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Furry Lewis

Greenwood, Mississippi

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.

Filmography
The Blues Society poster
The Blues Society
2023 • Self
Memphis '69 poster
Memphis '69
2019
Stranded in Canton poster
Stranded in Canton
2005
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Furry's Gift
2002
This Is Elvis poster
This Is Elvis
1981 • Bluesman
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings poster
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
1975 • Uncle Furry