Bibliograph

Jerry Lee Lewis, his own story, Rick Bragg, Jerry Lee Lewis

Type

Label

Jerry Lee Lewis, his own story, Rick Bragg, Jerry Lee Lewis

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jerry Lee Lewis

Oclc number

859586305

Responsibility statement

Rick Bragg, Jerry Lee Lewis

Sub title

his own story

Summary

"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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