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Sunday, June 30, 2013

You better open up your door...

Thanks, Debbie D, for asking me to sit in on Jerry Lee Lewis month. I had a blast! I'll leave you all with a bit of Star-Club madness:

The morning after Saturday night...

Friday, June 28, 2013

The Dark Side of the Force is strong in this one


What do I spend my spare cash on?  Commissioned artwork of my favorite musicians meeting fictional characters.   'Cuz I'm a nerd that way.

Illustration by JT Dockery

Jerry Lee Lewis - FULL version of "Jukebox" from the London Sessions

In one of those cases of "clueless producers completely botching incredible Jerry Lee Lewis performances" (the 60s and 70s are full of these unfortunate occurances) - here is a completely mesmerizing version of "Jukebox" from his 1973 album The London Sessions.  Near as I can tell the released version, itself one of the highlights of the 2 LP set, is an almost randomly edited version of this 8 minute drunken biographical yodeling rant, with TWO great solo breaks and enough improvised asides, hollers, and hilarious band directions to fill an entire mid 60s SMASH LP.  Considering the overall sloppiness of the Session recordings in general, how this recording was deemed unfit for public exposure is beyond this Ichibaner's comprehension - this + "Headstone on My Grave" would make for one of the greatest sides of uncut Jerry Lee ever.

Stop what you're doing and give yourself eight minutes to pay attention to this one (actually 15, because you want to take it twice, killer) and if ANYONE can tell me where to acquire a hard copy of this recording in better thanYoutube fidelity, please inform me in the blog posthaste.  Near as I can tell it's not on the Complete London Sessions CDs or any Bear Family Box Set.  The only reference I can find to its existence might be on an Argentinian Jerry Lee fansite, but then again my researches are pretty half-assed, and my half assing is not nearly as genius as Jerry Lee's.

Think about it:







"How Can The Devil Save Souls?!"



Sam Phillips and Jerry Lee talk Jesus, 1957

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

"The heartaches that pulled Jerry though..."

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Jerry Lee Lewis month


In the mid 60s, the Killer would play anywhere that would have him. Silver Dollar Saloon at Terry Town, Loretto TN, July 1965.

Postcard via JERRYLEELEWIS.org

Saturday, June 22, 2013

The Dubious Career of Kid Chocolate

By Ken Eppstein

Friday, June 21, 2013

"His soul-shattering show..."

Review of JLL show, Town Hall, Birmingham, England. April 20, 1964. Via Graham Knight.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Who was the last man standing?


The Killer and Keef. The Ritz Club, NYC. January 29, 1981. Photo via JERRYLEELEWIS.org

Monday, June 17, 2013

"I’m no angel, but I’m a pretty nice guy.”


Sunday, June 16, 2013

Autobiography

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