JERRY LEE LEWIS
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Jerry Lee Lewis is the one of the seminal musicians & singers of this century & will be remembered well into the next centuries,too.From his early blues,gospel & country roots,he learned of the black rock 'n' roll & white country boogie of the early '50s & fused it all together in abrand new & ferocious style.It was not exactly rock 'n' roll or Rockabilly - it was competely different to any other style.It fused the wild sound of rock,with the intensity of the blues & the soul of oldtime country.
Born in September 1935 in Ferriday,Louisiana,Jerry Lee grew up to the
sounds of his parents Jimmie Rodgers records & also Al Jolson.He soon
became a master of all country styles plus the Jazz of Jolson & others.
He soon discovered the Delta blues of his region & became a master of
this style,too.Moon Mullican,an excellent country-blues pianist,was a
big inspiration as was Hank Williams & boogie bluesman Piano Red.
Merrill E. Moore is another excellent singer/pianist who is said
to have been a big inspiration (Jerry Lee did 'House of blue
lights' & others associated with Merrill Moore).
Soon,he was a master of all styles - from country to swing to blues to
R&B to Jazz.Jerry Lee cut his first 2 records in 1954 & signed to Sun Records in 1956.His first release coupled the selfwritten blues 'End of the road' with a blues-drenched country song 'Crazy Arms' & cemented the Lewis style.His next releases like 'Great balls of fire','Whole lotta shakin' goin' on','Breathless' & 'Highschool confidential' all entered the top positions of the country,blues & pop charts between 1957 & 1958.
However,there is a lot more to Jerry Lee Lewis than that.He went on
to become an excellent R&B singer in the late '50s,then progressed to
be a soul singer & country singer in the '60s,finding enormous success
as a country artist.He turned gospel in 1970 & returned to Southern
blues in 1973 & 1979.His later albums are as good as ever,including his latest,'Young blood'.
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This page includes:
1.BIOGRAPHICAL & GENERAL INFO ON JERRY LEE LEWIS.
2.DESCRIPTIONS OF JERRY LEE'S BEST SONGS - HITS,CULT FAVORITES,
RARITIES,ETC.
3.JERRY LEE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE BLUES - SOME CALL HIM A ROCK 'N' ROLLER,BUT,LEWIS' MUSIC HAS A SOULFUL FEELING THAT ISN'T A PROPERTY OF THE ROCK 'N' ROLL OF EDDIE COCHRAN OR BUDDY HOLLY.
BASICALLY,JERRY LEE LEWIS IS A GREAT & VERSATILE BLUESMAN,AS WELL AS A COUNTRY SINGER.
4.SIMILAR ARTISTS TO JERRY LEE (NOTE:ELVIS PRESLEY & EDDIE COCHRAN ARE CONTEMPORARIES OF JERRY LEE.PERSONALLY,I THINK THEY HAVE LITTLE IN COMMON WITH THE KILLER,BUT THEY WERE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF JERRY LEE IN THE '50S - HIS RIVALS).
5.MORE DETAILED BIOGRAPHIES ON JERRY LEE & OTHER ARTISTS.
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THIS WEBPAGE HAS THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES:
- DETAILED INFO ON MANY OF JERRY LEE'S SONGS (SOON ON ALL OF
HIS SONGS.
- REVEALING INFO ABOUT JERRY LEE'S VERY BROAD MUSICAL ABILITIES.
- IT HELPS ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING WHAT CATEGORIES OF MUSIC
JERRY LEE SHOULD BE REGARDED AS.
- PROMOTION OF MANY OF JERRY LEE'S LESS-KNOWN SONGS (EG. "MILK
COW BLUES","MY PRETTY QUADROON") THAT ARE MORE-OFTEN-THEN-NOT
ALSO HIS BEST.
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This webpage has celebrated 2 YEARS on the Net.I'd like to
thank all the people who have helped out on info needed for the
site & Jerry Lee related items (especially Ken Burke,Kai Goeing, Anders Umgaard,Thomas Sobczak,Sandy Harsch,Devin Miller,
Bob Timmers,Martin Grassberger & many more.Rock on!
Patrick.
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Jerry Lee Lewis is the last of the true bluesmen and this website
celebrates that fact.No artist - apart from Jimmie Rodgers & Moon
Mullican - has ever equalled Lewis' versatility.
LAST UPDATED:30/11/1999.
The following are links to find out more about Jerry Lee Lewis:
Vote for favorite Jerry Lee songs
Jerry Lee's essential albums
Jerry Lee's essential albums
Country music
Micellaneous page
Buy rare recordings of Jerry Lee Lewis and others
Moon Mullican
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