Jerry Lee Lewis his own story
"A monumental figure on the American landscape, Jerry Lee Lewis spent his childhood raising hell in Ferriday, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi; galvanized the world with hit records like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," that gave rock an...
| Main Author: | Bragg, Rick. |
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| Other Authors: | Lewis, Jerry Lee. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
HarperCollins,
2014.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"A monumental figure on the American landscape, Jerry Lee Lewis spent his childhood raising hell in Ferriday, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi; galvanized the world with hit records like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," that gave rock and roll its devil's edge; caused riots and boycotts with his incendiary performances; nearly scuttled his career by marrying his thirteen-year-old second cousin--his third wife of seven; ran a decades-long marathon of drugs, drinking, and women; nearly met his maker, twice; suffered the deaths of two sons and two wives, and the indignity of an IRS raid that left him with nothing but the broken-down piano he started with; performed with everyone from Elvis Presley to Keith Richards to Bruce Springsteen to Kid Rock--and survived it all to be hailed as "one of the most creative and important figures in American popular culture and a paradigm of the Southern experience"" -- from publisher's web site. |
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| Physical Description: |
498 pages, 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-481) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780062078223 0062078224 |
| Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |