JERRY LEE LEWIS
(a.k.a. The Killer)
and family
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Sound files:
Whole Lotta Shakin' (x rated version)
She Still Sings Amazing Grace
Video file:
Jerry Says
'I simply just am what I am; Jerry Lee fucked up Lewis, and if you ever aren't keen on that you could kiss my ass, boy' (Jerry Lee, BBC 'Arena', 1990)
'Just think what a dull old entire world it would be with out a Jerry Lee Lewis in it.'
HIS HITS.The following information almost all manufactured that Top Twenty Pop, Jukebox, Indie, Rock and/or Country charts within USA or perhaps UK. Those revealed inredmade #1 on at least one worth mentioning charts. (Cashboard or even Billboard U.S. charts). 47 singles and also 23 albums (The Session counted since only two albums) made that Top Twenty in all, 14 attained #1 position. Those marked*were recognized rare metal documents (10 antique watches hard disk drives within all, the modern inside 21st Century regarding Last Man Standing launched 2006). Mercury additionally given the majority of its individual 'gold' records for all those his Country gets which usually marketed over 250,000 copies. Jerry Lee Lewis is additionally among the Top 50 all-time Billboard Country artists, plus seemed to be nominated (but possibly not inaugurated) as being a candidate intended for inauguration to the Country Music Hall connected with Fame in 2004. (Updated details on monitor items gives thanks that will Paul MacPhail's e-book 'The Ferriday Fireball'). It is also suggested that the actual soundtrack project towards movie, 'Great Balls Of Fire', offers at this point marketed more than a million copies. The unique Sun slice connected with 'Great Balls regarding Fire' ended up being elected in order to the Grammy Hall connected with Fame with 1998, along with Jerry's Sun saving involving 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On' attained this recognize in 1999. Only recordings which might be as a minimum 25 years old and now have still left a durable feeling might receive this honor. Along with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins in addition to Roy Orbison, Jerry received a Grammy from the spoken term category for the very rare album of interviews published along with some early copies on the 'The Class regarding 55' concept album around 1986. OnFebruary 12th, 2005 Jerry obtained the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award your day prior to a Recording Academy's primary Grammy Awards ceremony, which often he / she also attended, snapshot below. In May two thousand and seven Jerry obtained the particular Comeback Album belonging to the Year merit to get 'Last Man Standing' at the 28th Blues Music Awards. On October 10th, 3 years ago Jerry gotten the actual Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame's American Music Masters Award (scroll because of in the vicinity of bottom of page intended for image regarding Lewis getting his Award from Kris Kristofferson.) In January last year Jerry had been inducted in to the Hit Parade Hall regarding Fame, appropriated to get music artists with had several Top Ten hits.
To your hippies and also flower-children for the Toronto Peace Festival with 1969: 'I love ya just like a hog is in love with slop'
Jerry Lee Lewis 'Last Man Standing' U.S. daily press 39c .
THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC:
Some of his sounds are generally so trustworthy it really is just about embarrassing - your dog bares his spirit with their recordings. The 1973 recording 'Sometimes A Memory Ain't Enough' is a very good example. In 'Mama's Hands' your dog sings fondly of his recently departed mother, associated with how 'it procured the particular force of the ball of Mama's hands to show Jerry Lee inappropriate from right' and also modestly at the end belonging to the song: 'everything Jerry is these days I give that will my Mama's hands'. There are about three some other tunes for this album, 'Falling To The Bottom', 'I Think I Need To Pray' as well as 'Keep Me From Blowing Away', which honestly magnify an exceptionally complicated period in Jerry's living following your diminished his mother as well as the break-up with their matrimony that will Myra. He was at the peak of his / her Country career in the early on 1970s, nonetheless these kinds of a few melodies uncover the problems and also torment he / she has been planning by way of at this time. 'I climbed the corporate with success which led to my destruction' sings Jerry, 'a very good woman is usually just what exactly I have to have now so desperately'. He sings of 'the several years which often only crumbled away' and connected with having 'nothing showing however traces that I learn start to indicate with my face'.
LAST MAN STANDING
In your 7 days finishing October 10th, 2007 Jerry appeared to be the initial residing musician to become honored through half a dozen times of events focused upon him entitled: 'The Life along with Music associated with Jerry Lee Lewis', which listed lectures, DVDs, negotiations interviews, video clips and also a tribute concert. This has been sorted out through the Rock'n'Roll Hall with Fame throughout Cleveland, Ohio, as well as the Case Western Reserve University. At your tribute concert on October tenth Kris Kristifferson presented Jerry when using the American Music Masters Award, and Jerry Lee ended his unique tribute live concert simply by sitting decrease for the cello and also carrying out the concluding range - 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow'. There were being couple of waterless eyes inside your home apparently.
A large amount of DVDs have got emerge with 2007/2008 having Jerry Lee Lewis, such as 'Last Man Standing "Live"', 'Killer Piano', 'Falsifyin'' and 'The Jerry Lee Lewis Chronicles'. 'Killer Piano', during which Jerry can be interviewed by means of his aunt Linda Gail Lewis along with reflects his keyboard technique, won some sort of 'Best in Show' NAMM Trendsetter Award 2008. So 'The Killer' is still placing traits very well into your 21st century. And as well as Little Richard plus Fats Domino, Lewis conducted from production associated with the 2008 Grammy Awards.
On July 4th, 2008 Jerry Lee possessed this dignity of doing 3 sounds when in front of your Capitol for the official Independence Day celebrations. Thousands resolved to go crazy for a rejuvenated Killer, exploring twelve a long time youthful than of late, stormed thru Roll Over Beethoven, Whole Lotta Shakin' and also Great Balls regarding Fire. During a final variety balls involving fire exploded over Washington DC, while in the established firework exhibit to get July 4th.
A newly recorded CD and DVD tend to be owing available later last season or perhaps early 2010.
On April 27th, last year Jerry Lee Lewis gave a shorter talk in the Tennessee House regarding Representatives thanking them for naming some sort of block right after him, Jerry Lee Lewis Highway.
A different single, Mean Old Man, with the approaching CD appeared to be launched in August this year to get download coming from ITunes or even Amazon. It will also be observed about YouTube: http://w.youtube.com/watch?v=e22vFxBcEvI
A brand new album, in typical and luxurious variant (10/18 tracks, as well a few editions along with bonus tracks) has been released inside September the year 2010 and opportunity towards Billboard's 200 album chart during #30, hitting #10 location from the Rock albums kind along with #11 inside the Tastemakers' chart. This duets album, like Last Man Standing, ended up being endorsed simply by Jerry on several U.S. TV shows.
Jerry Lee Lewis acquiring American Music Master's honor coming from Kris Kristofferson.
'There's only ever recently been some stylists around famous songs - Al Jolson, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and also Jerry Lee Lewis' (Jerry Lee Lewis quote).
'My talent is definitely proving to be to become just what the idea is, the highest natural talent in the field connected with music of which I'm in. Now I don't examine by myself having some other skills just like Beethoven.. he / she had been a stylist ahead of my own time.' (Jerry Lee Lewis - BBC's '24 Hours', 1972)
LINKS TO THE WEBSITES OF THE MOST TALENTED FAMILY ON THE PLANET:
Official Jerry Lee Lewis website:
Jerry Lee Lewis Top Free Forum: http://w.topfreeforum.com/jerryleelewis/index.php?mforum=jerryleelewis
Jerry Lee Lewis IFC Yahoo group: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/JerryLeeLewisIFC/
Fireball Mail, International JLL Fan Club journal website:
Mickey Gilley website: http://w.gilleys.com/
Linda Gail Lewis/Lewis 3 websites: http://w.lindagaillewis.net/and
Mary Jean McCall (Linda's daughter, Jerry's niece) website:http://w.maryjeanworld.com/
Jimmy Swaggart website:
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