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Jerry Lee Lewis Wiki Biography

• Jerry Lee Lewis, a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist generally regarded as an icon of rock ‘n’ roll and country music, was born on 29 September 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana, USA. 
• He was considered one of the rock ‘n’ roll pioneers and is the only remaining member of Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley’s Sun Records Million Dollar Quartet and Class of 55. 
• His music exploits have boosted his net worth to where it is now. 
• Sources inform us of a net worth of $15 million as of early 2016, largely gained through a prosperous career in the music industry. 
• A plethora of songs and albums have been released by Jerry Lee, reaching the top charts and selling many records. 
• His music has earned him many awards and recognition as well. 
• He keeps on playing and growing his net worth. 
• At a young age, Jerry began learning how to play the piano, performing with two cousins, one of whom would be Mickey Gelley, a country singer. 
• Jerry’s family was poor, and even their farm had to be mortgaged to buy him a piano. 
• Jerry began to become popular as a solo artist in 1957 and released some of his greatest hits, including “A Whole Lotta Shakin ‘Goin’ On” and “Great Fire Balls.“ 
• In 1958, Jerry received a lot of controversies, when a journalist claimed during Lewis’ British tour that his third wife was his first cousin, once removed, and was just 13 years old. 
• It would not be until 1968 that, after a suggestion, Lewis would find success again that he would record and perform a pure country music album. 
• He released the “Another Place, Another Time” song and it became a big hit. 
• He managed to release country songs and did some of his classic rock and roll shows at concerts, ultimately propelling his career back into place. 
• He was later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 
• Jerry Lee Lewis was married seven times in his personal life, later to Judith Brown in 2012, and had six children during the duration of all these marriages. 
• Just four of these six children are alive today, and even in his advanced years, Jerry continues to work. 
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Jerry Lee Lewis Quick Info

Jerry Lee Lewis Trademarks

1. Often played the piano with his foot on the keyboard
2. His energetic tenor voice

Jerry Lee Lewis Quotes

• I never considered myself the greatest, but I’m the best.
• [How he got the nickname Killer]: I got the name when I was about 15 years old: I was leaving the schoolhouse, and Cecil Harrelson said, ‘Well, I’ll see you later, Killer’ – and I said, ‘OK, I’ll meet you at the pool hall!’ We both got suspended that day – two weeks apiece, and we didn’t even know each other – we’d just met. I was fighting with a teacher, he was fighting with a teacher, and so we figured we’d call ourselves Killer. And that’s how it got started.
• [on “The Killer”]: People think I’m called ‘The Killer’ because of my wild lifestyle. I’ve had the nickname since I was a boy. I started calling other kids Killer. But the name stuck with me. Even now, I’ll ask someone, ‘How’s it going, Killer?’
• [Referring to the film Great Balls of Fire! (1989)]: “It’s all lies. Maybe not lies, but it’s their story, not mine.”
• [on the film Great Balls of Fire! (1989)]: “I never acted like that in my life. That movie was bad news.”
• [on his feelings towards ex-wife Myra Lewis’ biography about him entitled “Great Balls of Fire”] “I says to her, ‘Myra, that damn book o’ yours — that weren’t no “Great Balls of Fire” you wrote. You shoulda called it “Great Buncha Balls” instead, darlin’, ‘cos that’s all it is.”
• [Explaining why W.C. Fields is his favorite comedian] “He’s just got his way of doing things. And if you don’t like it, he’ll kick your teeth out.”
• [on Ray Charles] “What a great guy he was. Every time I saw him, I would say, ‘Ray, this is Jerry Lee, how you doing?’ And he would say, ‘Well, you looking good, Jerry Lee.’ He always said that. He was one of my best friends.”
• If I’m going to Hell, I’m going there to play on a piano!
• [on his being a breech birth] “I was born feet first, and I’ve been jumpin’ ever since.”

Jerry Lee Lewis Important Facts

• On October 15, 2004, he performed in Prague, the Czech Republic and refused a meeting with the Czech president. On October 18, he was on stage in Sofia, Bulgaria and refused to give an interview for the National Television.
• Lewis and his wife Kerrie announced their separation and intent to divorce. [April 2002]
• On September 27, 1957, he played New York City’s legendary Apollo Theater.
• By the time Jerry Lee made his made first appearance July 27, 1957 on The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956), he had already caught the public’s attention, “in name only”. One year earlier, in 1956, comedian Jerry Lewis embarked on what was initially a successful recording career. He had a #10 US Pop hit with the Al Jolson standard “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody”, in addition to a bestselling LP of standard tunes. Coincidentally, Jerry Lee has cited Al Jolson as one of his influences.
• The use of his middle name Lee, helped the record buying public as well as record distributors distinguish him from comedian Jerry Lewis, who in 1956, at the height of his career, had a Top 10 recording with “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody”, a song first made famous by Al Jolson. That same year, Jerry Lewis also has a bestselling album. Coincidentally, both Jerry and Jerry Lee have cited Al Jolson, seen playing the piano in The Jazz Singer (1927), as a major influence.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
• He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6631 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
• His 1964 album “Live at the Star Club, Hamburg” has been widely hailed as the hardest, pure rock ‘n’ roll ever recorded.
• Contrary to public assumption, Lewis said that he actually had the nickname “Killer” ever since childhood. As a boy, he had the habit of calling acquaintances and friends “Killer”, and they would return the greeting. The nickname has stuck with him since.
• Father, with Jane Mitchum, of two boys named Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. (1953-1973) and Ronnie Guy Lewis (b. 1956).
• Father, with Myra, of a boy named Steven Allen Lewis (1959-1962) and a girl named Phoebe Allen Lewis (b. 1963).
• Father, with Kerri McCarver, of a boy named Jerry Lee Lewis III (b. 1987).
• Siblings: Linda Gail Lewis (b. 1947), Frankie Jean Lewis (b. 1944) and Elmo Lewis Jr.
• By the time of the British Invasion (1964) in the United States, there was a keen interest in American rock stars in Great Britain. Jerry Lee appeared to have renewed his career on that side of the Atlantic. He appeared on the television show Ready, Steady, Go! (1963), and the fans were mesmerized by his performance.
• Was in the process of finalizing a divorce from his fourth wife, Jaren, when she drowned in a swimming pool in 1982. They had separated in 1974.
• Hated the film based on his life, Great Balls of Fire! (1989).
• Hated his ex-wife Myra Lewis’ biographical book about his life entitled “Great Balls of Fire”.
• Along with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, Lewis was a member of the celebrated “Million Dollar Quartet”, so named because they were moneymakers for Sam Phillips’ Sun Records label.
• Recorded his song “What’d I Say” with guitarist Hank Garland.
• Recorded with legendary Nashville session guitarist Hank Garland.
• Is portrayed by Dennis Quaid in Great Balls of Fire! (1989), by Waylon Payne in Walk the Line (2005), and James C. Victor in Mr. Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999).
• He currently lives in Booneville, Mississippi, USA. [2005]
• Was on the critical list in a Memphis hospital in November 1985.
• Hospitalized with pneumonia in 2001.
• He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammy Awards in 2005.
• He was voted the 24th Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
• Revitalized his career in the late 1960s as a country singer.
• His first cousin, once removed Myra Lewis was 13 years old when they married.
• Parents’ names were Elmo Lewis and Mamie Ethel.
• Almost died from a ruptured stomach in 1981.
• Cousin of Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley.
• His eldest son, Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. (b. 1953), was killed in an auto accident in 1973. His second son, Steven Allen Lewis (b. 1959), drowned, at age three, in 1962.
• At her ten-year high school reunion, Janis Joplin introduced her younger sister to Lewis, who was a guest. Lewis commented to her that “you wouldn’t be half-bad-looking if you weren’t trying to look like your sister.” Janis slugged Lewis for the comment. Lewis slugged her back, saying, “If you’re gonna act like a man, I’m gonna treat you like one!”.

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