Robert Lewis (musician)
Robert "Son Fewclothes" Lewis (born March 10, 1900 in New Orleans ; † June 24, 1964 ibid) was an American drummer ( bass drum ) in brass bands in New Orleans.
He was one of the most famous bass drum players in marching bands in New Orleans. He first played with the Tulane Brass Band and with the band of trumpeter Chris Kelly in the mid-1920s . He played with Kid Rena in the 1930s and then with the Eureka Brass Band for 25 years . After a stroke in 1963, he had to give up the game.
Web links
- Biography with the Hurricane Brass Band
- Photo by Black Happy Goldston (snare drum) in the 1953 Eureka Band, Louisiana Digital Library
- Also with Black Happy Goldston at a funeral in Algiers in 1956 at the Bass Drum, Louisiana Digital Library
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| SURNAME | Lewis, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lewis, Son Fewclothes (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American drummer (bass drum) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 24, 1964 |
| Place of death | New Orleans |