 | 10-in. | 10/9/1927 | Falling down blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C1252-C1253 | 10-in. | 10/9/1927 | Big chief blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C1254-C1255 | 10-in. | 10/9/1927 | Billy Lyons and Stack O’Lee | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C1256-C1257 | 10-in. | 10/9/1927 | Casey Jones blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C1258-C1259 | 10-in. | 10/9/1927 | Mean old bedbug blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | M181 | 10-in. | 9/22/1929 | John Henry (The steel driving man) | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | M182 | 10-in. | 9/22/1929 | John Henry (The steel driving man) | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | M185 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Black gypsy blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lewis, Furry," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108937.
Lewis, Furry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108937.
"Lewis, Furry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90003700
Wikidata: Furry Lewis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1475124
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/392149294334580521964
MusicBrainz: Furry Lewis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/56cc74c7-6a8c-42a4-87a1-59d6963b2c1f
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