Graham Lewis

Graham Lewis (born Edward Graham Penelope Lewis, 22 February 1953) is an English musician.

Graham Lewis
Lewis performing in September 2013
Background information
Born (1953-02-22) 22 February 1953
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.
OriginEngland
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsBass guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards
LabelsMute Records
Associated actsWire, He Said, Dome, FITTED, Duet Emmo

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.

He worked on other music projects, such as Dome (with fellow Wire member B.C. Gilbert),[1] Duet Emmo, 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

  1. Neate, Wilson. "Graham Lewis: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. Pearis, Bill (21 August 2019). "FITTED, ft. Mike Watt & members of Wire, share first single from debut LP". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. Phillips, Marc (23 October 2019). "Fitted, First Fits - The Vinyl Anachronist". Part-Time Audiophile. Retrieved 9 November 2019.


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