Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley - I'll Fly Away (1980)

[7090cgreen]

LOL @ Hank Williams comment.  THIS IS A SONG OF THE CHURCH, BABY.

[hankwilliams1000]

This is a song of Hank Williams !!!!!

[redwing46901]

My late Great Aunt Norma could play the keys off of a piano bigtime....

[uselessjoe]

dont forget the other cousin Jimmy Swaggert

[bossyboots55]

fantastico!



[spiritbridesaycome1]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm brother JERRY YOU DID NOT KNOW BUT CHRIST KNEW GLORY)))))

[166Walt]

Mickey jimmy and jerry but not hank

[NNocona]

@166Walt ok thanks

[NNocona]

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it Mickey Gilley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Lee Swaggart, and Hank Williams jr. are all first cousins. Like I said correct me if I'm wrong.

[ianwilson2007]

@NNocona Mickey Jerry Lee and Jimmy are cousins but not related to Hank Williams

[ConnieAnna1]

He remembered HIS Church roots..You never forget..I Love You JLL..God Bless You always

[rymndmxwll8]

That's crazy on both side. Amazing

[BigStick3456]

They keep it in the family. {wink, wink}

[ian3754]

Gotta love The Killer...

[rambo483]

I do believe that Jerry Lee tore him up haha. But it's all good. Both amazingly good.

[auntbecky]

More beautiful coming from them than that hypocrite cousin of theirs.

[Dapeaceofjesus]

@auntbecky Cousin Jimmy Swaggart confessed and repented on national TV. That's all he's required to do by God. People that don't forgive Jimmy Swaggart are in danger of not having "their" sins forgiven. Mark 11:25-26 (KJV) "And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

[dixiedawn]

This is Amazing! Now this is what true talent looks like.

[WhatsUpDaddio]

i guess if i were drunk that would sound good...poor jerry.

[CaliforniaSheri]

It's so great to watch Jerry Lee & Mickey having so much fun. He rarely looks this happy. LOL to you Jerry Lee!!!!

[pettyfog]

Shame they couldnt get the third cousin in there...

Jimmy Swaggart. Watch Swaggart play... same style.

[SpincterManBubba]

I had an orgasm!!!!!!!!!!

[SpincterManBubba]

I had an orgasm!!!!!!!!!! Praise the Lord

[Bluedeanie]

Hey remember that time he married his 13-year-old cousin

[danhabsfan9]

@Bluedeanie yeah remember that happened 50 years ago.

[robsham]

The improvised key change at 1:47 is fantastic. The band are 100% on it!

[JIMMYLINE]

does anybody have any footage of these two 1st cousins playing and singing with their other 1st cousin, Jimmy Swaggart?

[DaveWollenberg]

Did Jerry Lee actually come back to the Lord by then? Please let me know. God bless!

[rpadg10410]

In the end Elvis has proved to be the King of Rock-nRoll. A fact that Jerry Lee has never been able to get over. Even to the point when he drove up to the gates of Graceland firing shot from a .38 cal pistol cussing Elvis for out selling and out performing him in his career. Yes, Jerry lee is great and one of my favorites but he is nowhere close to Elvis as a performer and an Icon. Sorry guys it's the truth.

[boogie1master]

@rpadg10410 You are deaf :(

[auntbecky]

@rpadg10410 you know no one really cares and that's the truth!

[Comboverguy]

I hope when we fly away to heaven this song is playing. It doesn't get any better than this.

[gurlsingerfan]

You know it's illegal in some states for a pair of white guys to have this much soul! :-)

[preachersdtr1]

@gurlsingerfan: LOL! Wish I'd been there! Gurl, I keep thinking about this FAMILY: Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, Jimmy Swaggart (no matter what u think of him, he can play the Hell out of a piano, just like the other 2!) All 3 are incredible ...mind-boggling that they're all cousins. So who else is in that family that we just don't know about? And if there are no more, why not??? You know that talent has to show up again, sooner or later. It's in their DNA. Incredible video. They had fun!!!

[FIRECRACKER392]

@preachersdtr1

Hello,, yes there is atleast 1 more,, Jerry Lee`s sister,,Linda Gail Lewis-,,,the two have a video or two own you tube,, just punch it in,,, :)

God Bless ........

[Memphis77elv]

Thats what Im talking about "Ill Fly Away" Sing it Jerry uh-huh

[LorenzoMoore1000]

This is amazing. It would have been nice to Jimmy Swaggert with them on this selection.

[preachersdtr1]

@LorenzoMoore1000 Yes! That's what I thought, too (see my reply above to gurlsingerfan). Maybe he wasn't there 'cause he knew many religious people would be shocked & offended, because it was a honky-tonk. I don't know, of course. I'm just guessing. But, it would have been even more spectacular, just un-beatable!, if all 3 of them had been there & playing at the same time. Wow! What a daydream! What a ticket!!! (:

[1977DanDawson]

jerry lee´s piano is rolling like a V8 big block....he is the best and fastest piano player in the world... he plays under high voltage and i think his brain is working like a machine gun...i love him

[BigBleedinSteve]

You couldnt even consider giving that less than 5 stars. Amazing!!!!!!

[tamaratiflis]

awesome

[estelle715]

Not many have the natural talent as these 2 and cousin Jimmy Swaggart.They need to be all on stage together. Then it wd be perfect! 5 stars!

[333kerry]

Love, love, love Jerry Lee. Last man standing.

[GlobalVillageFighter]

WOW!!!! Awsome, Jerry Lee and Mickey are on another planet than the rest of us.

Pure MAGIC.

[3717cg13]

my sister loves this song , and im listening to it now , the long ago years well not so long the music and everybody was so happy, and now it seems like things are sung sadly.... :) nice song :)

[CaliforniaSheri]

The thing I like the best about this is that you see Jerry Lee smile so much. He hardly ever smiles very much when he performs. Jerry Lee really looks like he is having some fun when he plays with his cousin Mickey!

[KelticKlansman]

Even though Jerry Lee's an old man now he still hasn't lost his touch. I read somewhere that he was originally going to be a minister but got kicked out of Bible college.

[Roystothecoolkid]

because he played a gospel song in a boogie woogie fashion

[dayroemer]

He played a boogie woogie version of My God is Real in 1948 at a seminary in ( I wont spell it right) Watkeshakee,Texas.

[asher1112]

great post! thx

[huntingwhitetail1]

yeah boy's get it in that Pentecostal " G" cord...

You can't run from the Pentecostal roots..!

[sandraabbott]

Oh man, makes me want to fly away for sure, There will never be two better Piano Men!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Froggy19510]

If it's a family affair then where is the other cousin? Jimmy.

[dayroemer]

He was having an affair of his own

[MHBH25]

Awesome! One of the best live performances ever!!!

[jerryleelewis1935]

What is the name of that concert????

It is so sad that jerry lee lewis is not given the same credit for he´s music as elvis did.... jerry you are the best!!!! love u.

[hueyleader]

@jerryleelewis1935...In the beginning he was bigger then Elvis.. Right up to the scandal with his cousin...But real music people know who the greatest is...N That's Jerrylee///

[scrabblemaster56]

@hueyleader Elvis became a superstar two or three years before Jerry Lee had his first hit. Jerry was on track to become the King of Rock and Roll when Elvis was drafted into the Army. Sadly his marriage to Myra put the brakes to his career for several years. Oddly he never again attained the stature in Rock and Roll which was his before Myra, but found even greater success switching to country music.

[Ghosts2Girl]

@jerryleelewis1935 brave of you to like jerry lee lewis even though his "story" is weird. but he does have a pretty voice :)

[MichaelHolm30]

@jerryleelewis1935 Did y'all no Mickey Gilley is related to Jerry Lee Lewis

[Eddybob4u2]

@jerryleelewis1935 THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD COMPLETE THIS IS THEIR OTHER COUSIN... JIMMY SWAGGART, HE CAN PLAY AND SING, TOO.

[bobmarleyextracrispy]

that is so amazing they are both amazing and there playing one of my favorite songs it was written in my home town

[ronnywhitebear]

Hell this is so great.Thank you for posting it.Love it.Out of this world.

[dayroemer]

I remember this show.Thanks for putting this on.What a great duo

[plowboy65606]

probably the two best piano players ever!!

[dayroemer]

Look for the Pop Goes the Country vids of them together.Rockin stuff.One has them playing a single piano together and Carl Perkins pickin the strings.

[JerryLeeLewisTV]

Me Gustaria tener este concierto entero!

Grande!

[58Crash]

It might only be a few tones, but what a difference, the kick at 1:15 is empressive. Its so much more than just memorizing a boogie pattern! These guys are too much!

Thanks for the family post! :-)

[58Crash]

Youg get 5 * for these two! :-)