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Furry Lewis - Good Morning Judge

Furry Lewis - Good Morning Judge

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An American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee, Furry Lewis 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. Lewis opened twice for The Rolling Stones, played on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, had a part in a Burt Reynolds movie, 'WW and The Dixie Dancekings' (1975) and had a profile in Playboy magazine. Recorded by famed field recording historian George Mitchell. Part of Fat Possum's 25th Anniversary 'First Time On Vinyl' series.
Tracks A4 and A5 recorded in Memphis, TN in 1962.
All other tracks recorded in Memphis, TN in the summer of 1967.

Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Good Morning Judge
2. Worried Blues
3. Blues Around My Bed
4. Why Don’t You Come Home Blues
5. Furry Lewis Rag

Side B

1. Don’t You Wish Your Mama
2. Roll And Tumble Blues
3. Old Hobo
4. Farewell I’m Growing Old
5. Furry Lewis’s Careless Love

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