Jerry Lee Lewis
Born Sept 29, 1935
Ferriday Louisiana
Biography:
Though he had only
three Top Ten hits in
the purely rock & roll
phase of his career,
many critics believe
Jerry Lee Lewis was
as talented a
Fifties rocker a as
Sun Records
label-mate Elvis
Presley. Some also
believe he could have
made it just as big
commercially is
his piano-slamming
musical style was not
so relentlessly wild,
his persona not so
threateningly hard
edged.
Eventually Lewis
decided to abandon
Rock & Roll for
Country Music. He
went on to have many
country top ten hits.
Top Ten Rock Hits:
Whole Lot Of Shakin'
Great Balls Of Fire
Breathless
Death & Tragedy:
Lewis' personal life
has been marked with
tragedy & controversy.
Two sons died young.
Two wives died,
under mysterious
circumstances,
although no charges
were ever filed.
Born Sept 29, 1935
Ferriday Louisiana
Biography:
Though he had only
three Top Ten hits in
the purely rock & roll
phase of his career,
many critics believe
Jerry Lee Lewis was
as talented a
Fifties rocker a as
Sun Records
label-mate Elvis
Presley. Some also
believe he could have
made it just as big
commercially is
his piano-slamming
musical style was not
so relentlessly wild,
his persona not so
threateningly hard
edged.
Eventually Lewis
decided to abandon
Rock & Roll for
Country Music. He
went on to have many
country top ten hits.
Top Ten Rock Hits:
Whole Lot Of Shakin'
Great Balls Of Fire
Breathless
Death & Tragedy:
Lewis' personal life
has been marked with
tragedy & controversy.
Two sons died young.
Two wives died,
under mysterious
circumstances,
although no charges
were ever filed.
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| 1997: Jerry Lee Lewis and former Beatle George Harrison at Carl Perkins funeral in Jackson Tennessee. The Beatles performed and recorded many Sun Records songs in the early days. Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins recorded on Sun Records in Memphis, early in their career. |
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1957:
Whole Lotta
Shakin' Going On,
sold over
6 million copies.
Great Ball Of Fire
sold more than
5 million copies.
Whole Lotta
Shakin' Going On,
sold over
6 million copies.
Great Ball Of Fire
sold more than
5 million copies.
| 2006: Jerry Lee Lewis has a new album out in September 2006. It is his first album in eleven years, called "Redemption" (Columbia) and features Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, BB King, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Jimmy Page and other big name artists |