George Lewis

clarinet · 1900–1968 · New Orleans

Clarinetist born in the French Quarter of New Orleans, George Lewis played with Bunk Johnson from the 1930s and accompanied him until 1946, including in New York for Decca and Victor. He then took over the band and became one of the leaders of the New Orleans revival.

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Styles

• Traditional revival
• New Orleans

Landmark tracks

• Burgundy Street Blues (1944)

Sources

• Source

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