Graham Lewis

{{short description|British musician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{for|the English footballer|Graham Lewis (footballer)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2010}} {{Infobox musical artist| | name = Graham Lewis | image = Graham Lewis sep 2013.jpg | image_size = | caption = Lewis performing in September 2013 | background = solo_singer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|2|22|df=y}} | origin = England | instrument = {{hlist|Bass|vocals|guitar|keyboards}} | occupation = Musician | years_active = | label = Mute Records | associated_acts = Wire, He Said, Dome, FITTED, Duet Emmo | website = | birth_place = Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. }}

'''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,<ref name="am">{{cite web|title =Graham Lewis: Biography |first=Wilson|last=Neate |publisher=Allmusic| url ={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=graham-lewis-p18900/biography|pure_url=yes}} |access-date =26 June 2011}}</ref> 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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}

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 influenced his later music as he was able to attend performances by a range of bands (usually pub bands) such as Kilburn and the High Roads, the Ramones, and Dr. Feelgood.{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}}

He has worked on other projects, such as Dome (with fellow Wire member B.C. Gilbert),<ref name="am"/> Duet Emmo (with Gilbert and 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 include He Said and Hox.

Lewis also formed the band UUUU with Wire member Matthew Simms, Drummer Valentina Magaletti and Thighpaulsandra, releasing the album ''s/t'' in 2017.

With Matthew Simms, Mike Watt (Minutemen) and Bob Lee (The Black Gang), Lewis formed FITTED<ref>{{cite web|last=Pearis|first=Bill|title=FITTED, ft. Mike Watt & members of Wire, share first single from debut LP|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/fitted-ft-mike-watt-members-of-wire-share-first-single-from-debut-lp/|work=Brooklyn Vegan|date= 21 August 2019|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> and released their first album ''First Fits'' in November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Marc|title=Fitted, First Fits - The Vinyl Anachronist|url=https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2019/10/23/fitted-first-fits-the-vinyl-anachronist/|work=Part-Time Audiophile|date=23 October 2019|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>

Lewis lives in Uppsala, Sweden{{fact|date=December 2025}}.

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==External links== * {{Discogs artist|Graham Lewis}}

{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Graham}} Category:1953 births Category:English bass guitarists Category:English male guitarists Category:British male bass guitarists Category:Living people Category:People from Grantham Category:Wire (band) members Category:Fitted members Category:Dome (band) members Category:Duet Emmo members