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Graham Lewis
Lewis performing in September 2013
Background information
Born	(1953-02-22) 22 February 1953 (age 71) Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.
Origin	England
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards
Labels	Mute Records

Musical artist

Graham Lewis (born Edward Graham Lewis, 22 February 1953) is an English musician. He is best known as a bassist, songwriter, and vocalist with punk rock/post-punk band Wire, of which he has been a core member since founding 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.

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.

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

Lewis also formed the band UUUU with Wire member Matthew Simms, Drummer Valentina Magaletti andThighpaulsandra, releasing the album s/t in 2017.

With Matthew Simms, Mike Watt (Minutemen) and Bob Lee (The Black Gang), Lewis formed FITTED and released their first album First Fits in November 2019.

Lewis lives in Uppsala, Sweden.

References

^ 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

Graham Lewis discography at Discogs

v t e Wire
Robert Grey Graham Lewis Colin Newman Matthew Simms Bruce Gilbert George Gill Margaret Fiedler McGinnis (touring only)
Studio albums	Pink Flag Chairs Missing 154 The Ideal Copy A Bell Is a Cup IBTABA Manscape The Drill The First Letter Object 47 Red Barked Tree Change Becomes Us Wire Nocturnal Koreans Silver/Lead Mind Hive
Live albums	Document and Eyewitness Wire on the Box: 1979 The Scottish Play: 2004 Live at the Roxy, London – April 1st & 2nd 1977/Live at CBGB Theatre, New York – July 18th 1978 Legal Bootleg Series: 14 Sept 2002 Metro, Chicago The Black Session: Paris, 10 May 2011
Compilations	On Returning (1977–1979) The Peel Sessions Album 1985–1990: The A List Behind the Curtain Turns and Strokes Coatings Send 10:20
EPs	Snakedrill Kidney Bingos Silk Skin Paws The Third Day Read & Burn 01 Read & Burn 02 Read & Burn 03
Songs	"The 15th" "Heartbeat" "Outdoor Miner"
Related articles	Discography Dome A.C. Marias Githead Swim It Hugs Back Fitted

v t e Dome
Bruce Gilbert Graham Lewis
Studio albums	Dome Dome 2 Dome 3 Will You Speak This Word
Related	Wire 3R4 Or So It Seems

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