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Furry Lewis

Blues
Blues

Furry Lewis is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Alger "Texas" Alexander, Bessie Smith and Bukka White. Those roots explain a lot about how Furry Lewis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bukka White, Sleepy John Estes, Skip James, Son House and Mississippi Fred McDowell, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Joni Mitchell, Dave Van Ronk, Charlie Musselwhite and Alex Chilton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Furry Lewis, reaching back through Blind Lemon Jefferson and forward to Joni Mitchell. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Furry LewisBlind Lemon JeffersonAlger "Texas" Alexan…Bessie SmithBukka WhiteJoni MitchellDave Van RonkCharlie MusselwhiteAlex ChiltonBukka WhiteSleepy John EstesSkip JamesSon HouseMississippi Fred McD…Reverend Gary DavisPink AndersonBlind Blake

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Furry Lewis connections

Furry Lewis grew out of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Alger "Texas" Alexander, Bessie Smith and Bukka White, shares an orbit with Bukka White, Sleepy John Estes, Skip James and Son House, went on to shape Joni Mitchell, Dave Van Ronk, Charlie Musselwhite and Alex Chilton. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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