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Fuzzy MacGregor - 2006-12-16 10:12:12
Furry Lewis absolutely rocks! I've got a really good reissue of two albums from 1961. Really incredible! yaaaay Furry!
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Tim Walters - 2006-12-16 14:32:31
I only know him from his Harry Smith Anthology track and the (awesome) Joni Mitchell song "Furry Sings The Blues." Sounds like I need to get some more. Have you checked out Mississippi John Hurt? (youtube)
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Baby Party - 2006-12-16 20:51:59
Furry played at my grade school (in Memphis). I had a couple of friends in high school who regularly made the trek to Furry's house with a bottle of booze ("bring him smoke and drink and he'll play for you." - it was true). The Joni Mitchell song is wonderful - it very accurately depicts the Beale St. I knew as a kid, before they cleaned it up in the early 80s and made it a tourist attraction.
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Baby Party - 2006-12-16 20:53:47
Oh, and PS, Paula, he died in 1981.
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Paula - 2006-12-17 05:48:09
Oh, crap, really? Argh. Bad intel, and I wrote that in my real review for work. In fact, it was my whole angle.
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Matt - 2006-12-18 00:42:34
Lewis supposedly hated Joni's song and I think he considered suing her for royalties because he thought he was entitled to them since he was mentioned in the tune. It was a great song, though -- lyrics here.
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Matt - 2006-12-18 16:13:33
Oops, wrong link -- here are the lyrics to "Furry Sings the Blues"
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