Smiley Lewis (July 5, 1913 – October 7, 1966) was a Rhythm and blues musician. July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...

Lewis was born in DeQuincy, Louisiana, USA, with the given name of Overton Amos Lemons. He began to play music in New Orleans, Louisiana in his mid-teens. Lewis had hit songs in 1952 with "The Bells Are Ringing" and in 1955 with "I Hear You Knocking". Lewis' song "Blue Monday" was covered by Fats Domino. Elvis Presley's cover of the Lewis song "One Night" (altering one risque lyric) was #4 on American charts and #1 on UK singles chart. Plus, Dave Edmunds cover of "I Hear You Knocking" also reached number one in the UK. DeQuincy is a city located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City 350. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... I Hear You Knocking is a popular rhythm and blues song with emphatic syncopation, written by Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King and published in 1955. ... Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Fats Domino (born February 26, 1928 or possibly May 10, 1929 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer and actor. ... Look up cover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Dave Edmunds (born April 15, 1944) is a singer, guitarist and producer from Cardiff, Wales. ... Number One or number one is used in a variety of meanings: // 2 is literally the number one #1, a single by rapper Nelly Number Ones, an album by Michael Jackson Number 1, a song by Goldfrapp Number 1, a song by Pharrell Number One, a song by Hazel Fernandes...

Lewis died in 1966 from stomach cancer. Stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs, particularly the esophagus, small intestine. ...

External links

• Smiley Lewis, an R&B pioneer!
• Smiley Lewis