Meade Lux Lewis

Meade Lux Lewis was an American composer, pianist, jazz musician and blues musician (1905–1964). He was born at Chicago and died at Minneapolis.

Also recorded as Meade Anderson Lewis; Anderson Meade Lewis; Meade Lewis.

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Identity

What the record establishes about Meade Lux Lewis.

Meade Lux Lewis is recorded with the occupation blues musician. Meade Lux Lewis is recorded as a citizen of United States. Meade Lux Lewis is classed in the genre boogie-woogie. Meade Lux Lewis is classed in the genre jazz. Meade Lux Lewis is recorded as composer, pianist, jazz musician and blues musician.

Works and catalogued output

The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 6 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Meade Lux Lewis may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Meade Lux Lewis is established in the international name authorities as MusicBrainz abb415f3-a991-4fa7-b47a-674ab86fe060, Social Networks and Archival Context w6m91mt3, Bibliothèque nationale de France 138966289, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 134609867, Library of Congress n87812952, ISNI 0000000063024932, IdRef 168271451, Discogs 317893 and VIAF 59270180.

Chronology

  1. 1905Meade Lux Lewis born at Chicago.
  2. 1905Meade Lux Lewis was born on 4 September 1905.
  3. 1908Sadie Pfeifer, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina is dated 1908 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1959.859).
  4. 1908Sadie Pfeifer, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1910Italian Family, Chicago is dated 1910 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1959.858).
  6. 1910Italian Family, Chicago (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  7. 1912Dannie Mercurio, 150 Schottes Alley, Washington D.C. is dated April 1912 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1959.845).
  8. 1929Glow of the City is dated 1929 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1930.249).
  9. 1929Glow of the City (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  10. 1930Arch, Midnight is dated 1930 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1931.229).
  11. 1930Arch, Midnight (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  12. 1940Bass On Top (1940) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  13. 1964Meade Lux Lewis died at Minneapolis.
  14. 1964Meade Lux Lewis died on 7 June 1964.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Lewis, Meade (“Lux”), African American Studies Center, 2005

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  2. 2.

    Lewis, Meade (Anderson) ‘Lux’, Oxford Music Online, 2001

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    Lewis, Meade (Anderson) “Lux” (jazz), Oxford Music Online, 2003

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    Lewis, Meade Anderson “Lux”, African American Studies Center, 2013

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  5. 5.

    Lewis, Meade Lux (1905-1964), jazz pianist, American National Biography Online, 2000

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  6. 6.

    MusicBrainz artist record for Meade Lux Lewis

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  7. 7.

    Open Library author record for Meade Lux Lewis (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 42 digitised items catalogued under Meade Lux Lewis as creator.

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Meade Lux Lewis.

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  10. 10.

    “Meade Lux Lewis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1399605: Meade Lux Lewis

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