Furry Lewis, a fine Delta singer and guitarist who first recorded in 1927, passed away on September 14th 1981. http://www.allaboutbluesmusic.com/furry-lewis/ With his stock of stories, his skill with a guitar and his witty songs, Furry Lewis became a Blues Celebrity in his later years, appearing on TV, in movies and even in Playboy Magazine. | All About Blues Music

Remembering 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.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 fol