Furry Lewis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Greenwood, Mississippi
Furry Lewis
Biography
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 earliest 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.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
The Blues Society
as Self
(2019)
(2005)
(2002)
(1981)
This Is Elvis
as Bluesman
(1975)
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
as Uncle Furry