3.5
Jerry Lee Lewis
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The greatest Southern storyteller of our time tracks down the greatest rock and roller of all time—and gets his own story, from the source, for the very first time.
The New York Times Bestseller
One of Rolling Stone’s 10 Best Music Books of the Year
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.”
Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story is the Killer’s life as he lived it, and as he shared it over two years with our greatest bard of Southern life: Rick Bragg. Rich with Lewis’s own words, framed by Bragg’s richly atmospheric narrative, this is the last great untold rock-and-roll story, come to life on the page.
“An enthralling look at the birth of rock & roll and the ensuing life of its arguably most colorful exponent.” —Entertainment Weekly
The New York Times Bestseller
One of Rolling Stone’s 10 Best Music Books of the Year
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.”
Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story is the Killer’s life as he lived it, and as he shared it over two years with our greatest bard of Southern life: Rick Bragg. Rich with Lewis’s own words, framed by Bragg’s richly atmospheric narrative, this is the last great untold rock-and-roll story, come to life on the page.
“An enthralling look at the birth of rock & roll and the ensuing life of its arguably most colorful exponent.” —Entertainment Weekly
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creightonw
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“I feel like I am very lucky that I was raised by my parents and grandparents on different kinds of music, all good stuff, nothing new, or on the radio. One of the artists I heard at a young age was Jerry Lee Lewis, and I've been a fan for a long time of his music. This semester at college, I decided to take a class called The History of Rock N Roll, and we have to write a term paper on a rock n roll artist of our choice. I was unsure for awhile, because I kind of wanted to reach back and write about Hank Williams Sr, because he is a favorite artist of mine, and I know his life story pretty well; while the professor gave me the okay on this, I thought about it for a while, and I realized that I should pick someone who was influenced by Hank, someone who was a rock n roller, so I chose Jerry Lee Lewis. I picked this book up, bought it, read it, and I was extremely glad I did, because it has helped me a long way with my paper, but it has also helped me get out of a rut of finding a book to read. I think it was well written, and I think it told an amazing story about a man who is often mired by controversy, but a man who no doubt had an amazing talent and who struggled like we all do. While I don't excuse his actions, I think we should be able to separate the man from the music and be able to appreciate his music. This book tells some crazy stories, but it also tells some really interesting facts about Jerry Lee Lewis. I think after this book, I am going to read about Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and others, because I am so interested in the early rock n rollers and I love their music. I am a piano player, and I'd say Jerry Lee Lewis is one of my influences on the piano.”
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