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March 6, 1893 ~ Slide guitarist Furry Lewis born in Greenwood, Mississippi, USA ~ Recording since the 1920s, working with artists such as the Alabama State Troopers, WC Handy, the Memphis Jug Band, Jim Jackson, Frank Stokes, and Bukka White. Opened for the Rolling Stones twice. Was the subject of a Joni Mitchell song, Furry Sings The Blues from the `1976 LP Hejira. Lewis disliked the song and felt Mitchell should pay him royalties for being the subject ~ Lewis passed away in 1981