Furry Lewis
American blues guitarist and songwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Birth name | Walter 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. |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | Late 1920s–1970s |
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