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Variants
- Lewis, Walter, pianist
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1914-09-21
Death Date
- 2002-06-10
Birth Place
- Prairieville, La.
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Music
Occupation
Jazz pianist
Vocalist
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Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Lewis, Walter, pianist
Sources
- found: James Davis and the Paddock Lounge band, [198-?]:container (Walter Lewis, piano)
- found: Off beat website, Jan. 23, 2013(Walter Lewis, one of the last of the New Orleans piano professors, died at his home June 10, 2002. Born in Prairieville, Louisiana, September 21, 1914. In the 1970s, Lewis worked with Dixieland musicians such as Louis Cottrell, James Davis.)
- found: The Dead Rock Stars Club website, Jan. 23, 2013(Walter Lewis Jr. - Died 6-10-2002 ( Jazz - R&B ) Born 1915 in Prairieville, LA, U.S. - Pianist and singer - Worked with Danny Barker's Jazz Hounds, The Henry Horton Band, Sidney Desvigne, Paul Barbarin, Oscar "Papa" Celestin, Ray Charles, Dinah Washington, Big Joe Turner, Guitar Slim and Earl King.)
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Change Notes
- 2009-08-31: new
- 2013-03-01: revised
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