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Overton Amos Lemons (July 5, 1913 – October 7, 1966), [1] known as Smiley Lewis, was an American New Orleans rhythm and blues singer and guitarist. The music journalist Tony Russell wrote that "Lewis was the unluckiest man in New Orleans. He hit on a formula for slow-rocking, small-band numbers like 'The Bells Are Ringing' and ' I Hear You ...
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What Type Of Singer Was Smiley Lewis ? Smiley Lewis was a popular American R&B and blues singer-songwriter from the 1940s to the 1960s. His biggest hit single, “I Hear You Knocking”, topped the Billboard R&B chart for seven weeks in 1955.
Smiley Lewis discography and songs: Music profile for Smiley Lewis, born 5 July 1913. Genres: New Orleans R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Jump Blues. Albums include I Hear You Knocking / Bumpity Bump, Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey, and The Irishman.
Smiley Lewis was a big-voiced New Orleans guitarist who put out some great R&B records in the early 50s that sold well for him, but went on to provide worldwide hits for other artists. With Fats Domino sharing top billing with him at Lew Chudd ‘s Imperial Records, the company used the pair as a ‘one-two punch’, but when Fats launched ...
BIOGRAPHY AND DISCOGRAPHY. Though only briefly a national presence with a few hits to his credit, Smiley Lewis was a mainstay of New Orleans rock ‘n’ roll throughout the 1950’s and the originator of a handful of classic songs that went on to greater notoriety when done by more established legends.