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I've been watching this '69 Memphis Blues Festival video, man, I wish I coulda been there
Posted on 6/24/23 at 12:54 am
Posted on 6/24/23 at 12:54 am
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If you watch the whole video, pay attention to the guy trying to figure out how to fix his sandal.
The man Furry Lewis, I don't know much about him yet, but that Memphis crowd loved him. He cut off everything leaving them wanting more, and they loved it.
I bet back in them days, everybody that saw him, got a smile on their face.
3 Johns on here absolutely kill it though... John Fahey, at about 24 minutes in, John D. Loudermilk at about 30 minutes in, and Johnny Winter covers most of the last 10 minutes.
Johnny's playing a 60s Fender Mustang, with a modified bridge setup, on top of the factory one
He absolutely kills it.
The proliferation of Gibson acoustic instruments is pretty noticeable too.
If I got an offer to play there, I would be like " Hell yeah, I'll do it for free, if you give me one of those umbrella girls."
If you watch the whole video, pay attention to the guy trying to figure out how to fix his sandal.
The man Furry Lewis, I don't know much about him yet, but that Memphis crowd loved him. He cut off everything leaving them wanting more, and they loved it.
I bet back in them days, everybody that saw him, got a smile on their face.
3 Johns on here absolutely kill it though... John Fahey, at about 24 minutes in, John D. Loudermilk at about 30 minutes in, and Johnny Winter covers most of the last 10 minutes.
Johnny's playing a 60s Fender Mustang, with a modified bridge setup, on top of the factory one
He absolutely kills it.
The proliferation of Gibson acoustic instruments is pretty noticeable too.
If I got an offer to play there, I would be like " Hell yeah, I'll do it for free, if you give me one of those umbrella girls."
This post was edited on 6/24/23 at 2:13 am
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Posted on 6/24/23 at 7:33 am to auggie
Yeah, this a great video. I remember it being promoted on the radio at the time.
Mr. Furry’s whiskey of choice was Ten High. As a retired City of Memphis street sweeper, he was always amused at the skinny white boys(like me) who adored him.
Mr. Furry’s whiskey of choice was Ten High. As a retired City of Memphis street sweeper, he was always amused at the skinny white boys(like me) who adored him.
Posted on 6/24/23 at 7:55 am to Telecaster
Fantastic reply
Posted on 6/24/23 at 8:26 am to auggie
Furry Lewis is Furious at Joni
by Mark Seal
Rolling Stone
February 24, 1977
MEMPHIS -
...Lewis played his slide-driven, talking guitar blues with the father of the blues, W.C Handy, on Beale Street in the early 1900s. Today, the street is crumbling, and a small statue of Handy toting a horn overlooks the ruins. To Furry Lewis, Beale Street was "where somebody was killed every Saturday night and born every Sunday."...
...But Furry's got his problems, too. Just a few weeks ago, he explains, he played at a local club and still hasn't been paid. And then there's "that woman" who recorded a song about him...
"The way I feel" says Furry "is that your name is proper only to you, and when you use it you should get results from it. She shouldn't have used my name in no way, shape, form or faction without consultin' me 'bout it first. The woman came over here and I treated her right, just like I does everybody that comes over. She wanted to hear 'bout the old days, said it was for her own personal self, and I told it to her like it was, gave her straight oil from the can." He stares at the surrealistic photo on the Hejira cover. "But then she goes and puts it all down on a record, using my name and not giving me nothing! I can't stop nobody from talkie' 'bout Beale Street, 'cause the street belongs to everybody. But when she says 'Furry,' well that belongs to me!" ...
"Now I know I ain't a star," he says, reaching for his glass and winking with a wise old grin "But I sure might be a moon."
that performance by John D. Loudermilk of Tobacco Road, a song he wrote, is genius
by Mark Seal
Rolling Stone
February 24, 1977
MEMPHIS -
...Lewis played his slide-driven, talking guitar blues with the father of the blues, W.C Handy, on Beale Street in the early 1900s. Today, the street is crumbling, and a small statue of Handy toting a horn overlooks the ruins. To Furry Lewis, Beale Street was "where somebody was killed every Saturday night and born every Sunday."...
...But Furry's got his problems, too. Just a few weeks ago, he explains, he played at a local club and still hasn't been paid. And then there's "that woman" who recorded a song about him...
"The way I feel" says Furry "is that your name is proper only to you, and when you use it you should get results from it. She shouldn't have used my name in no way, shape, form or faction without consultin' me 'bout it first. The woman came over here and I treated her right, just like I does everybody that comes over. She wanted to hear 'bout the old days, said it was for her own personal self, and I told it to her like it was, gave her straight oil from the can." He stares at the surrealistic photo on the Hejira cover. "But then she goes and puts it all down on a record, using my name and not giving me nothing! I can't stop nobody from talkie' 'bout Beale Street, 'cause the street belongs to everybody. But when she says 'Furry,' well that belongs to me!" ...
"Now I know I ain't a star," he says, reaching for his glass and winking with a wise old grin "But I sure might be a moon."
that performance by John D. Loudermilk of Tobacco Road, a song he wrote, is genius
This post was edited on 6/24/23 at 8:38 am
Posted on 6/24/23 at 9:55 am to auggie
I was introduced to Mr. Furry by one of my high school English/Speech teachers, Zeke Johnson. Zeke was a true country blues devotee. He took guitar lessons from Furry and Bukka White.
Mr. Furry would pawn his guitar to get drinking money. He would have to scurry to get money to get his guitar out of hock to play gigs around town. He loved the womens that came out to see him play too.
Furry made an appearance in the movie WW and the Dixie Dance Kings.
Mr. Furry would pawn his guitar to get drinking money. He would have to scurry to get money to get his guitar out of hock to play gigs around town. He loved the womens that came out to see him play too.
Furry made an appearance in the movie WW and the Dixie Dance Kings.
Posted on 6/25/23 at 12:43 am to Hooligan's Ghost
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that performance by John D. Loudermilk of Tobacco Road, a song he wrote, is genius
Yeah, I was listing in clock order though, That performance is about as perfect as you can hope to do.
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