Jerry Lee Lewis

Biography

Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana. 
At the age of five, while playing the piano at his aunt's home, his parents declared that 
Jerry Lee was born to be a great pianist and later mortgaged their home to buy him a piano 
of his own. Soon afterwards, Jerry Lee was playing to large crowds at grand openings, 
civic centers, etc. At the age of l5, he was playing professionally for a travelling revival. 
He soon fell in love with the preacher's daughter, Dorothy Barton. They were married, but 
divorced in just a few months.
By the age of 21, Jerry Lee had remarried and had a son, Jerry Lee Lewis, JR. (now deceased). 
The next year, Jerry Lee heard Elvis Presley on the radio and declared to his father that the 
door had finally been opened to Rock and Roll. Jerry Lee and his father immediately 
began the task of collecting 30 dozen eggs to finance their trip to Memphis where 
he hoped to meet with Sam Phillips of Sun Records. When they arrived, they were 
told that Mr. Phillips was out of town and they should return at a later date. Jerry Lee, 
however, insisted that they record him so that Mr. Phillips could hear him upon his return. 
Mr. Phillips did listen, and ultimately signed him to Sun Records, where Jerry Lee went 
on to record such Rock and Roll hits as Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On, Great Balls Of Fire, 
You Win Again, High Shool Confidential, Breathless, and many others. In 1958, controversy 
engulfed Jerry Lee's career when it was discovered that he had married his thirteen-year 
old cousin, Myra Gale Brown, daughter of his bass player.
By the late 60's, Jerry Lee made a huge comeback in the country market, where he 
produced another string of hits with both Mercury and Elektra records. Songs like 
What Made Milwaukee Famous, She Still Comes Around, and To Make Love Sweeter For You 
started a long string of hits through the 70's and 80's. Additional Top Ten hits such as 
Once More With Feeling, There Must Be More To Love Than This, 
Would You Take Another Chance On Me, Chantilly Lace, Middle Age Crazy, 
Over The Rainbow, Thirty-Nine And Holding, and many others have made 
Jerry Lee an international star.
In 1986, Jerry Lee was unanimously voted the First Artist to be inducted 
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His life was profiled in 1989 in the motion picture, 
"Great Balls of Fire", starring Dennis Quaid, and in 1993 Jerry Lee wrote and published 
his autobiography, "Killer", with author Charles White. In April of 1996, Jerry Lee was 
given a proclamation by the University of Memphis naming him a Professor of Rock'n'Roll and 
April 28th was named Jerry Lee Lewis Day in Memphis by Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist. 
Jerry Lee had a new album out on Elektra/Sire titled "Young Blood" in 1995, and is still giving 
concerts in the United States and in Europe. by Thomas Sobczak

Links

The Official Jerry Lee Lewis Website
1st Bavarian Jerry Lee Lewis Site 
Jerry Lee Lewis Argentinean Web-Page
Jerry Lee Lewis Rock & Roll And Excel In Vienna

Tour Information

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