Furry Lewis
(1895-1981)
American blues guitarist and songwriter
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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 first 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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Walter E. Lewis 6 March 1895 Greenwood, Mississippi, USA
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14 September 1981 (aged 86) Memphis Shelby County Tennessee, USA
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