In His Prime (1927-1928)

by Furry Lewis

Overview

A collection of Furry Lewis' earliest-known material, this disc provides an excellent overview of the young Lewis who, even at this early stage, had a distinctive vocal style. Furry Lewis contains some of the artist's most essential performances, from "Mr. Furry's Blues," to wonderful interpretations of traditional standards such as "John Henry." However, this release does seem rather puzzling and unnecessary, since Yazoo's release, In His Prime, contains most of the same recordings with far better sound. The sound quality of this disc is quite poor in places, and therefore it would be hard to recommend over Yazoo's commendable release. ~ Thomas Ward

Product Details

Release Date:	03/12/1991
Label:	Yazoo
UPC:	0016351015020
Rank:	112213

Tracks

1. Good Looking Girl Blues
2. Falling Down Blues
3. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
4. Furry's Blues
5. Mistreatin' Mama
6. Cannon Ball Blues
7. I Will Turn Your Money Green
8. Jelly Roll
9. Why Don't You Come Home Blues
10. Kassie Jones, Pt. 1
11. Kassie Jones, Pt. 2
12. Everybody's Blues
13. Rock Island Blues
14. Judge Harsh Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Furry Lewis   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Charles Jackson   Mandolin

Technical Credits

Furry Lewis   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Nick Perls   Mastering
Stephen Calt   Liner Notes
Unknown Composer   Composer
Robert Vosgien   Digital Mastering