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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 ...
Oct 11, 2007 · Memphis blues legend Walter "Furry" Lewis performs "Furry's Blues." From the Vestapol DVD "Legends of Country Blues Guitar, Vol. Three." More info at https:/...
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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.
Walter E. “Furry” Lewis (6 March 1893 – 14 September 1981) was an American country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. Born in Greenwood, Mississippi.
Walter "Furry" Lewis was a songster, a blues musician, a humorist and an all-round entertainer. Raised in the country, he picked up the guitar at an early age and moved into Memphis around 1900 where he busked on the streets.
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 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.
