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Vocals, guitar. Years active. 1930s–1960s. Overton Amos Lemons (July 5, 1913 – October 7, 1966), [1] known as Smiley Lewis, was an American New Orleans rhythm and blues singer and guitarist. The music journalist Tony Russell wrote that "Lewis was the unluckiest man in New Orleans. He hit on a formula for slow-rocking, small-band numbers ...
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Smiley Lewis (eigentlich Overton Amos Lemons; * 5. Juli 1913 in DeQuincy , Louisiana ; † 7. Oktober 1966 in New Orleans ) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues - und R&B -Sänger, dessen bekannteste Hits I Hear You Knocking und One Night von anderen Interpreten erfolgreich gecovert wurden.
Smiley Lewis was a big-voiced New Orleans guitarist who put out some great R&B records in the early 50s that sold well for him, but went on to provide worldwide hits for other artists. With Fats Domino sharing top billing with him at Lew Chudd ‘s Imperial Records, the company used the pair as a ‘one-two punch’, but when Fats launched ...
He moved to New Orleans as a teenager, where he lived with an Irish family and took their surname.He began to score several bar gigs with pianist ‘Tuts’ Washington, posing as ‘Smiling Lewis,’ already a skilled guitarist with a booming voice. They also performed with a Dixieland band and entertained the troops at nearby Fort Polk during WWII. Smiley formed a trio with Tuts and drummer ...
Smiley Lewis was one of the big R&B stars to come out New Orleans in the 1950’s. Born in DeQuincey, Louisiana, with the given name of Overton Lemons, he moved to New Orleans in his mid-teens, equipped with a big, booming voice and some guitar skills. he played clubs in the French Quarter, often with pianist Tuts Washington (and sometimes billed as "Smiling" Lewis).
6. Juni 2006 · JSP's New Orleans Guitar compiles four CDs of performances by Smiley Lewis, Guitar Slim, and T-Bone Walker. It's hard to go wrong with these 102 recordings cut between 1947 and 1955. The tracks have been remastered, making the majority of this material sound great. Unlike other packages of this type, the liner notes are informative, listing ...
