Jerry Lee Lewis : his own story
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 498 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-481) and index.
Description
"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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