Jerry Lee Lewis his own story

Bragg, Rick, author.

Large Print 2014

The result of two years' worth of interviews, a chronicle of Lewis' life and career relates encounters with other musical legends and his lifelong rivalries with Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry for the title of king of rock and roll.

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ISBN:

9780062326683

Edition:

Large print ed

Description:

x, 739 pages (large print), [32] pages of plates : illustrations (some col.) ; 23 cm
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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 730-739)

Contents:

Introduction: Jolson in the river
The father of waters
Whiskey in the ditches two feet deep
The big house
Mr. Paul
Sun
"I been wantin' to meet that piano player"
Too hot to rock
England
"Who wants some of this?"
American wildness
"He who steals my name"
Jet planes and hearses
The year of the gun
"Babies in the air"
The fork in the road
Last man standing
Stone garden
Epilogue: Killer

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1047699

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