Furry Lewis (March 6, 1899 - September 14, 1981) was a blues guitarist from… Read Full Bio ↴Furry Lewis (March 6, 1899 - September 14, 1981) was a blues guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was one of the first of the old-time blues musicians of the 1920s to be brought out of retirement by the folk blues revival of the 1960s.

Furry's style of blues was in many ways typical of the songsters who operated in and around Memphis in the 1920s, for whom the value of a song was the story it told, and who tended to back their words with hypnotic repetitive riffs and subtle slide guitars. Furry Lewis's soft voice and quick slide work were particularly effective in this style. He recorded many successful records in the late '20s including "Kassie Jones",Billy Lyons, Stack-O-Lee and Judge Harsh Blues (later called Good morning judge).

This success was limited to the race records of the time, cheap sides by black musicians for black customers. Furry received neither fame nor fortune for his efforts. In 1962, however, he was recorded by the folklorist Adrian Mitchell and his fortunes began to pick up. Before he died in 1981 Furry opened twice for the Rolling Stones, played on Johnny Carson's Tonight show and had a part in a Burt Reynolds movie, some justice for this great player of the blues and his inimitable slide guitar style.

Joni Mitchell's song, "Furry Sings the Blues" (on her Hejira album), is about Lewis. According to Wikipedia, Lewis despised the Mitchell song and demanded she pay him royalties.

White Lightnin'
Furry Lewis Lyrics

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Lita Ford I was born to a gypsy woman With lightnin' crashing all…
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Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee I remember one September on one Friday night Stack O’Lee an…
Billy Lyons and Stock O'lee I remember one September, On one Friday night Stack O′lee an…
Cannonball Blues Please take me, baby, try me one more time Take me,…
Falling Down Blues I got the blues so bad it hurts my feet…
Furry's Blues I believe I′ll buy me a graveyard of my own Believe…
Going To Brownsville An I'm going to Brownsville, gonna take that right hand…
Good Morning Judge Good morning judge, what may be my fine? Good morning judge…
I Will Turn Your Money Green When I was in Missouri Would not let me be Wouldn't rest…
I'm Going To Brownsville An I'm going to Brownsville, gonna take that right hand…
John Henry John Henry was a little baby boy, settin' at home…
Judge Boushay Blues Good mornin' judge, what may be my fine? Good mornin' judge…
Judge Harsh Blues Good morning judge, what may be my fine? Good morning judge…
Kassie Jones PART 1: I woke up this mornin', four o'clock. Mister Casey…
Mean Old Bedbug Blues Mean old bedbug sho′ is evil, he don't mean me…
Rock Island Blues I'd the Rock Island Blues waiting on the Rock Island…
Shake 'Em On Down I went to the gypsy for to get my hambone…
St Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…

Sweet Papa Moan Oooooh, wonder where my gal tonight Oooooh, wonder where my …

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