The Killer's autobiography and NEW ALBUM.... in November

[Rocker]

Jerry Lee Lewis: ‘There was no pure rock’n’roll before Jerry Lee Lewis’

His life has been as extraordinary as his live appearances. He has survived boycotts, riots, scandals and a career low following the marriage to his 13-year-old cousin. An extract from the authorised biography of a rock’n’roll legend


http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/19/jerry-lee-lewis-his-own-story-biography-rick-bragg

[halblaineisgood]

Great job on this thread, Rocker. Thank you for building anticipation and keeping us abreast of all the latest developments as you see fit. This is exciting stuff.

We have the excellent article above. (The comments section was also very tolerable and entertaining.)

AND on OCt. 27th we have Jerry Lee sitting in on The Late Show .  Very good.

[Rocker]

Thanks for your kind words halblaneisgood!


I'm looking forward to the Letterman appearance. It'll be interesting to compare it with some of his other appearances on the show:

Great Balls Of Fire - 2006

You don't have to go (with Neil Young) - 2007



Jerry Lee Lewis Still Going Strong on ‘Rock & Roll Time’ (Exclusive Album Premiere)

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/21/jerry-lee-lewis-still-going-strong-on-rock-roll-time-exclusive-album-premiere/

[Rocker]

This was posted on facebook by JerryLeeLewis.org:


Most of the album songs are not recently recorded, most of these songs got recorded during the sessions for Mean Old Man & Last Man Standing albums.

Lots of good and detailed info about the songs (and a lot of additional songs from the sessions at the time) are available online.

Here some links to get some details:

 

A Mean Old Man Party (by TR, 14. April 2011)

http://jerryleelewis.org/cgi-bin/weblog_basic/index.php?p=2261

(Note: there are some very informative & interesting comments too!)

 

Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean Old Man Outtakes (by Dr. Fernado Gil, 08. October 2011)

http://www.rockbluescountryclasicos.es.tl/JERRY-LEE-LEWIS-MEAN-OLD-MAN-OUTTAKES.htm

(incl. Spanish translation)

 

Keeping up with The Killer: My interview with Jerry Lee Lewis (by Samantha Crespo for TN-Vacation.com, 16 July 2014)

http://www.tnvacation.com/triptales/keeping-up-with-the-killer-my-interview-with-jerry-lee-lewis/

 

Preview & Download ROCK & ROLL TIME single on iTunes (iTunes Music, 25. July 2014)

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rock-roll-time-single/id897735587

 

Bob Mehr's Memphis Music Beat article about Killers book, new releases & shows (20. August 2014)

http://www.commercialappeal.com/go-memphis/music/memphis-music-beat/bob-mehrs-memphis-music-beat-jerry-lee-lewis-turns-80-with-bio-album-and-concert-on-tap_07723661

 

Engine145 online article by Barry Mazor (20. October 2014):

http://www.engine145.com/roots-watch-indestructible-lee-monumental-lee-jerry-lee/

 

Wall Street Journal online article by Eric R. Danton incl. pre-listen full album (21. October 2014)

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/21/jerry-lee-lewis-still-going-strong-on-rock-roll-time-exclusive-album-premiere/

 

Wall Street Journal online report & interview by Marc Myers (21. October 2014):
http://online.wsj.com/articles/jerry-lee-lewis-the-enduring-rebel-of-rocknroll-1413908005




EDIT:

Just to make sure you don't miss it. You can listen to the album here:

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/21/jerry-lee-lewis-still-going-strong-on-rock-roll-time-exclusive-album-premiere/


And here's another interesting interview. Plus something I just got now, the book is not really an autobiography but Jerry Lee's story as told by him to Rick Bragg.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/jerry-lee-lewis-the-enduring-rebel-of-rocknroll-1413908005

[halblaineisgood]

Jerry Lee Lewis Still Going Strong on ‘Rock & Roll Time’ (Exclusive Album Premiere)

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/21/jerry-lee-lewis-still-going-strong-on-rock-roll-time-exclusive-album-premiere/

There's some real fine stuff here.  Listen up, people.

The title track and Folsom PRison Blues are standouts .

[Rocker]

Jerry Lee Lewis Still Going Strong on ‘Rock & Roll Time’ (Exclusive Album Premiere)

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/21/jerry-lee-lewis-still-going-strong-on-rock-roll-time-exclusive-album-premiere/

There's some real fine stuff here.  Listen up, people.

The title track and Folsom PRison Blues are standouts .

Yes, a very cool album! Just listening to it!
But a very bad job done with the autotune on some moments. My, my...

[Rocker]

halblaneisgood, do you know Jerry Lee's 1980 recording of Folsom Prison Blues?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J31yagkWhvI



Here are some promo pictures by Vanguard Records:

[Rocker]

Culture Shock: Who needs the Hall of Fame when we’ve still got Jerry Lee Lewis?

The rise of heritage acts has meant boom times for singers no longer in the first bloom of success but still able to tour until they drop

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/culture-shock-who-needs-the-hall-of-fame-when-we-ve-still-got-jerry-lee-lewis-1.1972859

[halblaineisgood]

halblaneisgood, do you know Jerry Lee's 1980 recording of Folsom Prison Blues?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J31yagkWhvI

This is good!!!

[Lowbacca]

 



Listened to the new LP, too. It's a good album. Standard fare, I'd say - but I guess there are people who are way more into this sort of thing than I am.

[Rocker]

Remember to catch the Killer on Letterman tonight!


here's a first snapshot from facebook:







@Lowbacca: I'd say it's his strongest of the three comeback-studio albums. But of course it's not his best ever.... and he's old. I'm just listening again to my favorite JLL album, Southern Roots. Now that's something.... Even the musicians on the record... the best of the best

[Rocker]

Did anybody catch his performance on Letterman last night? I've yet to find a video. Here's him arriving at the show:

[Rocker]

Someone uploaded the audio on Facebook. Jerry sings "Bright lights, big city" "Rock and Roll time" (shortly and just him and piano for the first verse), "Little Queenie" and what seems to be a Rock'n'Roll medley (he's ending with "Tutti frutti" but obviously there was the advert between part of "Release me" "Great balls of fire", another blues I don't realize yet , "Whole lotta shakin goin on"   and he sounds really cool! Unfortunately the songs were mostly snippets, probably played while advertising was shown on TV so only the studio audience got to hear the songs completely. But let's wait for more

[Rocker]

Rolling Stone's review:


http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/jerry-lee-lewis-rock-roll-time-20141028

[Rocker]

[Rocker]

Here are all the clips!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kWYnoE9eIdI

[Lowbacca]

Here are all the clips!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kWYnoE9eIdI

I laughed out loud when JLL started to perform "Rock & Roll Time" without being asked to? Bit of a Brian moment!

[Rocker]

Here are all the clips!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kWYnoE9eIdI

I laughed out loud when JLL started to perform "Rock & Roll Time" without being asked to? Bit of a Brian moment!

You just don't interrupt the Killer when he's at a piano!  


Here's an interview with Jerry and Rick Bragg at Barnes&Noble at a book signing:

Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHwrQTcczis

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDXmH4zyt8w&feature=share

[Rocker]

This is cool. Here's some amateur footage of the Killer at Niagara Falls, NY in 1959 overdubbed with audio from a '59 radio appearance. Footage of himfrom that time is quite rare because he was banned by TV stations etc. after the scandal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y76n3iTu-oU

[Rocker]

Very good article and interview:



Jerry Lee Lewis' Living Legacy: Approaching 80, the 'Last Man' of rock and roll looks back

http://www.commercialappeal.com/go-memphis/music/jerry-lee-lewis-living-legacy-approaching-80-the-last-man-of-rock-and-roll-looks-back

[Rocker]

Another new article from Rolling Stone:




The Killer at Peace: Jerry Lee Lewis' Golden Years
Jerry Lee has a new wife (number seven!), a new LP and a new outlook on life

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-killer-at-peace-jerry-lee-lewis-golden-years-20141104

[Rocker]

And another one by the L.A. Times:





Jerry Lee Lewis a ball of promotional fire with new book, albums


http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-81868310/

[Rocker]

[bJerry Lee Lewis misses Memphis concert due to illness[/b]

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/local-news/jerry-lee-lewis-misses-memphis-concert-due-to-illness

[Rocker]

Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Jerry Lee Lewis Returns

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6312119/jerry-lee-lewis-returns



Here's the part about Jerry Lee:






— Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock & Roll Time - No. 140 — Goodness, gracious! Rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis is back on the Billboard 200 chart with his latest guest-filled album, Rock & Roll Time. The set, which was released on Shangri-La/Vanguard/Welk, bows at No. 140, selling 3,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The new album -- his first for Vanguard -- features collaborations with Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Neil Young, Robbie Robertson, Shelby Lynne and others. (Richards and Wood play on "Little Queenie," below.) The set’s release came during the same week that his authorized biography, "Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story" (by Rick Bragg) was released.

Lewis, 79, was completely absent from the Billboard 200 chart from 1979 until 2006, when he returned with the star-studded album Last Man Standing: The Duets. It debuted and peaked at No. 26 -- his highest charting album ever -- and has sold 213,000 (his best-selling album since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991). He followed up Last Man Standing with another collaborations set, Mean Old Man, which hit No. 30 in 2010.

The new album arrives 57 years to the month after one of Lewis' most familiar hits, "Great Balls of Fire," peaked at No. 2 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart. The song would later double as the title of the 1989 film about Lewis' life, starring Dennis Quaid.

[Rocker]

Ain't that nice...