Spotify Release Info
Track: Judge Boushay Blues
Artist: Furry Lewis
Album: Shake 'Em On Down
Artist Bio
Name: Furry Lewis
Spotify Genres: country blues, blues, classic blues, ragtime
Followers: 21,020
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Biography
American country blues singer and guitarist Born 6 March 1893 (or 1899) in Greenwood, Mississippi, USA, died 14 September 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA Lewis began recording on the Vocalion label in 1927. His stamping ground - despite the fact he had lost a leg - was in and around the Memphis scene, such as Pee Wee Saloon near his home on Beale Street, with a day job as a street-sweeper until his retirement in 1966. In 1972 he was part of the renowned [url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Memphis-Blues-Caravan-Vol-I/release/2531611]Memphis Blues Caravan[/url], along with artists such as [a150530], [a307408] & [a1012068]. He twice opened for [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Rolling+Stones%2C+The]The Rolling Stones[/url] and even acquired a profile in Playboy magazine. He died of heart-failure aged 82, shortly after contracting pneumonia, and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, South Memphis.
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Discogs Release Info
Release: Furry Lewis - Furry Lewis
Year: N/A
Genres: Blues
Styles: Country Blues