Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis (Ferriday (Louisiana), september 29, 1935) is an American rock and roll singer and pianist. He is one of the pioneers of rock and roll, and was therefore in 1986 a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Because of his pioneer status for the rockabilly, he was given an honourable mention also there. Lewis ' nickname isThe Killer.



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[hide] *1 Biography  ==Biography[ Edit] == His parents were Elmo and Mamie Lewis. Although the family was poor, there was still an old piano purchased. Jerry was such a natural talent that he himself learned to play the piano. In his youth he started together with his two cousins Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Lee Swaggart piano playing. They were influenced by their older cousin Carl McVoy, by radio and by the music in an Afro/American opportunity down the street was played. Lewis developed his own style by rhythm & blues, Boogie Woogie, gospeland country mix. He quickly became a professional pianist.
 * 2 Scandal
 * 3 switch to country music
 * 4 drug addictions and personal tragedies
 * 5 later career
 * 6 hit singles
 * Radio 2 Top 2000 7
 * 7.1 DVD's
 * 8 external links

His style is unique and inimitable. When he was 13, he performed for the first time on at a local Ford dealer. His father Elmo went around with the hat and pulled out a whopping $ 13 on, which was a lot of money for the poor family in 1948, which in the meantime had moved to Ferriday's Black River. With its fives (pa, ma, Jerry, sister Frankie Jean and sister Linda Gail) they lived there in an abysmal "barn", not a cottage that was greater than one room. Jerry Lee had another older brother, but this one was killed at the age of eight before his eyes by a drunk driver. As Jerry Lee got older (14-15 years), foamed in the Mississippi delta to pubs he and rugged honky-Takumi-bars to act.

His mother, however, had another idea on the future of Jerry Lee and sent him to a Bible school in Texas. Because he was on his first evening at a worship had accompanied the Psalms in a boogie style he was immediately removed from school. Then began for him a career as a seller of sewing machines. Also that turned to nothing and because the people of the music studios in Nashville, he left nothing in saw him as 21-year-old to Memphis.

Lewis left the religious music behind it and interfered in the fast-growing rock and rollgemeenschap. In 1954, he released his first record. Two years later he was in the studio of Sun Records in Memphis discovered by record producer Jack Clement. The boss of Sun Records, Sam Phil Lambert, was currently on holiday. Lewis was asked as a session musician for artists such as Billie Lee Riley and Carl Perkins to guide. During the period as a session musician, he was also part of the jam session known as the Million Dollar Quartet, consisting of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Lewis himself.

He wanted to make a record. Together with guitarist Roland Janes and drummer Of Eaton became the first single recorded, Crazy arms. These two years together with Jerry Lee formed a trio. A bass player was not necessary, because Jerry Lee took care with his left hand for the bass line himself.

In 1957 he broke through at the general public with Whole lotta shakin' goin' on. Other hits of the Killer as High school confidential, Great balls of fire, Breathless and You win again followed in quick succession.

Lewis ' piano playing was widely praised, it seems that even Elvis Presley once said that when he could play piano, so he immediately would have stopped singing. Lewis ' piano playing was not only famous for its virtuosity, but also because of the dynamism with which it was charged. He kicked regularly his piano stool to the side to play standing and rake. Its wild playing style can be seen in the movies High school confidentialand Jamboree, and earned him the nickname "rock 'n' roll wild man" on his playing style and technique are copied by many later rock pianists, among others by Elton John, a great admirer of Lewis. ==Scandal[ Edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The turbulent private life of Lewis was until 1958 held successfully from the honor. In that year, the British press there during a tour behind that the third wife of the then only 23-year-old artist, Myra Gale Brown, only thirteen years old, and a third cousin of Lewis. The publicity caused much uproar, and his British tour was discontinued after just three performances. The scandal haunted Lewis when he returned back to the United States, with the result that he virtually disappeared from the music world. The only hit he had in that period was a cover of the song what'd I Say by Ray Charles in 1961.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Its popularity in Europe recovered slightly, particularly in Great Britain and Germany middle sixties. On april 5, 1964, he recorded a live album in Hamburg along with the Nashville Teens (Incidentally, from Weybridge, Surrey, England). This album, Live at the Star Club, is generally as one of the best live rock and considered rollalbums of all time. A British reviewer even years later would say that the Stooges and the Sex Pistolsthere but looking pale at afstaken. ==Switch to country music<span class="mw-editsection" len="353" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">A comeback in the United States did not work, at least not in the rock and roll. Although Lewis earned enough money to tour again, he received no charts with his music. Lewis tried to persuade the producers to make instrumental records under a pseudonym, on piano and even on harpsichord. In the late 1960s convinced Jerry Kennedy of Mercury Records Lewis it to switch to country music. Lewis had always been considered as one of the country music genres whereby he was inspired and decided to make the switch. He scored an instant hit with the song Another place, another time. This was followed by more hits and even chart positions in the Top 100. ==Drug addictions and personal tragedies<span class="mw-editsection" len="365" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Although Lewis had been always been a heavy drinker, the separation of Myra sure he more and more his salvation was looking for in alcohol and drugs. The tragedy was complete when in 1973 Lewis ' 19-year-old son Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. was killed in a traffic accident after Lewis ' other son on Easter Day 1962, Steve Allen Lewis, drowned in their private pool. Lewis ' own erratic behavior in the 1970s had already taken care of that he recorded with a stomach hemorrhage caused by a stomach ulcer, which meant almost its end. When he became addicted to the drugs again, he let himself into the Betty Ford Center, where he stayed only one day.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">During Lewis ' 41st anniversary in 1976 Lewis fired his .357 Magnum on a soda can but the ball struck his ricocherende bassist Butch Owens full in the chest. In 1978, he scored a minor hit with Save the last dance for me, only in Netherlands and Belgium.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Only weeks later, Lewis was again involved in a weapon incident, this time at Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley. Lewis was invited by Presley, but the security was not informed. When the security stopped Lewis at the entrance and asked him the reason of his coming took out Lewis for the joke his gun and joked that he came to kill to Presley. ==Late career<span class="mw-editsection" len="335" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">In 1989 there was a film about the life of Lewis released. This film caused a huge resurgence in the popularity of the artist. The film, Great balls of fire, was based on the book by his ex-wife Myra Gale Lewis. The role of Lewis was played by Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder played the role of Myra and Alec Baldwin played Jimmy Swaggart. Lewis decided all the songs for the soundtrack to record again, and the soundtrack (and the movie) was a success.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The public downfall of his cousin, television Pastor Swaggart, however, again caused negative publicity for the family. Then in 1986 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was established, went Lewis the Sunstudio full back in, together with his colleagues Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. They recorded the album Class of ' 55 on. However, this was not the first time Lewis worked with this group of colleagues. They had previously (in 1956) played during a recording by Perkins. Presley came when unexpected along in the studio and the three (Lewis, Perkins and Presley) jamden what. Sam Phil Lambert, the boss of Sun Records, the recording tapes walk. Phil Lambert called Johnny Cash later on and invited him to play with the three others. These recordings, for more than the half consisting of gospel songs, were later released on CD under the title "Million Dollar Quartet". Some songs on this album are Brown eyed handsome man (original by Chuck Berry), Don't forbid me from Pat Boone and Don't be cruel by Jackie Wilson.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">In the 90 's rocked Lewis very with his health and weight. In the period 1991-1993 he came many pounds and he looked very puffed out. In the period 1994-1997 he became thinner and came back on his old weight.After this period, The Killer very up and down with his weight and health. Despite this data he gave very good concerts. Especially the concert in 1991 what he gave in the Matenhal Apeldoorn was of a very high level.He played here the songs Old Black Joe Lawdy miss clawdy, It I'll be me,, Just Because, Another Place, Another Time. He also came in 1994 to Arnhem and Amsterdam, in these concerts was very much energy.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Lewis has never stopped performing. Lewis got In February 2005 a lifetime achievement award. In september 2006 appeared the CD/DVD Last man standing, recorded along with B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page,Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. In March 2007 appeared this again, but now with Buddy Guy, Don Henley, John Fogerty, Norah Jones, Solomon Burke, Tom Jones and Willie Nelson. In March 2007, he performed at the Benelux: in Eindhoven and in Brussels. He gave on 19 november 2008, along with Chuck Berry, a gig at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam and on 26 november in forest national in Brussels. Weather in Netherlands on July 26, 2009 Lewis joined (013 Tilburg) on, just like on 9 november 2010 (Heineken Music Hall) in Amsterdam. There appeared again in 2010 a further duet album called Mean Old Man. The title song of the CD is written by Kris Kristofferson. It's a rock 'n roll songs between them with some countryalbum &. Some songs are "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (previously recorded by Johnny Cash) and "Dead Flowers". ==Hit Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="332" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Radio 2 Top 2000<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===DVDs<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===