Graham Lewis
Graham Lewis | |
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Lewis performing in September 2013 | |
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Born | (1953-02-22) 22 February 1953 (age 71) Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. |
Origin | England |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards |
Labels | Mute Records |
Graham Lewis (born Edward Graham Lewis, 22 February 1953) is an English musician.
Lewis is the bassist with punk rock/post-punk band Wire,[1] a band formed in 1976.
Biography
On Wire's first studio album Graham Lewis was credited as Lewis; he continued to be known by this abbreviation; however some subsequent record credits give his full name.[citation needed]
He worked on other music projects, such as Dome (with fellow Wire member B.C. Gilbert),[1] Duet Emmo (a portmanteau of "Dome" combined with Daniel Miller, founder of "Mute" records) P'o, Kluba Cupol, Ocsid (with Jean-Louis Huhta), Where Everything Falls Out (with Kenneth Cosimo and Anna Livia Löwendahl-Atomic), He Said Omala, and Halo. His solo projects have been He Said and Hox.
With bandmate Matthew Simms, Mike Watt (Minutemen) and Bob Lee (The Black Gang), Lewis formed FITTED[2] and released their first album First Fits in November 2019.[3]
Graham studied textiles at Middlesex Polytechnic in London in the early seventies. He later switched to fashion but formed the band before he was able to have a substantial career in this world. The time at art school was very influential on his later music as he was able to go and see a range of bands (usually pub bands) including Kilburn and the High Roads, Ramones, Dr Feelgood etc.
Lewis lives in Uppsala, Sweden.
References
- ^ a b Neate, Wilson. "Graham Lewis: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (21 August 2019). "FITTED, ft. Mike Watt & members of Wire, share first single from debut LP". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Phillips, Marc (23 October 2019). "Fitted, First Fits - The Vinyl Anachronist". Part-Time Audiophile. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
External links
- Graham Lewis discography at Discogs
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- Bruce Gilbert
- George Gill
- Margaret Fiedler McGinnis (touring only)
- Document and Eyewitness
- Wire on the Box: 1979
- The Scottish Play: 2004
- Live at the Roxy, London – April 1st & 2nd 1977/Live at CBGB Theatre, New York – July 18th 1978
- Legal Bootleg Series: 14 Sept 2002 Metro, Chicago
- The Black Session: Paris, 10 May 2011
- On Returning (1977–1979)
- The Peel Sessions Album
- 1985–1990: The A List
- Behind the Curtain
- Turns and Strokes
- Coatings
- Send
- 10:20
- "The 15th"
- "Heartbeat"
- "Outdoor Miner"
- Discography
- Dome
- A.C. Marias
- Githead
- Swim
- It Hugs Back
- Fitted
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