JERRY LEE LEWIS COUNTRY MEMORIES LPCategory / Style / Moods: Rock Rock & Roll, Honky Tonk14.77 / 2007-09-14 S asocc1977 MERCURY US LPTITLE: COUNTRY MEMORIESARTIST: JERRY LEE LEWISCONDITIONVINYL: VG+ OR BETTERCOVER: VG+ Click here for info on grading and abbreviationsCLEAN OUT OF PRINT ORIGINAL PRESS!Click the pix for a better view TRACKS: Disc: 1 1.Middle Age CrazyThrockmorton 2.Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said HelloSkinner, Tubb 3.Who's Sorry Now?Kalmar, Ruby, Snyder 4.Jealous HeartCarson 5.Georgia on My MindCarmichael, Gorrell 6.Come on InBraddock 7.As Long as I LiveBurnette 8.(You'd Think by Now) I'd Be Over YouFoster, Rice 9.Country MemoriesFoster, Rice 10.What's So Good About GoodbyeMcDill 11.Tennessee Saturday NightHughes Biography by Cub Koda Is there an early rock & roller who has a crazier reputation than the Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis? His exploits as a piano-thumping egocentric wild man with an unquenchable thirst for living have become the fodder for numerous biographies, film documentaries, and a full-length Hollywood movie. Certainly few other artists came to the party with more ego and talent than he and lived to tell the tale. And certainly even fewer could successfully channel that energy into their music and prosper doing it as well as Jerry Lee. When he broke on the national scene in 1957 with his classic "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," he was every parents' worst nightmare perfectly realized: a long, blonde-haired Southerner who played the piano and sang with uncontrolled fury and abandon, while simultaneously reveling in his own sexuality. He was rock & roll's first great wild man and also rock & roll's first great eclectic. Ignoring all manner of musical boundaries is something that has not only allowed his music to have wide variety, but to survive the fads and fashions as well. Whether singing a melancholy country ballad, a lowdown blues, or a blazing rocker, Lewis' wholesale commitment to the moment brings forth performances that are totally grounded in his personality and all singularly of one piece. Like the recordings of Hank Williams, Louis Armstrong, and few others, Jerry Lee's early recorded work is one of the most amazing collections of American music in existence. He was born to Elmo and Mamie Lewis on September 29, 1935. Though the family was dirt poor, there was enough money to be had to purchase a third-hand upright piano for the family's country shack in Ferriday, LA. Sharing piano lessons with his two cousins, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Lee Swaggart, a ten-year old Jerry Lee Lewis showed remarkable aptitude toward the instrument. A visit from piano-playing older cousin Carl McVoy unlocked the secrets to the boogie-woogie styles he was hearing on the radio and across the tracks at Haney's Big House, owned by his uncle, Lee Calhoun, and catering to blacks exclusively. Lewis mixed that up with gospel and country and started coming up with his own style. He even mixed genres in the way he syncopated his rhythms on the piano; his left hand generally played a rock-solid boogie pattern while his right played the high keys with much flamboyant filigree and showiness, equal parts gospel fervor and Liberace showmanship. By the time he was 14, by all family accounts, he was as good as he was ever going to get. Lewis was already ready for prime time. This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!©A Sound Deal
