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Meade "Lux" Lewis

real name Meade Anderson Lewis

Chicago, United States

Meade "Lux" Lewis is credited on 808 releases across 264 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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808

Credits

264

Albums

8

Decades active

46

In collections

Biography

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American jazz pianist.
Born in September 1905 (on September 3rd, 4th, or 13th, according to various sources) in Louisville, Kentucky.
Lewis was hit and killed by a drunk driver after a performance on June 7, 1964.
A 1927 rendition of “Honky Tonky Train Blues” on the Paramount Records label was his recording debut. He also appeared in the movies “New Orleans” (1947) and “Nightmare” (1956).

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Credited work

808 releases · 264 albums · active 1950–2022

  • Performance · 1,374
  • Other credits · 89

Studios: WOR Studios · WMGM Studios · Reeves Sound Studios · Metronome Studio, Stockholm

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