Furry Lewis
- MatchFurry Lewis
- 100%Sleepy John Estes
- 95%Bukka White
- 74%Blind Willie McTell
- 70%Blind Lemon Jefferson
- 67%Fred McDowell
- 67%Mississippi Fred McDowell
- 64%Charley Patton
- 62%Johnny Shines
- 56%Big Joe Williams
- 56%Skip James
Biography
Walter Lewis, 6 March 1893, Greenwood, Mississippi, USA, d. 14 September 1981, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Furry Lewis was a songster, a blues musician, a humorist and an all-round entertainer. Raised in the country, he picked up the guitar at an early age and moved into Memphis around 1900 where he busked on the streets. After he ran away from home, he had experience working on travelling medicine shows under the influence of Jim Jackson. He worked with W.C. Handy and claimed that Handy... Read more