Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)

Subject: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP
From: Mr Red
Date: 28 Oct 22 - 01:34 PM

Just heard

Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock Music Pioneer, Dead at 87

Cremation? You fill in the next line!

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Oct 22 - 02:09 PM

I'm sorry to say I thought he'd already passed away. He was out of circulation for a long time.

RIP

According to an accompanying obituary written by Rick Bragg, the musician “suffered through the last years of his life from various illnesses and injuries that, his physicians have often said, should have taken him decades ago.”

“He is ready to leave,” his seventh wife Judith was quoted as saying before his death in his home in Desoto County, Mississippi, just south of Memphis.

A trailblazing pianist, Lewis helped popularize rockabilly and rock and roll with a run of hits in 1957 and ’58 including, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Breathless,” “High School Confidential,” and especially, “Great Balls of Fire.”

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP
From: GUEST,paperback
Date: 28 Oct 22 - 02:51 PM

"Cremation? You fill in the next line!"

Burnt Hair

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 28 Oct 22 - 03:07 PM

His music was so much fun. Here's a YouTube channel for him: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3PWeh1qcILzMUtNpvncQeg

And here's a classic performance from the Ed Sullivan Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h90cfSZ65sg

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 28 Oct 22 - 03:35 PM

Another soundtrack of my teen years gone.
RIP, Killer.
RtS

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 28 Oct 22 - 06:36 PM

He was one of the greatest original rock 'n roll singers, snd he could play!!!

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: meself
Date: 28 Oct 22 - 08:09 PM

"It has been claimed" ... what a weasely way of smearing someone's memory ... and, yes, we all know about JJL.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: GUEST,paperback
Date: 28 Oct 22 - 08:59 PM

Blue Suede Shoes

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 28 Oct 22 - 09:12 PM

SEVEN !

Sincerley,
Gargoyle

only his shoes were blue

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: GUEST,Nick Dow
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 04:47 AM

I will give you some first-hand knowledge with misgivings, so please take this as you find. In the course of my work as a radio presenter, I interviewed a large number of household names. JLL was not one of them, but his sister was. Linda Gail Lewis was one of the friendliest, most helpful and jovial guests I have ever spoken to. With a sad heart, I am reading the accusations posted here. What I believe is totally irrelevant, however as a result of my on and off-air talk to Linda, I can say, for what it is worth, that I believe that those close to JLL either did not know or did not believe those accusations. I am fully aware that this counts for very little in the light of modern-day revelations, but it is something to hold on to as some of us may, rightly or wrongly, be sadly disillusioned. The music was and still is great, and while there's the swamp there is also the mountain top.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: Dave Sutherland
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 08:00 AM

Just heard last night as I was having a pint prior to going into Bob Dylan's Nottingham concert.At the end of the show Dylan paid tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis and sang "Never Seem Able to Say Goodbye"in his honour.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 08:28 AM

Well, there's two things the couch potato can whinge about. . .

The last member of The Class of '55 to die. . . Waymore's Blues


requiescat in pace

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: GUEST,paperback
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 08:29 AM

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Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 09:15 AM

JLL gave rock and roll a bad name. For that I will be forever grateful. ;?-?) RIP.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 09:59 AM

The obituary in the Guardian is worth a read. Be prepared to encounter both sides of this wild fellow...

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: Rain Dog
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 10:39 AM

Saw him perform in 2007 at the Bridge School Benefit.Roll Over Beethoven, Johnny B. Goode, Shake, Rattle, and Roll, and Great Balls of Fire. Still quite a show.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 12:44 PM

Here's the Guardian obituary: Jerry Lee Lewis was a star who lived life dangerously close to the edge
Beloved for his music but also known for his off-stage extremities, the late singer leaves behind a difficult legacy

Jerry Lee Lewis always hoped that his music was what he would be remembered for. Given that he spent his life so close to the edge that he was usually dangling over it, it was always going to be tricky to separate the myths and legends of a man nicknamed “the Killer” from bare Top 40 statistics. He considered himself a “stylist” – not just a musician but a complete package, fully formed from his very first record. “You are either hot or cold,” he would say. “If you are lukewarm, the Lord will spew you forth from his mouth.” He would spend much of his life wrestling with his southern upbringing and his conscience, torn between his piano and the pulpit; he had outlived two wives and two children by the time he was 60. His life story would provide rich enough material for two extremely strong biographies.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jerry Lee Lewis RIP (1935-2022)
From: GUEST,paperback
Date: 30 Oct 22 - 05:13 PM

Well bless their little hearts. . . ^

"you don't get inducted into this hall of fame, you get indicted'