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 ...
The Sheik of ArabyGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & His Ragtime Jazz Band
At The Club Hangover, San Francisco 1953 Vol 1
4:22
Who's Sorry Now?
George Lewis and George Lewis & the New Orleans JazzbandAt The Club Hangover, San Francisco 1953 Vol 1
Careless LoveGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & His Ragtime Jazz Band
Just A Closer Walk with Thee
7:17
Careless LoveJimmy Yancey and George Lewis
Burgundy Street Blues
3:39
Careless LoveGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & His New Orleans Stompers
Jazz At Preservation Hall: The George Lewis Band Of New Orleans
5:13
Basin Street BluesGeorge Lewis and George Lewis & the New Orleans Jazzband
At The Club Hangover, San Francisco 1953 Vol 1
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