Noah Lewis 2722810 221650470 2008-06-25T13:33:58Z TonyW 67647 mv births/deaths cats. '''Noah Lewis''' (born [[September 3]], [[1895]] in [[Henning, Tennessee]], died [[February 7]], [[1961]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[jug band]] [[musician]], generally known for playing the [[harmonica]]. ==Early years== Lewis was raised in the vicinity of [[Ripley, Tennessee]]. He was noted for being able to blow two harmonicas at once--through his mouth and his nose. He played in local [[string band]]s and [[brass band]]s, and began playing in the Ripley and [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] areas with [[Gus Cannon]]. When jug bands became popular in the mid-1920s, he joined Cannon's Jug Stompers and recorded for [[Victor Records]] in January 1928. The songs from that session included "Minglewood Blues", "Springdale Blues", and "Madison Rag". On a later recording with the Jug Stompers, "Viola Lee Blues", he sang lead vocal and played a melancholy harmonica solo.<ref name= barlow>Barlow, William. ''"Looking Up At Down": The Emergence of Blues Culture''. Temple University Press (1989), pp. 214-17. ISBN 0-87722-583-4.</ref> ==Death== He died in [[poverty]] of [[gangrene]] brought on by [[frostbite]] in Ripley, Tennessee, in 1961. Noah Lewis is buried in a cemetery near [[Nutbush, Tennessee]].<ref name=HistTNarts>''A History of Tennessee Arts'', University of Tennessee Press.</ref> After his death, several of his songs become part of the repertoire of the [[Grateful Dead]], including "New, New Minglewood Blues", "Viola Lee Blues", and "Big Railroad Blues". ==References== <references/> ==Further reading== *{{cite book | title = A History of Tennessee Arts | author = West, Carroll Van & Duncan Binnicker, Margaret | year = 2004 | location= Knoxville, TN | publisher= The University of Tennessee Press | id = ISBN 1-57233-239-5}} *{{cite book | title = Black America Series: Haywood County Tennessee | author = Norris, Sharon | year = 2000 | location= Mount Pleasant, SC | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | id = ISBN 0-73850-605-2}} {{woodwind-musician-stub}} [[Category:1895 births|Lewis, Noah]] [[Category:1961 deaths|Lewis, Noah]] [[Category:American harmonica players|Lewis, Noah]] [[Category:American buskers|Lewis, Noah]] [[de:Noah Lewis]]