New Single For Jerry Lee Lewis Aug 26, 2009
Jerry Lee Lewis, Kristofferson To Release New Single Tuesday, Country CD Later This Year ... Jerry Lee Lewis performing in 1995 ... (AP) Jerry Lee Lewis is releasing his first country CD since the 1970s later this year, which will feature several tracks written by Kris Kristofferson. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Jerry Lee Lewis to release new single Aug 25, 2009
Jerry Lee Lewis is releasing his first country CD since the 1970s later this year, which will feature several tracks written by Kris Kristofferson. The first single, "Mean Old Man," will be released by Shangri-La Music and be available for download Tuesday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
20 actors who know the meaning of range Aug 23, 2009
Jerry Lee Lewis, Great Balls of Fire. 1989. (Boston Globe)
Guitar hero Les Paul ascends to rock'n'roll heaven Aug 15, 2009
In this sense Les Paul is as important to the development and success of rock'n'roll as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. Without his noise-making electric guitar the genre was inconceivable. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Michelle Branch branches out on her own Aug 14, 2009
Country fans have always been open to people from other formats, and that goes all the way back to Jerry Lee Lewis, said Ed Salamon, executive director of the Country Radio Broadcasters trade group. When its really organic, as I think it was with The Wreckers, radio and fans recognize that. (MSNBC -- News)
Michelle Branch branches out Aug 14, 2009
"Branch found refuge with The Wreckers, a duo she formed in 2005 with Harp. Country radio looked past her pop roots, and The Wreckers hit big with "Leave the Pieces" and "My, Oh My" and were nominated for a Grammy Award."Country fans have always been open to people from other formats, and that goes all the way back to Jerry Lee Lewis," said Ed Salamon, executive director of the Country Radio Broadcasters trade group. "When it's really organic, as I think it was with The Wreckers, radio and fans... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Talk about mysterious ways Aug 9, 2009
In a way, he looked a little like an aged Jerry Lee Lewis, sans his hard years and wavy hair. He squinted off into the distance when he spoke. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Sun Records star Billy Lee Riley dies at 75 Aug 5, 2009
Riley was one of the early performers who recorded at Memphis' legendary Sun Records, but he was overshadowed by his cohorts, including Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. Among many other songs, Riley and his band played on the original Sun recording of Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire.". (MSNBC -- News)
Billy Lee Riley, 75; Sun guitarist Aug 4, 2009
A singer and guitarist, Mr. Riley was one of the early performers who recorded at legendary Sun Records in Memphis, but he was overshadowed by his colleagues, including Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Among many other songs, Mr. Riley and his band played on the original Sun recording of Lewis s Great Balls of Fire. (Boston Globe)
Never too old to rock ‘n’ roll Aug 4, 2009
Russell got his first touring experience as a member of Jerry Lee Lewis band soon after finishing high school. He s been on the road ever since, still doing about 100 dates a year. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
The Dazzlers to perform at Aug. 15. festival at WC Jul 24, 2009
During their touring years in Nashville, The Dazzlers recorded and performed with legendary artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, and Chuck Berry. After fifty years, the band is still generating their distinctive sound in the studio and on the stage. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
Daily TV guide Jul 24, 2009
Lukewarm biography of 1950s rocker Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid). PG-13 (1989). (Boston Globe)
Sookie and Bill take on the heat of Louisiana Jul 22, 2009
Paquin, in a sundress with her hair in a sleek up-do, and Moyer in black suit, do a modified jitterbug to the Jerry Lee Lewis song "Before the Night Is Over." Between takes, the actors chill out in a back room at the B&B where stylists touch up their makeup. Footage from the Louisiana shoot will appear in upcoming episodes and the season finale, set to air on Sept. 13, which is expected to include the dance scene. (MSNBC -- Television)
Leon Russell set to rock CSCC’s Cherry Theater Jul 11, 2009
By the time he finished high school he was on the road with Jerry Lee Lewis. His resume as a performer, session player and producer would include work with literally hundreds of musical stars from nearly every musical genre. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Click to read:Jackson Memorial Guests Named; L.A. Braces Jul 7, 2009
I don't read you referring to Jerry Lee Lewis as a pedophile, and his deeds are proven. I don't read your notice that Elvis was addicted to drugs, and most probably died in the same way Jackson did. (CBS News)
Johnny Cash: Original Gangsta Jul 5, 2009
") } Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Artists On Cash Cash On 'Hurt' Browse Bands by Name Or enter a band name below to search: Find a Band A-Z by (Johnny Cash died on September 12, 2003, due to complications from diabetes. The following interview took place just three weeks earlier at Cash's home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, which was destroyed by fire on Tuesday (April 10, 2007). Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, lived in the house where they entertained numerous celebrities and at least one president... (VHI.com -- MTV.com Music News)
Pedophiles, Hebephiles, and Ephebophiles, Oh My: Erotic Age Orientation Jul 2, 2009
Then there s of course also the scandalous Jerry Lee Lewis incident in which the 23-year-old Great Balls of Fire singer married his 13-year-old. In the community, there s recently been a hubbub of commotion concerning whether hebephelia should be designated as a or, instead, seen simply as a normal variant of sexual orientation and not indicative of brain pathology. (Scientific American)
Michael Jackson's top 10 albums Jun 30, 2009
From Jerry Lee Lewis to Phil Spector, it's a problem pop fans have had to grapple with - does embracing a killer tune mean embracing "The Killer" ... From Jerry Lee Lewis to Phil Spector, it's a problem pop fans have had to grapple with - does embracing a killer tune mean embracing "The Killer". (San Francisco Chronicle)
‘The Old, Weird America’ exhibit tweaks U.S. history Jun 28, 2009
One of them, A Rosary for Rhythm, combines ground hipbone dust with melted and carved vinyl records of Jerry Lee Lewis s and Little Richards s Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On. America may have its overarching big ideas. (Boston Globe)
New on DVD: 'My Dinner with Andre' Jun 26, 2009
Here, Bo Diddley (in very good form), Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard get one number each, but the movie is most renowned as the only filmed record of the Plastic Ono Band, which included Eric Clapton. Lennon serves up some chestnuts from his formative years (Blue Suede Shoes and Money are two) and Give Peace a Chance. (USA Today -- Life)
Boom Boom Roumbanis Jun 16, 2009
And Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, John Cougar or Mellencamp, Meatloaf, Etta James and Bette Midler, Janis Steppenwolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Rat Pack, U2, The Isley Brothers and 3. 2 gigabytes of others. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Rockabilly return Jun 2, 2009
"You have to go back into the more rootsy stuff - like Jerry Lee Lewis - that kind of stuff, to see where the fire comes from.". She adds: "I've got a guitar player now who's 29, but if you met him you'd think it was 1979 - his favourite artist is Elvis Presley. And getting in the pedal steel player - that's a given.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Flatlanders shed legend to become a band May 28, 2009
The Million Dollar Quartet was a single recording session featuring Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash goofing around in the Sun Records studio (whose owner, Sam Phillips, was smart enough to roll tape while they played). And while Eckstine's band featured Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Wardell Gray, Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham and Art Blakey, he had the misfortune to lead this band during the musicians' recording strike against the record... (North County Times)
From cookouts to big-screen fun, it's one hot weekend May 21, 2009
In Tunica, Jerry Lee Lewis at the Gold Strike is sold out, but Vince Gill is the draw at the Horseshoe ($55-$65, 1-800-303-7463) Saturday. America is live in concert at the Silver Star Convention Center at Pearl River Resort in Choctaw Saturday ($27-$37, 1-866-44PEARL, Ext. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Singer, fiddler to put on shows at area nightclub May 14, 2009
"I've always liked to do what I'm passionate about and that's '50s and '60s rock 'n' roll. I took classical piano lessons for eight years, but I played Jerry Lee Lewis' songs at the recitals.". Don Rhodes has written about country music for 38 years. (The Augusta Chronicle)
51 Rising takes its talents to the stage May 6, 2009
"Growing up, I was caught between guys like Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis, whom my father liked, and bands like Kiss, AC/DC and Motley Crue. Kiss was my biggest band because of the spectacle and rawness of their music and their concerts," Fleming said. The band - which has maintained a steady pace of performances in Georgia and South Carolina - played its first Athens date recently at Allen's Bar & Grill and will return to the Classic City on May 9 to perform at Alibi's on the Eastside at 9... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Kate Miller-Heidke wins international song competition May 3, 2009
It was unanimously selected from over 17,000 entries by a panel of judges including Tom Waits, Neil Finn, Ray Davies, Jerry Lee Lewis, KT Tunstall and Loretta Lynn. Heidke will use the $US25,000 ($34,000) to tour her band to Europe and the US.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Second Cup Cafe: Collin Raye May 3, 2009
Longtime Country Singer Performs Songs From His Latest Album, "Never Going Back". NEW YORK, May 2, 2009. (CBS News)
Memphis mecca for music lovers May 2, 2009
Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis also cut chart-topping hits here ... It was Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 sensation Great Balls of Fire. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Tenn. road named after rocker Jerry Lee Lewis May 1, 2009
Musician Jerry Lee Lewis is honored at the State Capitol in Nashville ,Tenn ... road named after rocker Jerry Lee Lewis NASHVILLE, Tenn ... - Jerry Lee Lewis, the piano-pounding rock 'n' roller known as "The Killer," has been honored by Tennessee lawmakers who voted to name a stretch of road in his honor. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Movie stars sometimes hit sour notes in music Apr 28, 2009
It was around that time that Quaid made a splash in both movies and music with his dead-on portrayal of rock and roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis in the 1989 film, Great Balls of Fire. The experience of working with Lewis and practicing piano 12 hours each day for a year helped to influence Quaid when he set up the Sharks, the band he performs with today. (MSNBC -- News)
Concert promoters eye Cobblestone Apr 28, 2009
" The Cobblestone opened on New Year's Eve in 1929, and eventually grew into one of the most famous music sites in the midwest, hosting Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others. In its heyday, it offered skating, a bathhouse, amusements, an upscale restaurant, and a staff of near 40. The Cobblestone was closed in 1986 and has stood empty ever since - with many of its fittings still in place as they were on the day of the last concert. Then-Iowa Cultural... (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
A love song for Bobby Lounge, a true original Apr 28, 2009
By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS He summons the barrelhouse piano of Jerry Lee Lewis, the flash of Little Richard, the yarn-spinning bite of Tom Waits and the unsentimental Southern Gothic surrealism of Flannery O'Connor. Bobby Lounge is no lounge act. (USA Today)
* [ HARDCOVER: US ]: A comic book rebels manifesto Apr 19, 2009
Tatsumi, 73, was born the same year as Jerry Lee Lewis; A Drifting Life was 10 long years in the drafting. But no strain of composition shows in this. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Lennon & Plastic Ono Band DVD Again Available Apr 17, 2009
Other performances from the Toronto festival are on the DVD, too, from Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. D.A. Pennebaker, who already had directed the Bob Dylan documentary, Dont Look Back, filmed it. (KWTX.com, TX)
Close to home Apr 11, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
O'Brien's beat blog Apr 8, 2009
Also got a Jerry Lee Lewis DVD of live performances from the 50s-70s, and The Clash s Rude Boy DVD. Gonna have some fun playing/watching all that after I get home this weekend. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Run-DMC Was Better at Rock Than Most Rock Bands Apr 8, 2009
In the "King of Rock" video, Run, D, and Jay are shown snickering at film footage of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis. But the rappers were spiritual cousins to those rock 'n' roll pioneers. (Slate)
Smithsonian Channel(TM) Celebrates Induction of Wanda Jackson Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Mar 26, 2009
Jackson toured with Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis, and rare footage of some of these appearances is included in the documentary. Jackson's early music was immortalized on screen in the Golden Globe-winning Johnny Cash movie biography, Walk The Line, which featured her song, "Fujiyama Mama.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Rockabilly tribute concert scheduled at Surf Mar 26, 2009
This unique concert experience, The Rockabilly Legends: A Tribute to My Friends, will reveal the historic birth of Rockabilly/Fifties Rock and Roll music with tributes to Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly. Naylor and Perkins will be supported by the Rockabilly Legends Band and the Solid Rock Singers. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Toussaint, 'Trombone Shorty' grace Jazz Fest posters Mar 25, 2009
While many of the early festival posters were abstracts, most for more than a decade have been portrait-like renderings of such performers as Professor Longhair, Jerry Lee Lewis, Harry Connick, Jr., Pete Fountain and Wynton Marsalis. Soul singer Irma Thomas graced last year's Jazz Fest poster by artist Douglas Bourgeois. (WWLTV.com, LA)
2 cool 4 school Mar 23, 2009
I have a history of music and soul inside me, he says, noting his father was a drummer for rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis and his uncle is Teenie Hodges, guitarist and co-writer on Al Green's greatest hits. Where Drake is really staking his claim is on the mixtape's original tracks, which eschew the now-requisite club bangers that most newcomers arrive with. (Globe and Mail)
Discovered country music recordings prove to be a reel find Mar 22, 2009
"Another favorite is Jerry Lee Lewis," says Franze. "He shows up late, tries to hide the fact that he's drinking onstage and finally says, 'Screw it, I'm drinking,' forgetting lyrics along the way. It's great, just him doing his thing.". (Boston Globe)
Ark. governor sings over signing rock highway bill Mar 21, 2009
J.R. Rogers of Walnut Ridge, designates U.S. 67 in Jackson, Lawrence and Randolph counties as "Rock 'n' Roll Highway 67." Besides Presley and Johnny Cash, the bill notes that Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino also played at clubs along the stretch of highway. Burgess said "rock 'n' roll highway" is an appropriate name for the stretch of road in northeast Arkansas. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Ark. Senate panel OKs Rock 'n' Roll Highway 67 Mar 17, 2009
Besides Presley and Cash, the bill notes that Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino also played at clubs along the stretch of highway. The venues they played at included the Silver Moon in Newport, Charley's Place in Swifton and on top of the Skylark Drive-In in Pocahontas, the proposal says. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Making music has always come naturally to Camargo man Mar 15, 2009
When Denny Long tears into a Jerry Lee Lewis song on the keyboard, there isn t a foot that isn t tapping anywhere within hearing distance. The pounding beat, glissandos from one end of the keyboard to the other. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
KATIE MARIE SMITH Mar 14, 2009
The list of stars who appeared is endless Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Little Richard, the Ink Spots and Jerry Lee Lewis. Bob Wills often came from his ranch house to perform at the Aragon. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
The Furs know where to inflict the cuts Mar 10, 2009
It wouldn't be a stretch to imagine Jerry Lee Lewis singing a chorus of Talking Hotel Arbat Blues or I'm Confused, and, like Lewis, Boeckner gives you the feeling that confusion is where the action begins. But Perry's two-dimensional beats and cheesy synth touches give an electro edge to Boeckner's jangling guitar. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Taylor, Snoop Dog headline festival Mar 6, 2009
The festival will also feature Memphians Jerry Lee Lewis, Three 6 Mafia and Al Green. Other roster notables include bluesman John Lee Hooker Jr., pop singer Katy Perry and singer/songwriter Elvis Costello. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Second Cup Cafe: Peter Cincotti Feb 22, 2009
Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Performs Songs From His New CD, "East of Angel Town". NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2009. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Breaking string boundaries Feb 13, 2009
That kind of reception seems more appropriate for Jerry Lee Lewis than a trio composed of a bassist and two violinists, but it fits with the group's goal to "demystify classical instruments.". "Our message is that for any kind of music, if it's done right, you don't need any background," said violinist Zach De Pue. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Rock fans head to Iowa to recall day music died Feb 8, 2009
The sound of Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Holly was making way for the British Invasion of the mid-1960s. The music was shifting and changing at that point,; he said. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
