Lewis would later record these two songs for the victor and vocalion labels respectively. Furry lewis blues tracks 12 and are previously unreleased studio outtakes from the july 1968 album sessions disc 2 by mississippi joe callicott 79. Furry lewis presenting the country blues 1969, vinyl discogs. Find furry lewis discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Furry lewis guitar, vocals, mike vernon producer, seymour stein executive producer, john fry recording engineer, terence ibbott sleeve design, photography, paul oliver liner notes. Originally released on presenting the country blues, blue horizon lp 763201 roosevelt holts was another discovery of david evans, who first started recording him in 1965. May 19, 2019 the term appears in several blues songs. Furry lewis march 6, 1899 september 14, 1981 was a blues guitarist from memphis, tennessee, usa. Furry lewis, the bluesman who eventually came to personify the memphis blues, was born walter lewis in greenwood mississippi in the last decade of the 1800s march 6, 1893 is usually given as his birthday.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A master of multiple guitar techniques, he was most notably an impressive bottleneck guitarist who echoed his vocal phrasings with an expressive set of sliding notes. There are many fine books on the blues, so i thought i would share with you my recommendations. Furry lewis presenting the country blues 1969, vinyl. Joni mitchells song furry sings the blues was written after a visit to lewis rooming house in memphis during the 1970s. Louis blues back on my feet again 1961 john henry, when my baby left me. Country blues furry lewis presenting the country blues 1969, vinyl discogs. Stream worried blues by furry lewis and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. The complete vintage recordings of furry lewis furry s blues 19271929 docd5004. Buy furry lewis s album titled furry lewis to enjoy in your home or car, or gift.
He produced albums for british blues artists and groups in the 1960s, working with the bluesbreakers, david bowie, duster bennett, savoy brown, chicken shack, climax blues band, eric clapton, fleetwood mac, peter green, danny kirwan, john mayall. Furry lewis black gypsy blues, merline johnson black gypsy blues, curtis jones black gypsy blues them there was tampa reds gypsy lady blues, jazz gillum i went to the gypsy, muddy waters gypsy woman, elmore nixon i went to see a gypsy among others. Thankfully, blue horizon came calling and both men were able to lay down splendid blues recordings during the latter years of their lives. Walter furry lewis was a blues musician who achieved some success and recognition after recording in the late 1920s and then, like so many other great bluesmen of that period, faded into relative obscurity until being rediscovered during the blues and folk revival of the late. This collection also includes lewiss oral history of his early days as a bluesman. Furry s blues by furry lewis 1928, blues guitar youtube. He was one of the first of the blues musicians active. Furry lewis falling down blues lyrics genius lyrics.
Organised around mike vernon, mike greuner, bill barth and others, this famous festival allowed to gather, among others, bukka white, furry lewis, reverend robert wilkins, joe callicott. Presenting the country blues, an album by furry lewis. With his pegleg, his inexhaustable stock of stories, his considerable skill with a guitar and his witty songs, he became a blues celebrity on tv, in movies and even in playboy magazine. Furry lewis on the road again 1969 written by bluesever saturday, 21 august 2010 20. Furry lewis and the happy blues the bluegrass situation. He was one of the first of the blues musicians active in the 1920s to be brought out of retirement and given. His judge harsh blues from good morning judge, never fails to restore my cheer. Furry lewis was one of the foremost figures in memphis blues, both during the 1920s when he made his first recordings and again during the blues revival of the 60s and 70s. The list starts with general books of the blues essential reading, followed by blues artists in alphabetical order, interjected with blues books on particular themes. Furry lewis 1959 longing blues, john henry, i will turn your money green, early recording career, pearlee blues, judge boushay blues, im going to brownsville, the medicine shows, kassie jones casey jones, east st. Albums include anthology of american folk music, anthology of american folk music, and people take warning. He was one of the first of the oldtime blues musicians of the 1920s to be brought out of retirement by the folk blues revival of the 1960s. One tune in particular is furry sings the blues, written for her meeting back in the seventies with old time memphis blues player furry lewis and her experiences of beale street and its music scene at the time. This began a period of popularity spawning performances at folk and blues festivals and recordings for the prestige and folkways labels during the 1960s, and opening shows for rock bands, like the rolling stones, through the 1970s.
See that my grave is kept clean this song is by furry lewis and appears on the album presenting the country blues 1969, on the album take your time 2000 by furry lewis with lee baker, jr. In memphis, the burgeoning sounds of black america ragtime, blues, and. Furrys blues furry lewis top furry lewis lyrics creepers blues billy lyons and stack olee big chief blues why dont you come home i will turn your money green mean old bedbug blues sweet papa moan east st. Listen to your favorite songs from worried blues by furry lewis now. I got the blues so bad it hurts my feet to walk got the blues so bad it hurts my feet to walk i wouldnt hate it so bad but it hurt my tongue to talk mama i feel. Presenting the country blues blue horizon,1966 and roosevelt holts and friends arhoolie, 19691970 plus the collection the franklinton muscatel society featuring his earliest sides through 1969 which is. John lee hooker and furry lewis available in dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Furry kept playing on memphis beale street for the next couple of decades in relative obscurity, but found a new audience when the genre was rediscovered by the folk movement in the late 1950s, enjoying a resurgence that kept him going until his death in 1981.
Born in the heart of mississippis fabled delta region from where robert johnson emerged and a blues music form was born, walter furry lewis was seven years old when his family moved to memphis in 1907. He recorded 25 sides between april of 1927 and september of 1929, and several albums in the 1960s for folkways, prestige, and other labels after being rediscovered by country blues researcher samuel charters. Shop 3 records for sale for album presenting the country blues by furry lewis on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format. Samuel charters, noted blues researcher and author of the country blues, rediscovered furry lewis in 1959. This marker is currently down due to nearby construction. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises big chief blues furry lewis furry lewis 1927 1929. Furry lewis, later released as blue horizon lp bm 4605. The encounters resulted in charters groundbreaking books country blues and the bluesmen. As blues gigs dried up with the great depression, furry lewis took a steady job as. Presenting the country blues by furry lewis album, country blues. Available on cd and download only from the document records store. His guitar playing was immaculate in the 20s, his singing gentler on the ears, and his lyrics were, well, the kind that only furry could produce. What were good and evil, really, but stupid categories.
If youve only heard postworld war ii furry lewis recordings, you really need to pick this up. Fiction and nonfiction books about blues music and blues musicians score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Acoustic blues acoustic memphis blues blues revival regional blues piedmont blues folk blues songster country blues. Mar 06, 2016 furry lewis songs and oldtime style will pickyouup when youre down. The complete vintage recordings of furry lewis furrys. He was one of the first 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. Song information for john henry furry lewis on allmusic.
Presenting the country blues by furry lewis album, country. Lewiss version of john henry is a powerful example of early southern blues. Joe lee williams, 16 october 1903, crawford, mississippi, usa, d. By 1908, he was playing solo for parties, in taverns, and on the street. Dans ce recueil, furry lewis joue son furry s blues. Song information for john henry furry lewis on allmusic allmusic.
Lewis was born in greenwood, mississippi, possibly on march 6, 1899, although dates of 1893 and 1895 have also been cited. The country blues is a seminal book by samuel charters, published in 1959 and generally acknowledged as the first scholarly book length study of country blues music. Illustrated walter furry lewis discography stefan wirz. Furry lewis cds furry lewis posters furry lewis sheet music all song lyrics, tabs, chords, pictures, pics, music, video, song, songs, photo, wallpaper, biography, bio, news are property and of their owners. Country meets the blues is an album of jazz interpretations of country music and blues tunes performed by the ramsey lewis trio which was recorded in 1962 and released on the argo label. 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. Furry lewis, later released as blue horizon lp bm 4605 us 1972 blues masters vol. Furry lewis was one of the many artists rediscovered during the blues folk revival of the 1960s by noted music historians sam and ann charters as they researched the history of the blues in 1959. Fridays rare vinyl im going to build right on that shore. Walter furry lewis 1893 1981 personified the relaxed and intimate character of the early blues. Lewis hoboed around the country until 1917, when he lost a leg in a railroad accident. Both mississippi joe callicott and furry lewis blues careers began in the 20s but both were overshadowed by the bigger blues artists in their later years. After recording noteworthy sides in the late1920s, lewis toiled as a memphis street cleaner until the revivalist movement of the early1960s. Bh 7704 presenting the country blues roosevelt holts 1969.
Louis town i did not have but the one poor lousy dime lord, i spent every nickel on a particular friend of mine i spent every nickel on a particular friend of mine now, if you aint got a dollar, wont you give me a lousy dime. A guide to the traditional blues playing style of the mississippi bluesman who lived in memphis and had a gift for storytelling and showmanship. Attempt to assemble a complete list of furry lewis records. In this collection, furry lewis plays his furry s blues. Walter furry lewis 18931981 was born in greenwood, mississippi, but lived virtually his entire adult life in memphis, tennessee. His father disappeared completely before his birth and little walter was raised by his mother. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Walter furry lewis recorded 25 songs between 1927 and 1929, as well as several albums in the 1960s for folkways, prestige and other labels after being. This is one of the best releases in the entire document records catalogue. The cemetery entrance driveway is marked only by a small mailbox see photo below the third photo below shows the hollywood cemetery entrance driveway and the cemetery gate. Evans began recording holts in 1965 resulting in two lps both out of print.
Both versions of kassie jones and john henry are excellent, i will turn your money green is humorous and features some of furry s best guitar playing, and falling down blues is a personal favorite. He was one of the first of the blues musicians active in the 1920s to be brought out of retirement and given new opportunities to record during the folk blues. Michael william hugh mike vernon born 20 november 1944 is an english music executive studio owner, and record producer from harrow, middlesex. Furry lewis grave, hollywood cemetery, memphis, tennessee. The complete vintage recordings of furry lewis furrys blues. Stupid categories that restricted people and punished or rewarded them based on how they responded to their own natures, natures they really didnt have any way to control. Of all the old blues singers who were rediscovered in the 60s, furry lewis was by far the most engaging character.
Tracks 1 to 11 are the album presenting the country blues released in the uk in 1968 on blue horizon 763228 bonus tracks. The result was the 1959 folkways album furry lewis. Worried blues by furry lewis on amazon music unlimited. Furry lewis march 6, 1893 or 1899 september 14, 1981 was an american country blues guitarist and songwriter from memphis, tennessee. Furrys blues by furry lewis 1928, blues guitar youtube. Furry lewis was an american country blues guitarist and songwriter from memphis, tennessee. This is a classic blues album put together by document records. Big joe williams was one of the most important blues singers to have recorded and also one whose life conforms almost exactly to the stereotyped pattern of how a country blues. Apr 19, 2015 not as much as she has with jazz or folk music, but there are some influences in a few of her songs. The pride of memphis country blues, furry lewis had a diverse repertoire that included a variety of southern musical styles.
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