Jerry Lee Lewis

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. Kristofferson and Lewis recorded the song for the forthcoming full-length album. It marks the first new music from Lewis since the duets album "Last Man Standing" in 2006. Lewis will tour Brazil, Las Vegas and Europe this fall to promote his new songs and his classic hits like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire." He turns 75 on ... Read Full Story

http://www.nelsonguirado.com/media/Great_Balls_Of_Fire.mp3 This song selection is inspired by this act of heroism: A 26-year old Greek woman has become an overnight national hero after setting fire to the genitals of a 23-year old drunken Briton who allegedly tried to sexually assault her in a crowded bar. Here. Jerry Lee Lewis, along with a couple dozen others is one of the pillars of Rock and Roll. He's a colorful performer (some would say "nuts" with his penchant for pyrotechnics) and a genuinely talented musician and singer, both his style and musicianship being unique and inimitable. Singing "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" on the Steve Allen Show. ... Read Full Story

Jerry Lee Lewis - Last Man Standing Live (2007) DVDR ISO Product Description Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock 'n' roll and country music icon - a singer, songwriter, and pianist who's been amazing his audiences with his piano pyrotechnics for half a century. Lewis has never stopped touring, and he still delivers explosive concerts that are unpredictable, exciting, and personal. Following the critically acclaimed release of Last Man Standing in the fall of 2006, Lewis gathered with friends and family to perform at a series of private shows in New York and Los Angeles that were filmed for this DVD. It's called ... Read Full Story

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. A proposal unanimously approved Monday evening by the House designates a stretch of Getwell Road in Shelby County as the Jerry Lee Lewis Highway. The section runs from the Mississippi state line to Interstate 240. Lewis, well-known for his hit "Great Balls of Fire," said "it's not every day you get a street named after you. It's a great honor." A companion bill unanimously passed the Senate earlier this month and now goes to Gov. ... Read Full Story

Million Dollar Quartet the new musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the history of rock ’n’ roll –  Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley –  will open on Broadway in the Spring of 2010 in a theatre to be announced. On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together.  The place was Sun Records’ storefront studio in Memphis.  The man who made it happen was Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ’n’ Roll,” who discovered them ... Read Full Story