Shake 'Em On Down
Furry Lewis
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John Henry | Furry Lewis | 5:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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When My Baby Left Me | Furry Lewis | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Shake 'Em On Down | Furry Lewis | 2:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Big Chief Blues | Furry Lewis | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Old Blue | Furry Lewis | 3:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I'm Going to Brownsville | Furry Lewis | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Back On My Feet Again | Furry Lewis | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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White Lightinin' | Furry Lewis | 3:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Roberta | Furry Lewis | 2:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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St. Louis Blues | Furry Lewis | 4:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Baby You Don't Want Me | Furry Lewis | 4:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Done Changed My Mind | Furry Lewis | 2:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Goin' to Kansas City | Furry Lewis | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Judge Boushay Blues | Furry Lewis | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Casey Jones | Furry Lewis | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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This Time Tomorrow | Furry Lewis | 4:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Will Turn Your Money Green | Furry Lewis | 3:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Frankie and Johnnie | Furry Lewis | 2:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Longing Blues | Furry Lewis | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Long Tall Gal Blues | Furry Lewis | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Songs |
Album Review
This 20-song single CD reissues Furry Lewis' first modern commercial recordings, done for two Prestige/Bluesville albums (Back on My Feet Again, Done Changed My Mind) in April and May of 1961 at Sun Studios in Memphis. Lewis is in brilliant form throughout, his fingers nearly as fast and his voice as rich as they were 30-odd years earlier. The disc includes the definitive version of "John Henry" (not just Lewis' definitive version — the definitive version), one of the greatest vocal performances ever put on record and a guitar workout so dazzling that you'd swear more than one guy was playing. What's more, with the extended running time available on tape (Lewis' sessions in the 1920s having been captured on 78-rpm discs with limited running times), he really stretched out here and obviously loved doing it. The slight reverb in the studio also gives Lewis a larger-than-life stature on this recording.
Customer Reviews
Indispensable Acoustic Blues
Just a road weary bluesman, his acoustic guitar, and an eery natural reverb in the recording. Every tune will either have you jumping up and testifyin' (John Henry, Shake 'Em On Down), or have you crying as you feel Furry's blues (When My Baby Left Me, White Lightnin'). I have a lot of blues stuff, and this is one recording they'd have to pry from my cold, dead hands. Furry Lewis is up there with Charlie Patton and Son House in my book.
Biography
Born: March, 1893 in Greenwood, MS
Genre: Blues
Years Active: '20s, '60s, '70s
Top Albums and Songs by Furry Lewis
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John Henry | Shake 'Em On Down | 5:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Goin' to Kansas City | Shake 'Em On Down | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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When My Baby Left Me | Shake 'Em On Down | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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White Lightinin' | Shake 'Em On Down | 3:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Good Morning Judge | Good Morning Judge | 5:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Old Blue | Shake 'Em On Down | 3:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't You Wish Your Mama | Good Morning Judge | 6:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Shake 'Em On Down | Shake 'Em On Down | 2:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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John Henry | Music Down Home: An Introduction to Negro Folk Music, U.S.A. | 4:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Judge Boushay Blues | Shake 'Em On Down | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Blues, Music, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues
- Released: 1972
- ℗ 1972 Fantasy, Inc.
