Furry_Lewis-1927-1929-Reissue-1998-SDR

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ARTIST: Furry Lewis
TITLE: 1927-1929
LABEL: Wolf Records
GENRE: Blues
SOURCE: CD
BITRATE: 131 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 63:32
RELEASE DATE: 1998-00-00
RIP DATE: 2005-12-06

Track List
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1.  Everybody's Blues                2:55
2.  Mr. Furry's Blues                2:35
3.  Sweet Papa Moan                  2:13
4.  Rock Island Blues                2:49
5.  Jelly Roll                       2:39
6.  Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee      2:34
7.  Good Looking Girl Blues          2:53
8.  Why Don't You Come Home Blues    2:46
9.  Falling Down Blues               2:51
10. Big Chief Blues                  2:52
11. Mean Old Bedbug Blues            2:45
12. Furry's Blues                    3:16
13. I Will Turn Your Money Green     3:12
14. Mistreatin' Mama                 3:08
15. Dry Land Blues                   3:07
16. Cannon Ball Blues                3:06
17. Kassie Jones - Part 1            3:07
18. Judge Harsh Blues                3:01
19. John Henry (The Steel Driving    2:54
    Man) - 1
20. John Henry (The Steel Driving    3:21
    Man) - 2
21. Black Gypsy Blues                2:50
22. Creeper's Blues                  2:38


Release Notes:

www.wolfrec.com
www.wirz.de/music/lewisfrm.htm

It's not a remastered: Original 78 rpm sound.
It's a reissue (mix) of "Furry Lewis: 1927 - 1929: Complete Recorded Works in
Chronological Order" from Document Records (1991) & "Furry Lewis: 1927 - 1929:
The Remaining Titles" from Wolf Records (1982).

From Wikipedia:

"Furry Lewis (March 6, 1899- September 14, 1981) was a blues guitarist from
Memphis, Tennessee. He was one of the first of the old-time blues musicians of
the 1920s to be brought out of retirement and given a new lease of recording
life, 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 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 had 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 would open twice for
the Rolling Stones, play on Johnny Carson's Tonight show and have a part in a
Burt Reynolds movie, some justice for this great player of the blues and his
inimitable slide guitar style."

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