Summary
Graham Lewis (born Edward Graham Lewis, 22 February 1953) is an English musician.
Graham Lewis | |
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 Lewis performing in September 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 22 February 1953 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. |
| Origin | England |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Labels | Mute Records |
Lewis is the bassist with punk rock/post-punk band Wire,[1] a band formed in 1976.
Biography edit
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 edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Graham Lewis discography at Discogs