| LC control no. | no 90003700 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981 |
| Variant(s) | Lewis, Walter, 1893-1981 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 18930306 |
| Death date | 19810914 |
| Place of birth | Greenwood (Miss.) |
| Place of death | Memphis (Tenn.) |
| Affiliation | Memphis Jug Band |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Singers |
| Found in | OCLC 8042742: His Back on my feet again [SR] 1973 (hdg.: Lewis, Furry, 1900- ; usage: Furry Lewis) Canned heat blues, p1992: container (Furry Lewis) notes, p. 5, etc. (b. Walter Lewis, 03-06-1893; d. 09-14-81) Encyc. of the blues (hdg.: Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981) African American National Biography, accessed February 19, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Lewis, Furry; Walter Lewis; blues musician/singer; born 06 March 1893 in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States; settled in the Memphis area; played briefly as a member of the Memphis Jug Band (1920s) and accompanied the legendary Memphis Minnie in the early part of that decade; appeared in several documentaries (1960s-1970s); his success in the folk revival market propelled him to more mainstream popularity; was the first African American to be named an honorary Tennessee colonel by the governor of the state; landed a substantial role in the motion picture W. W. and the Dixie Dance Kings (1975); died 14 September 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) |
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