The reigning King of Rock'n Roll has turned 85 today: Happy birthday Jerry Lee Lewis.
Good to see you around, you "Livin' lovin' wreck". youtu.be See the video above! ...
I met him once...
...when I was working at a hotel in college and checked him in...he was a nice guy. From Wikipedia: " Lewis's turbulent personal life was hidden from the public until a May 1958 British tour where Ray Berry, a news agency reporter at London's Heathrow Air...
The hotel (a Holiday Inn)...
...was directly across the street from a performing arts center. I met an amazing array of people while working there in the late '70s/early '80s...Everly Brothers, Mel Blanc, The Tubes, Huey Lewis, Joe DiMaggio, Bo Diddley, BB King, etc. And almost all o...
Astounding he's still kickin'
Went on a bachelor's weekend to Memphis TN a few years back, got to visit Sun Records and Jerry Lee's bar. Great town.
Was there - last nicht at the Star Club, Hamburg
Maybe it was the last night for the Star Club. I was just wandering around in nowhere land, when somebody grabbed me and said "heh, its Jerry Lee Lewis..." There were only a dozen of us at best, so front stage for all - even though most of these very few ...
Shared a table at the Rainbow Bar and Grill with . . .
. . . his manager once. Even though Jerry Lee essentially fired him, he still had nothing but praise for the OG wild man of rock 'n roll. Perhaps the best ivory tinkler back the good ol' days was Floyd Cramer. While he could never approach Jerry Lee's sta...