furry was my godgranddaddy. made video with my Lil brothers bird with whistle. he was talented and I feel a lot of people took advantage of him cause he died poor. please keep his memory alive. gifted and black in those days people took advantage of him. but at least he left his legacy. buried in Hollywood cement are on Hernando Rd if anyone wanth to pay tribute to a great man.
There is an even better version of this on a documentary muddy waters made many years ago. I only have it on vhs so if anyone can post it PLEASE do!! Furry had a unique technique with the right thumb and first finger playing past each other while picking treble notes out with the middle finger of the left hand. 'Guitar Control' does a decent exposition of the basics, and is worth a look.
First verse is exactly the same but Furry then changes the song to suit his own experience, I suppose. Different artist, different "sweet mama"! @@lukedevro
He could play guitar, sure! He could sing great lyrics, with poetric sense on a dramatic subject. Everebody noticed that the woman with long curly hair was not a real woman. The voice say that, the guitar empathize. Blues are songs, not guitar tutorials.
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Spine tingling thank you Mr lewis
The finger work is mesmerizing. An entire band in those fingers.
Legend... No one will ever play guitar quite like this again.
furry was my godgranddaddy. made video with my Lil brothers bird with whistle. he was talented and I feel a lot of people took advantage of him cause he died poor. please keep his memory alive. gifted and black in those days people took advantage of him. but at least he left his legacy. buried in Hollywood cement are on Hernando Rd if anyone wanth to pay tribute to a great man.
Respect!,
😔🙏🦅He is alive and lives with us all. Believe it.
Absolutely amazing! Total control of the guitar. He was not in a class of experts. He was The Expert! Never seen such picking as he did.
This guy was something else! Virtuoso picking and sliding and great sense of humour! Ry Cooder reveres him.
I listen to this proudly as I sit here in Brownsville Tn
Amen
Brownsville tn stand up
remember the hand that feeds you...
it's good for the Soul
Cool, great bluesman
Magical guitar!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr Fingers! And Mr Voice ! So much energy at his old days
Brilliant music
Sonoma County and "The Joy Of Cooking" made this fly....
Wow one dislike I guess they don't have the blues in there heart and soul ! Or dont have the blues in them .
There is an even better version of this on a documentary muddy waters made many years ago. I only have it on vhs so if anyone can post it PLEASE do!! Furry had a unique technique with the right thumb and first finger playing past each other while picking treble notes out with the middle finger of the left hand. 'Guitar Control' does a decent exposition of the basics, and is worth a look.
Here's that doco: www.folkstreams.net/film-detail.php?id=436 start at 39:45 for Furry Lewis
Is this the Hejira 'Furry Sings The Blues' guy? I've loved the Joni ablum for decades but never saw the man before.
Yep, - this is he. LOVE Hejira!
Who is the original artist that wrote this song? Sleepy John Estes or Furry Lewis?
Same title different songs
First verse is exactly the same but Furry then changes the song to suit his own experience, I suppose. Different artist, different "sweet mama"! @@lukedevro
He could play guitar, sure! He could sing great lyrics, with poetric sense on a dramatic subject. Everebody noticed that the woman with long curly hair was not a real woman. The voice say that, the guitar empathize. Blues are songs, not guitar tutorials.