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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 Airport (the only journalist present), learned about Lewis's third wife, Myra Gale Brown. She was Lewis's first cousin once removed and 13 years old (even though Lewis said that she was 15) – while Lewis was 22 years old."


That said, he could play the hell out of a piano : )

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I met him once...

 
By: mdg : September 29th, 2020-13:36
...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)...

 
By: mdg : September 29th, 2020-13:52
...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'

 
By: systematic.entropy : September 30th, 2020-06:18
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

 
By: ammerix1 : September 30th, 2020-12:02
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 . . .

 
By: Dr No : October 1st, 2020-18:26
. . . 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...