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Furry Lewis (06 Mar 1893 - 14 Sep 1981)

Male Person - United States American country blues guitarist

 Also known as (4)

Releases (23)

Official

Album

  1. Furry Lewis May 1960
  2. Back On My Feet Again 1961
  3. Done Changed My Mind 1961
  4. Presenting the Country Blues 1969
  5. On the Road Again 1969
  6. Blues Magician 1999
  7. Take Your Time 2000
  8. Good Morning Judge 08 Jul 2003

Album - Compilation

  1. Shake ’em On Down 1972
  2. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: 1927 - 1929 1990
  3. In His Prime 1927-1928 1991
  4. Fourth and Beale 2006

Single

  1. Falling Down Blues / Big Chief Blues 1927
  2. Rock Island Blues / Everybody’s Blues 1927
  3. Jellyroll / Mr. Furry’s Blues 1927
  4. Good Looking Girl Blues / Billy Lyons and Stack O’ Lee 1927
  5. Mean Old Bedbug Blues / Why Don’t You Come Home Blues 1927
  6. Kassie Jones Oct 1928
  7. Judge Harsh Blues / I Will Turn Your Money Green Mar 1929
  8. Mistreatin' Mamma / Furry Blues Apr 1929
  9. Black Gypsy Blues / Creeper’s Blues 1929
  10. John Henry 1930

Recordings by (133)

  1. Good Looking Girl Blues 2:52 (1927)
  2. Falling Down Blues 2:51 (1927)
  3. Mean Old Bedbug Blues 2:45 (1927)
  4. Everybody's Blues 2:55 (1927)
  5. Rock Island Blues 2:49 (1927)
  6. Billy Lyons and Stack O’Lee 2:36 (1927)
  7. Mr. Furry’s Blues 2:35 (1927)
  8. Sweet Papa Moan 2:12 (1927)
  9. Big Chief Blues 2:52 (1927)
  10. Jellyroll 2:39 (1927)
  11. Why Don't You Come Home Blues 2:46 (1927)
  12. Kassie Jones Part 2 3:04 (Oct 1928)
  13. Kassie Jones, Part 1 3:05 (Oct 1928)
  14. Judge Harsh Blues 2:59 (Mar 1929)
  15. I Will Turn Your Money Green ?:?? (Mar 1929)
  16. Furry's Blues 3:16 (Apr 1929)
  17. Mistreatin' Mama 3:08 (Apr 1929)
  18. Black Gypsy Blues 2:50 (1929)
  19. Creeper’s Blues 2:40 (1929)
  20. John Henry (The Steel Driving Man), Part 1 2:53 (1930)
  21. John Henry (The Steel Driving Man), Part 2 3:21 (1930)
  22. Kassie Jones 6:16 (1952)
  23. Pearlee Blues 4:05 (May 1960)
  24. Judge Boushay Blues 3:38 (May 1960)
  25. East St. Louis Blues 4:17 (May 1960)
  26. John Henry 4:49 (May 1960)
  27. Longing Blues 2:38 (May 1960)
  28. Early Recording Career 1:39 (May 1960)
  29. I'm Going to Brownsville 3:12 (May 1960)
  30. The Medicine Shows 2:55 (May 1960)
  31. Casey Jones 3:34 (1961)
  32. This Time Tomorrow 4:27 (1961)
  33. Frankie and Johnnie 2:30 (1961)
  34. Long Tall Gal Blues 3:08 (1961)
  35. When My Baby Left Me 3:25 (1961)
  36. Shake ’em On Down 2:52 (1961)
  37. Old Blue 3:03 (1961)
  38. I’m Going to Brownsville 3:34 (1961)
  39. Back on My Feet Again 3:56 (1961)
  40. White Lightnin’ 3:28 (1961)
  41. Roberta 2:37 (1961)
  42. St. Louis Blues 4:44 (1961)
  43. Baby You Don’t Want Me 4:06 (1961)
  44. Done Changed My Mind 3:02 (1961)
  45. Goin’ to Kansas City 2:55 (1961)
  46. Walking Blues 5:45 (1969)
  47. Let Me Call You Sweetheart 2:36 (1969)
  48. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 3:02 (1969)
  49. Let’s Shake Hand in Hand 4:47 (1969)
  50. Waiting for a Train 2:30 (1969)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Kassie Jones Part 2 3:04 Furry Lewis (Oct 1928)

Performer

  1. Falling Down Blues 2:51 Furry Lewis (1927)
  2. Big Chief Blues 2:52 Furry Lewis (1927)

Instruments

  1. Mean Old Bedbug Blues 2:45 Furry Lewis (1927) guitar
  2. Why Don't You Come Home Blues 2:46 Furry Lewis (1927) guitar
  3. Billy Lyons and Stack O’Lee 2:36 Furry Lewis (1927) guitar
  4. Good Looking Girl Blues 2:52 Furry Lewis (1927) guitar
  5. Falling Down Blues 2:51 Furry Lewis (1927) guitar
  6. Big Chief Blues 2:52 Furry Lewis (1927) guitar
  7. Kassie Jones Part 2 3:04 Furry Lewis (Oct 1928) guitar
  8. Furry's Blues 3:16 Furry Lewis (Apr 1929) guitar
  9. Mistreatin' Mama 3:08 Furry Lewis (Apr 1929) guitar
  10. Creeper’s Blues 2:40 Furry Lewis (1929) guitar
  11. Black Gypsy Blues 2:50 Furry Lewis (1929) guitar
  12. John Henry (The Steel Driving Man), Part 2 3:21 Furry Lewis (1930) guitar
  13. John Henry (The Steel Driving Man), Part 1 2:53 Furry Lewis (1930) guitar
  14. Kassie Jones 6:16 Furry Lewis (1952) guitar
  15. Judge Boushay Blues 3:38 Furry Lewis (May 1960) guitar
  16. St. Louis Blues 4:44 Furry Lewis (1961) guitar
  17. Done Changed My Mind 3:02 Furry Lewis (1961) guitar
  18. Casey Jones 3:34 Furry Lewis (1961) guitar

Vocals

  1. Why Don't You Come Home Blues 2:46 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  2. Good Looking Girl Blues 2:52 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  3. Everybody's Blues 2:55 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  4. Jellyroll 2:39 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  5. Falling Down Blues 2:51 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  6. Mr. Furry’s Blues 2:35 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  7. Rock Island Blues 2:49 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  8. Billy Lyons and Stack O’Lee 2:36 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  9. Sweet Papa Moan 2:12 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  10. Mean Old Bedbug Blues 2:45 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  11. Big Chief Blues 2:52 Furry Lewis (1927) lead vocals
  12. Kassie Jones Part 2 3:04 Furry Lewis (Oct 1928) lead vocals
  13. Furry's Blues 3:16 Furry Lewis (Apr 1929) lead vocals
  14. Mistreatin' Mama 3:08 Furry Lewis (Apr 1929) lead vocals
  15. Creeper’s Blues 2:40 Furry Lewis (1929) lead vocals
  16. Black Gypsy Blues 2:50 Furry Lewis (1929) lead vocals
  17. John Henry (The Steel Driving Man), Part 1 2:53 Furry Lewis (1930) lead vocals
  18. John Henry (The Steel Driving Man), Part 2 3:21 Furry Lewis (1930) lead vocals
  19. Kassie Jones 6:16 Furry Lewis (1952)
  20. Judge Boushay Blues 3:38 Furry Lewis (May 1960)
  21. When My Baby Left Me 3:25 Furry Lewis (1961)
  22. St. Louis Blues 4:44 Furry Lewis (1961)
  23. Frankie and Johnnie 2:30 Furry Lewis (1961)
  24. Long Tall Gal Blues 3:08 Furry Lewis (1961)
  25. White Lightnin’ 3:28 Furry Lewis (1961)
  26. I’m Going to Brownsville 3:34 Furry Lewis (1961)
  27. This Time Tomorrow 4:27 Furry Lewis (1961)
  28. Casey Jones 3:34 Furry Lewis (1961)
  29. Old Blue 3:03 Furry Lewis (1961)

Credited as (9)

  1. Furry Lewis
  2. Furry Lewis, Willie Morris & Dewey Corley
  3. Furry Lewis & Frank Stokes
  4. Furry Lewis / Blind Joe Amos
  5. Furry Lewis & Mississippi Joe Callicott
  6. Chester Davis and Congregation, Compton Jones & Furry Lewis
  7. Furry Lewis, Bukka White & Friends
  8. Furry Lewis / Tommy Johnson
  9. Chester Davis and Congregation / Compton Jones and Group / Furry Lewis

Works (14)

Wrote

  1. Goin' to Brownsville

Composed

  1. Les Joies de la cuisine
  2. Furry's Blues
  3. Dryland Blues
  4. Why Don't You Come Home Blues
  5. Oh Babe
  6. I've Got a Bird to Whistle
  7. Furry's Worried Blues
  8. New Turn Your Money Green
  9. Big Chief Blues
  10. Turn Your Money Green

Lyrics

  1. Furry's Blues
  2. Why Don't You Come Home Blues
  3. Turn Your Money Green

Links (23)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90003700
  2. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/48978/
  3. https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000047342/POPULAR/
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13896617n
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/furry_lewis
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108937
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134743121
  8. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6648fpf
  9. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no90003700

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/596161

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000158835

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507200/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/392149294334580521964
  2. http://viaf.org/viaf/44485630

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1475124

Bandcamp

  1. https://furrylewislive.bandcamp.com/
  2. https://furrylewis.bandcamp.com/

Biographies

  1. https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000102874

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Furry_Lewis.jpg
  2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Furry_Lewis_WDBF_1970_JT.jpg
  3. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/42/Furry-Lewis.jpg

Discography Pages

  1. https://www.wirz.de/music/lewisfrm.htm

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/walter_furry_lewis