George Lewis
A New Orleans jazz stalwart during the era of the great depression, George Lewis
later found fame in the 1950s when a revival of interest in the city's
traditional music scene highlighted his elegant, virtuoso clarinet style. Born
into a family who first came to America on slave ships from Senegal, he taught
himself to play and started out performing in the 1920s with local acts such as
Black Eagle Band, Buddy Petit, Kid Ory and the Olympia Orchestra.
Times were tough and he worked a day job on the docks to make ends meet, but
when folklorists and jazz historians such as Alan ...
Careless LoveGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & His Ragtime Jazz Band
Basin Street BluesGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & the New Orleans Jazzband
Tiger RagGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & His Ragtime Jazz Band
Till We Meet AgainGeorge Lewis
Bye Bye BluesGeorge Lewis and Emanuel Sayles
Careless LoveGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & His New Orleans Stompers
Careless LoveGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & His Ragtime Jazz Band
Just A Closer Walk with Thee
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Basin Street BluesGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & the New Orleans Jazzband
At The Club Hangover, San Francisco 1953 Vol 1
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Tiger RagGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & His Ragtime Jazz Band
At The Club Hangover, San Francisco 1953 Vol 1
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Till We Meet AgainGeorge Lewis
In Hi-Fi ................Plus
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Bye Bye BluesGeorge Lewis and Emanuel Sayles
1969
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Careless LoveGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & His New Orleans Stompers
Jazz At Preservation Hall: The George Lewis Band Of New Orleans
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