Furry Lewis
Actor
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
Acting8
- 2023The Blues Society as Self
- 2019Memphis '69
- 2005Stranded in Canton
- 2002Furry's Gift
- 1995John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues as Self
- 1981This Is Elvis as Bluesman
- 1975W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings as Uncle Furry
- 1973The Blues Under the Skin as Self