Furry Lewis

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.