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:	06/19/1998
Label:	Wolf
UPC:	0799582100122
Rank:	291181

Tracks

1. Everybody's Blues
2. Mr. Furry's Blues
3. Sweet Papa Moan
4. Rock Island Blues
5. Jelly Roll
6. Billy Lyons and Stack O'Lee
7. Good Looking Girl Blues
8. Why Don't You Come Home Blues
9. Falling Down Blues
10. Big Chief Blues
11. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
12. Furry's Blues
13. I Will Turn Your Money Green
14. Mistreatin' Mama
15. Dry Land Blues
16. Cannon Ball Blues
17. Kassie Jones, Pt. 1
18. Judge Harsh Blues
19. John Henry
20. John Henry
21. Black Gypsy Blues
22. Creeper's 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