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Person · Open Library

Works
31

Top works

  • Churchill
  • Ethnic succession and network formation in organized crime
  • BallSlayer
  • The sound of thunder
  • Revelations in the Wink of an Eye

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1935-09-29
Active to
2022-10-28
2008 universal fire victim[r12065312]bluescountrycountry gospelhonky tonk

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
235,502
Total plays
4,833,587

Tags

anti-folksinger-songwriterLo-Fiindieantifolk

Jeffrey Lewis is an American singer/songwriter and comic-book artist, part of the Anti-folk movement. Several of his musical influences have been acknowledged in his songs such as The Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song, concerning the song by Leonard Cohen, and The History of The Fall. Like Cohen, Lewis' lyrics are complex and literate, often combining a depressing world-view with a hopeful message and sharp wit. Born in New York City and growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan Island his songs

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