MEMPHIS BLUES GUITAR OF FURRY LEWIS BK/OLA

Furry Lewis was a stand-out in the first generation of Country Blues guitarists to record. His combination of intricate fingerpicking, expert slide guitar-playing, innovative arrangements and clever original lyrics gave his music a staying power that continues to this day. Everything that Furry recorded communicated so much personality. The combination of that personality and his musical gifts paved the way for recognition in his later years that included an appearance on the Tonight Show, recordings with Leon Russell, a role in a Burt Reynolds movie and being immortalized in song by Joni Mitchell.

In John Miller's Memphis Blues Guitar of Furry Lewis, you'll find transcriptions in tablature and standard notation of twenty of Furry's recorded performances, fifteen from his 1920s recordings and five from his 1961 sessions in Memphis. Furry's slide playing in Vestapol and Spanish tunings is well represented in the song selection, along with four of his spectacular tunes in