I am so glad I lived in the time of Jerry Lee, Johnny Cash, Hank Snow and others too numerous to mention. But Hank Williams and his kid Jr., Slim Whitman even before he defeated the Martians. Oh yes, Mickey Gilley belongs in this group.
Really sad that we will never see the likes of Jerry Lee or his kind of music except on you tube....as the killer would say "thank god for you tube".....he will live on forever...
wow- it doesn't get any better than this . This song reminds me that not only was he one of the all time rock greats, but one of the all time best country performers ...
PURE CLASS-BEAUTIFULLY UNDERSTATED-YET,POWERFUL.IT LOOKS SIMPLE,BUT TO DELIVER FROM THE SOUL,LIKE THIS,& AFFECT OTHERS,TAKES REAL PASSION & EXPERIENCE. CHEERS,kkiillijooy!
such great sound in his voice.he can really bring feelin to a song.not many can do what he does for a song.he puts so much of hisself in the song,makes it real.i must say there must have been some sort of entervintion at sun recoerds to get so many greats from such a small record lable in such a short time.only nine short yrs sun was in bussiness.there must be something in the name,cause the light sure shined on that little biulding
this was an era that produced so many talented singers elvis cash jerry lee drifters etc etc i could go on and on. thank you for those that put the oldies but goodies remind me of you im 67 and love this music country is not country anymore without patsey and dolly etc etc rock got lost but we still can to listen via enternet thanks to those who take to the time to make past music still there for us to here.
That's right, Billy - The Killer is King! Another CHESTNUT from (Jerry) Chesnut - Jerry Lee's first country hit on Smash, but he'd been cuttin' country way back on Sun. Died black hair with the stiff Buckaroos behind him, but his boy, Kenny ("Your Life is a Mess"...Jerry should talk!) Lovelace on fiddle. What a stylist; what a piano pumper; what a cat who can rock, go country an' anything else in between!
I really like all of jerry lees songs,but this one is my favorite. to me he is the king of music.I have so many cds.tapes of his.I'm going to count them one day. he is the last man standing. Thank's for all the great music you have put out JERRY LEE.
HELLO, ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!! AND I SINCERELY MEAN THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES. BY THE WAY, I APPRECIATE THE BACKROUND INFORMATION YOU,VE UNSELFISHLY TAKEN THE TIME TO PROVIDE HERE! TOM D. BRICK,NJ. {AT THE SHORE}.
Now and then, you still hear "What Made Milwaukee Famous," but you never hear this song, or "I Know There Must Be More to Love than This," two of the best songs he ever did.
Just finished Nick Tosches biography called "Hellfire". The book is killer and the killer and spans his life up till about 1975. Jerry Lee could sing the phone book and knock you dead. His piano playing is completely original. A true stylist as he often said about himself.
You have just listened to one of the truly Greatest singers we have ever had. What was it about the 50S and 60S that produced these once in a life time talents? What an era that was. There will never, ever, be another era like that one.
@bmxshowtime they came out of the deep south for the most part, the influence of the delta blues, the tent revivalism of the protestant churchs, the juke joints etc. Sadly, i dont thonk we will see their like again........
@bmxshowtime It was pure voices without electronic aids and it was pure talent which rose to the top without manufactured peopleand bands...although more known for rock Jerry Lee for me was country...beautiful
Jerry "sang for the devil", and his cousin Jimmy Swaggart preached the gospel; at least no one suprised over Jerry's ways! Preach on (the blues) Jerry!
@MrTelboy7 ......Could be ,maybe not ......What in your sorry little life would make you write such a thing .He's on top for the next hundred year's .....Maybe you peaked early.
boy would'nt i like to be waiting in that room when he came in. jerry lee can sing and and no one can play the piano like he can. he is older than me,but i sure would like to meet him.play his music any time any place. one of the best looking man i have every seen. love you,"killer".
I forgot to mention, DX was the acronym for Long Distance Broadcasting/Reception. That was the days of (little) transistor radios. Time and music largely forgotten except here or on an occasional Oldies C&W station.
IN the 1950's and early 1960's when atmospheric conditions were right, radio signals would bounce back from high in the ionisphere and could be heard far outside the normal range. Such long distance reception was something of a hobby back then (not for me I just liked the music) to see how far and where you pick up a station. Some picked up stations from Europe.
@adaystone....In '54 I was 16 and a "new Canadian" .I had a radio ,don't know if it was transistor ,listened to 550 A M Prince George B .C . Canada .About that time I first heard "Elvis" Your comment is the second time i've seen DX Would you "come back" and tell me what DX means .
@cuteoldguy DX is ham radio shorthand for long distance. At night, due to atmospheric conditions and FCC regulations that allowed certain stations to crank up their power after dark, you could hear stations from far away that you couldn't receive in the daytime.
I grew up in the 1950's and early 60's outside of Boston. This music was mostly unknown to mainstream back then - "hillbilly" music that surely would turn me into an idiot. At night, hiding under the blankets I could DX on a little transitor radio and pick up WWVA in Wheeling VA. What music - a whole hidden world of music - names now long forgotten - Ozzie Karum, Clyde Joy (also played up in NH on Channel 9 TV), Johnny Bond, Jim Reeves- sorry it got "discovered and now lost except on UTube.
I grew up in the 1950's and early 60's outside of Boston. This music was mostly unknown to mainstream back then - "hillbilly" music that surely would turn me into an idiot. At night, hiding under the blankets I could DX on a little transitor radio and pick up WWVA in Wheeling VA. What music - a whole hidden world of music - names now long forgotten - Ozzie Karum, Clyde Joy (also played up in NH on Channel 9 TV), Johnny Bond, Jim Reeves- sorry it got "discovered and now lost except on UTube.
@adaystone....When you get there ,Jerry Lee thumping on the J .Box ..Peace and pleasure ?...Best you don't look around .....I'll be there ,with a multitude ,probably singing the word's all wrong....If we all love Jerry Lee we will find our own space in this place ,and do well .
omg........I could listen to this song day and night...........just love it..........thank you for the upload. HONKY TONK ALL THE WAY AND THE KILLER IS THE BEST THERE IS.
For whatever reason, I wasn't aware of JLL's country stylings. Recently I started listening to it and I'm freaked at how incredible it is. I guess I thought his stuff after Sun wasn't worth listening to. What a dope I am! Country Music Hall of Fame - what are you waiting for???
How can anybody replace this great man? He is in a class with Johnny Cash and Elvis and of course was their competition in his day. He did well in that lofty class.
The Killer is without a doubt one of the best. Songs like this define what Country & Western once was. All gone now. But I tell you, when it comes near my time just set me down in a cowboy bar somewhere out in the sagebrush backlands with old Jerry Lee on the J. box and let me live out my last days in peace and pleasure.
@adaystone Agreed, I remember hearing this on the country station on am radio such as KAYO & KMPS in Seattle. Country music was good & real & I used to listen to it from 1975 up to the mid 1980's. Back when the country charts were dominated by J.L. Lewis, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Elvis Presley, Conway Twiity Waylon & Willie, Statler Bros. etc. I stopped listening to country around the end of the 80's.Dwight Yoakam & John Anderson they were the last of it before the "new order", the phonies.
I don't normally think of a piano as a country instrument. The Killer provides an education on this subject.
Although the Killer's 1950's videos show the raw talent, I prefer his later country image in which he is more under control. He displays more command of his voice, which is one of the best.
How can you not think of a piano as a country instrument ? most old time fiddlers were accompanied by a pianist, the honkytonk piano sound made country. The Piano is as country as moonshine and bbq.
I play a little fiddle, and I was under the impression that most old timey bands were all strings.
But the main reason I didn't think of the piano as a country instrument is that I never heard of a piano with Jimmy Rodgers, Hank, Lefty, Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, early Ray Price, Merle Haggard, Kitty Wells, Little Jimmy Dickens, Louvin Brothers, or even very often with Patsy.
Obviously, the Killer really captures the honky tonk sound.
I heard this for the first time today, right here on YouTube. It has instantly become my all time favorite Jerry Lee Lewis song, so much so that I posted it on my Blog Post, "The Promise," which has been patiently waiting for this song to show up and complete it. Thank you kkiilljjooy, thank you so much.
No way can those idiots beat this day and time. They are too busy pulling up their pants and trying to keep their caps on sideways or backwards to try to create a masterpiece like this muchless actually "carry a tune".
Elvis knew the difference between the Sacred and the Profane . . . Jerry Lee "Bad Motherfucker" Lewis used that line as a jump rope and still does today. Goes to show how amazing Jerry Lee is for ya.
@SwampDaddy7 I expect Jerry Lee wouldn't appreciate that type of language from you since he gave his life to the Lord Jesus Christ many years ago. Although you seem to be smart because you can spell, using that type of language makes you appear ignorant and uneducated.
@LT1HILLINGHOE I apologize for my language, but I was trying to prove a point with it. Yes, he was devoted to Jesus Christ even back then, but he openly knew that he was playing Rock N' Roll, which back in the '50's was very profane to play.
I am crazy about JERRY LEE, I listen to his song's in my home,my car,on my comp.,and any where i can. this man is a great singer, and I have to say this. A very good looking Man. the only thing I would like now is to meet him for sure. no one has EVER ARE NEVER PLAY THE PIANO LIKE HE DOES.
@rubeclone44 wait one minute. I LOVE this song, but how ignorant are you to say those 5 peeps are ignorant? Music is a sonic art for which people will be pleased and displeased.
@jaronee While I hear what your saying, I think the majority would be on my side in this one. "Dislike" is not allowed. No comment? Sure. "Dislike"? I'm not havin it. Sorry.
Jerry Lee can sing a great ballad perfectly. I love all of his music but he has the voice for the ballads. I've loved t his song forever. It says so much - great song writing. Jerry Lee looks terrific here, too. He is such a huge talent. We saw him in person about 15 years ago in my city and he was super as always. He was h aving some health problems so didn't get to have as long a show as expected. However, all of his fans were satisfied. We love him. Thank you for posting . - Paula
@meggiepup I do like a few songs by Elvis. But, I'd take Jerry Lee Lewis over Elvis Presley any day of the week. The Killer can do it all, And make it sound like he Owns it!... From Country to Rockabilly to Gospel AND to Boogie Woogie!! He is the absolute Best Piano Player there is. Period!.....For me, It's Jerry Lee!
@231MasseyFerguson im assuming from the number of likes vs dislikes that those are accidental from laptop keypads, like when a person is moving it towards the 'likes', im assuming...i read this ALL the time on youtube lol
In 1968 when Jerry Lee Lewis was making a come back and entry into Country music, i met him in a little record store in Long Beach, California. I was only eight years old and become to love this " Killer " and still do. At the Palomino Club in North Hollywood he was awsome and on eight track and cassette he rocked! In Las Vegas he shock our chandeliers and we love him!
Solid country as Jerry Lee defined it in his own fashion. As real as it gets.
Wish this version had a piano solo, like when he did Crazy Arms with Norah Jones in those duets he did on the Last Man Standing DVD. But back then on TV they didn't really stretch out performances.
A true American legend!! The Killer, along with Chuck Berry and Elvis took on society and wrote musical history on their terms. Long live the legends!! No one will ever topple these guys and their place in our culture.
This was the song that began a whole new career for Jerry Lee after years of failed attempts to score a hit with RnR so they convinced Lewis to record one more time but this time a country record & he struck gold & the rest is history. A string of country hits followed lasting up to 1980 with "39 & Holding". He scored more hits with country than he ever did with rock n roll for as exciting as he was as a rocker I like his country records better. Country music was what Jerry Lee did best not RnR.
Long after they forget about the burnt pianos, the glissandos, the scandals. Long after, what will remain will be one of our nation's finest VOCALISTS. Listen to the voice! I'd like to hear Elvis or Sinatra TRY to beat it.
This particular song is one of Jerry Lee's greatest "pure country" recordings! He pivoted from rock to country to salvage his career after a marriage to his 13 year old cousin. Not many artists could accomplish what the Killer did and this prolonged his career and made him into a legend in his own time! My band and I opened for Jerry Lee early in his career in West Monroe, Louisiana (May 1959) when he had a few singles out including his "Whole Lot of Shakin', etc. The Ferriday,LA Wildman!!!!
@Kammler03 Erm, there is tape recorded message him saying he has the devil inside of him and that he would be a christian if he didn't, in other words, he was possessed by a demon. Seen in "They sold their souls for Rock n roll". He was afraid of going to hell because of the "pact" he made.
A seriously good musician with near perfect timing. A blues piano master. All that while being a Mississippi country singer. He's at the end of his road now but I saw him play many years back and he brought down tne house. Worth remembering is he had to compete with Elvis.
ahhhhhhhhh The Killer- If my mom was alive ,she would be on a Jerry Lee album. and " Sweet Thing " with Dottie West. now, there is a pair .the good piano Ivory, must have all been sold in Memphis.
The Country Music Hall of Fame selection committee is a bunch of shits.I have called,e-mailed and everything else to get Jerry Lee inducted.He was the one that gave country music a place in American homes in the late 60's and early 70's.HeeHaws highest rated shows were when Jerry Lee was performing and Ralph Emery will tell you the truth that his highest ratings on Pop Goes The Country was when Jerry Lee was on the show.Bunch of hypocritical assholes.Guess the Dixie Dicks will make it in before
@pasekmi Thanks for the backup.The truth is the truth.I'd be alot more sad if Jerry Lee had died back in 77 instead of Presley.Elvis wasn't doing shit other than touring as a wash up.I saw Elvis in 76 at the Omni in Atlanta and what a sad joke of a concert.Saw Jerry Lee at smaller venues and had a better time going thru the 80's and 90's.Not meaning to knock Elvis but The Killer always rocked,rolled,and countried more than him.Some of Jerry Lees best music came in the 60's,70's,80's,90'sLast Man
Please forgive me. I' m having trouble typing with the tears in my eyes for a great talent. Listen to his library. This man was the phenom . Love just kinda killed it for him. The news media didn' t get it. Broke him. Back then 13 was an age to marry. Hell people a 2nd cousin wasn' t a kin. Too sad. JLW you still rock and country.
Jerry Lee is a oner. There is no one to replace him when he goes. He came out in the fifties when I was a teenager and trying to figure it all out. I listened to his songs and when they said he could not sing, just talk a song, I could not believe it. I thought and still think he had a beautiful voice, much like the later Mickey Gilley. Rock on Jerry Lee.
Terrific Jerry Lee. This ballad is my favorite of all of his music. He can sing a love song just right. I like some of his rockin' songs but they don't appeal to me that much except to dance to. However, when he gets his pumpin piano going the whole room just shakes. We've seen him here in my town several times and he has been quite an entertainer. He's apparently quit breaking up his pianos. Thank you for posting this. - Paula
This is my favorite country song from Jerry Lee and one of his best live performances I've ever seen. This live version sounds so good it almost duplicates the studio recording. Jerry Lee Lewis is definitley one of my musical heroes, it seems like I've been listening to him forever!
Jerry Lee Lewis - Arrested by Memphis police in November 1976 and charged with public drunkenness and gun possession. Lewis, 41 at the time, was at Graceland waiving around a gun and demanding to see Elvis Presley. THE KILLER! YEAH! Freakin` legendary!
I am so glad I lived in the time of Jerry Lee, Johnny Cash, Hank Snow and others too numerous to mention. But Hank Williams and his kid Jr., Slim Whitman even before he defeated the Martians. Oh yes, Mickey Gilley belongs in this group.
onebaud1 4 days ago
hail to the killer !
lucjennes 2 weeks ago
Many lonely nights and a lot of beer consumed while listening to this.
rcjohnsob 3 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
frickin gem
paulzekat1 1 month ago
Really sad that we will never see the likes of Jerry Lee or his kind of music except on you tube....as the killer would say "thank god for you tube".....he will live on forever...
MrWeedpatch 1 month ago
Great music always will be love it. yorkshire uk
chuncky343 1 month ago
Gives me chills!!!!!!!!!!!
just4uhonee 2 months ago in playlist More videos from kkiilljjooy
Love his singing and the lyrics. I've been there done that and felt the same several times
MrRazorblade999 2 months ago
wow- it doesn't get any better than this . This song reminds me that not only was he one of the all time rock greats, but one of the all time best country performers ...
sicilianese69 2 months ago
rcjohnsob- absolutely with you on this one. Completely agree. No better than this.
adaystone 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
i just cant believe he is real
lovemyrainbowgold 2 months ago
I could never get tired of listening to this song. I just need to be alone when it plays. Some others may feel the same way.
rcjohnsob 2 months ago in playlist rcjohnsob's favorites 3
From "whole lotta shakin' goin' on" to this
KingCrimson776 3 months ago
PURE CLASS-BEAUTIFULLY UNDERSTATED-YET,POWERFUL.IT LOOKS SIMPLE,BUT TO DELIVER FROM THE SOUL,LIKE THIS,& AFFECT OTHERS,TAKES REAL PASSION & EXPERIENCE. CHEERS,kkiillijooy!
nikossyren88 3 months ago
such great sound in his voice.he can really bring feelin to a song.not many can do what he does for a song.he puts so much of hisself in the song,makes it real.i must say there must have been some sort of entervintion at sun recoerds to get so many greats from such a small record lable in such a short time.only nine short yrs sun was in bussiness.there must be something in the name,cause the light sure shined on that little biulding
Mr1963chevy 3 months ago
this was an era that produced so many talented singers elvis cash jerry lee drifters etc etc i could go on and on. thank you for those that put the oldies but goodies remind me of you im 67 and love this music country is not country anymore without patsey and dolly etc etc rock got lost but we still can to listen via enternet thanks to those who take to the time to make past music still there for us to here.
valerieking2010 3 months ago 2
I can tell it is a Big Grand Piano, He plays it very well. I bet it is a Baldwin or Steinway? What a sensational performer of all time!
johnnyhuis 3 months ago
SUCH A GR8 SINGER
CandyChic2468 3 months ago
This was Fred Imus's favorite song. RIP old buddy. We all miss you at the Trailer Park Bash!
MsGritsngravy 3 months ago
video quality is great on this one!
uofmrebel 3 months ago
yep
MrBigdaddyOHIO 3 months ago
Man, this song send chills up both my arms, right to the very top of my head then falls down over my being like a shroud of ecstasy.
SteveSavage666 4 months ago 6
magnificent ...and I'm not even a country fan...
sicilianese69 4 months ago
That's right, Billy - The Killer is King! Another CHESTNUT from (Jerry) Chesnut - Jerry Lee's first country hit on Smash, but he'd been cuttin' country way back on Sun. Died black hair with the stiff Buckaroos behind him, but his boy, Kenny ("Your Life is a Mess"...Jerry should talk!) Lovelace on fiddle. What a stylist; what a piano pumper; what a cat who can rock, go country an' anything else in between!
starboydc 4 months ago
Killa feels it, thrills it, nails it !
DougPatton1 4 months ago
Jerry is king !! He sang it and lived it like no one else...!!
slappinbillyb309 4 months ago
From the set...it looks like this was on a Hee Haw episode
whitewitchoz 4 months ago
I really like all of jerry lees songs,but this one is my favorite. to me he is the king of music.I have so many cds.tapes of his.I'm going to count them one day. he is the last man standing. Thank's for all the great music you have put out JERRY LEE.
ald6265ify 4 months ago
....It's me again ,having a sip and grinning to your Magic .
cuteoldguy 4 months ago
The one singer that I can listen to over and over and over again, year after year! I have everything he recorded, apart from some live performances.
TBinEye 4 months ago
AWESOME!!
BackRoadsAmerica 4 months ago
HELLO, ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!! AND I SINCERELY MEAN THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES. BY THE WAY, I APPRECIATE THE BACKROUND INFORMATION YOU,VE UNSELFISHLY TAKEN THE TIME TO PROVIDE HERE! TOM D. BRICK,NJ. {AT THE SHORE}.
doowopman49 4 months ago
@ThePlainzfyre Traitor.
tosswartul 4 months ago
I think it would have been hilarious if Jerry Lee tried out a little LSD Influenced Keys in the 60's....never did....never did....Imagine though lmao
smurfman95 4 months ago
Now and then, you still hear "What Made Milwaukee Famous," but you never hear this song, or "I Know There Must Be More to Love than This," two of the best songs he ever did.
musicmandon1 4 months ago
... AND it was a groundbreaking song in the day. a truly massive hit.
ctcsport 5 months ago
Just finished Nick Tosches biography called "Hellfire". The book is killer and the killer and spans his life up till about 1975. Jerry Lee could sing the phone book and knock you dead. His piano playing is completely original. A true stylist as he often said about himself.
sharkabilly 5 months ago
the killer is the best!!!
TheRonnie63 5 months ago
it always thrills me
awesome!!
zilverzwaan 5 months ago
Great Song!! Thanks for Posting!!
HanksCowboys 5 months ago
Jerry Lee Lewis was the first musical legend i met as a kid. I went on to meet scores of artist, but none like the "Killer ".
mrvegas1960 5 months ago
Jerry Lee…time and gravity have taken their toll but the ol' coot has still got it, he is still the "Killer".
ROBERTHUDNALL 6 months ago
The REAL King of rocknroll and not a bad country singer too
lazynlovinit 6 months ago
Jerry Lee Lewis, one of the greatest country singers of all time.....
MrWeedpatch 6 months ago
You have just listened to one of the truly Greatest singers we have ever had. What was it about the 50S and 60S that produced these once in a life time talents? What an era that was. There will never, ever, be another era like that one.
bmxshowtime 6 months ago in playlist Jerry Lee Lewis 14
@bmxshowtime they came out of the deep south for the most part, the influence of the delta blues, the tent revivalism of the protestant churchs, the juke joints etc. Sadly, i dont thonk we will see their like again........
joecain123 3 months ago
@bmxshowtime It was pure voices without electronic aids and it was pure talent which rose to the top without manufactured peopleand bands...although more known for rock Jerry Lee for me was country...beautiful
4183gary 2 weeks ago
I don't believe anyone here is God, we're not here to pass judgement- please, just enjoy the music:)
He's very talented, I love these old songs from around the time I was born, he's also nice to look at(very handsome:)
sheltiepaws1 6 months ago
This is real country!!!
0zzyfan44 6 months ago
Jerry "sang for the devil", and his cousin Jimmy Swaggart preached the gospel; at least no one suprised over Jerry's ways! Preach on (the blues) Jerry!
emriederek 6 months ago
maudit qu'y est beau
maxiloveful 6 months ago
Sang a sad sawng Killa.
DougPatton1 6 months ago
@MrTelboy7 ......Could be ,maybe not ......What in your sorry little life would make you write such a thing .He's on top for the next hundred year's .....Maybe you peaked early.
cuteoldguy 6 months ago
If you can't beer to this one...you can't drink beer !!!
rundawgrun 7 months ago
boy would'nt i like to be waiting in that room when he came in. jerry lee can sing and and no one can play the piano like he can. he is older than me,but i sure would like to meet him.play his music any time any place. one of the best looking man i have every seen. love you,"killer".
ald6265ify 7 months ago
@ald6265ify I second that emotion:)
Tall dark and handsome:)
sheltiepaws1 6 months ago
am i wrong or was our lord jerry at his peak or not ?
MrTelboy7 7 months ago
am iwrong or was our lord jerry at his peak
MrTelboy7 7 months ago
A Country Master class from one of the genre's finest!
LEEFORDJAGG 7 months ago
The Killer, the freedom of the talent
alastasi 7 months ago
There is no one cooler than "The Killer " in the whole wide world ..... JLL stands alone as THE best !
pwea1 7 months ago
Lovely country song by the killer :-)
mizzmusiclova 8 months ago
Five people are from another place and another time! lol
talentscout1971 8 months ago
I love this ole song from The Killer. He has always been one of my favs.
ALawson04 8 months ago
I forgot to mention, DX was the acronym for Long Distance Broadcasting/Reception. That was the days of (little) transistor radios. Time and music largely forgotten except here or on an occasional Oldies C&W station.
adaystone 8 months ago
IN the 1950's and early 1960's when atmospheric conditions were right, radio signals would bounce back from high in the ionisphere and could be heard far outside the normal range. Such long distance reception was something of a hobby back then (not for me I just liked the music) to see how far and where you pick up a station. Some picked up stations from Europe.
adaystone 8 months ago
@adaystone....In '54 I was 16 and a "new Canadian" .I had a radio ,don't know if it was transistor ,listened to 550 A M Prince George B .C . Canada .About that time I first heard "Elvis" Your comment is the second time i've seen DX Would you "come back" and tell me what DX means .
cuteoldguy 9 months ago
@cuteoldguy DX is ham radio shorthand for long distance. At night, due to atmospheric conditions and FCC regulations that allowed certain stations to crank up their power after dark, you could hear stations from far away that you couldn't receive in the daytime.
FoxRunMan 8 months ago
I grew up in the 1950's and early 60's outside of Boston. This music was mostly unknown to mainstream back then - "hillbilly" music that surely would turn me into an idiot. At night, hiding under the blankets I could DX on a little transitor radio and pick up WWVA in Wheeling VA. What music - a whole hidden world of music - names now long forgotten - Ozzie Karum, Clyde Joy (also played up in NH on Channel 9 TV), Johnny Bond, Jim Reeves- sorry it got "discovered and now lost except on UTube.
adaystone 9 months ago
I grew up in the 1950's and early 60's outside of Boston. This music was mostly unknown to mainstream back then - "hillbilly" music that surely would turn me into an idiot. At night, hiding under the blankets I could DX on a little transitor radio and pick up WWVA in Wheeling VA. What music - a whole hidden world of music - names now long forgotten - Ozzie Karum, Clyde Joy (also played up in NH on Channel 9 TV), Johnny Bond, Jim Reeves- sorry it got "discovered and now lost except on UTube.
adaystone 9 months ago
The 'Killer"!!!!!! The ONE and ONLY!
TheGoola123 9 months ago 3
The 'Killer"!!!!!! That sums it up
TheGoola123 9 months ago
he was one of the best and still has it:)
rodchess1 9 months ago
sitting here drunk thinking bout the past damn dis motherfucker got it going on go jerry go
jcraigb 9 months ago
sitting here drinking and thinking
jcraigb 9 months ago
@adaystone....When you get there ,Jerry Lee thumping on the J .Box ..Peace and pleasure ?...Best you don't look around .....I'll be there ,with a multitude ,probably singing the word's all wrong....If we all love Jerry Lee we will find our own space in this place ,and do well .
cuteoldguy 9 months ago
oh yea!!! BEAM me up JIM!!!!!!!
whiskeywillieswoman 10 months ago
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mizzmusiclova 10 months ago
One of my favourite Jerry lee Lewis country songs
mizzmusiclova 10 months ago
omg........I could listen to this song day and night...........just love it..........thank you for the upload. HONKY TONK ALL THE WAY AND THE KILLER IS THE BEST THERE IS.
nfld1948 10 months ago 11
omg........I could listen to this song day and night...........just love it..........thank you for the upload.
nfld1948 10 months ago
For whatever reason, I wasn't aware of JLL's country stylings. Recently I started listening to it and I'm freaked at how incredible it is. I guess I thought his stuff after Sun wasn't worth listening to. What a dope I am! Country Music Hall of Fame - what are you waiting for???
Danuet 10 months ago
How can anybody replace this great man? He is in a class with Johnny Cash and Elvis and of course was their competition in his day. He did well in that lofty class.
onebaud 10 months ago
The Killer is without a doubt one of the best. Songs like this define what Country & Western once was. All gone now. But I tell you, when it comes near my time just set me down in a cowboy bar somewhere out in the sagebrush backlands with old Jerry Lee on the J. box and let me live out my last days in peace and pleasure.
adaystone 10 months ago
@adaystone Amen to that, brother.
sm0kinD0ja 10 months ago
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sm0kinD0ja 10 months ago
@adaystone Agreed, I remember hearing this on the country station on am radio such as KAYO & KMPS in Seattle. Country music was good & real & I used to listen to it from 1975 up to the mid 1980's. Back when the country charts were dominated by J.L. Lewis, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Elvis Presley, Conway Twiity Waylon & Willie, Statler Bros. etc. I stopped listening to country around the end of the 80's.Dwight Yoakam & John Anderson they were the last of it before the "new order", the phonies.
WINGGULLSEAGULL 9 months ago
I don't normally think of a piano as a country instrument. The Killer provides an education on this subject.
Although the Killer's 1950's videos show the raw talent, I prefer his later country image in which he is more under control. He displays more command of his voice, which is one of the best.
Rock
RockReynolds 10 months ago
@RockReynolds
How can you not think of a piano as a country instrument ? most old time fiddlers were accompanied by a pianist, the honkytonk piano sound made country. The Piano is as country as moonshine and bbq.
airborneassasin 10 months ago
@airborneassasin
Interesting comments.
I play a little fiddle, and I was under the impression that most old timey bands were all strings.
But the main reason I didn't think of the piano as a country instrument is that I never heard of a piano with Jimmy Rodgers, Hank, Lefty, Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, early Ray Price, Merle Haggard, Kitty Wells, Little Jimmy Dickens, Louvin Brothers, or even very often with Patsy.
Obviously, the Killer really captures the honky tonk sound.
Rock
RockReynolds 10 months ago
BRAVO
franillom1965 10 months ago
I heard this for the first time today, right here on YouTube. It has instantly become my all time favorite Jerry Lee Lewis song, so much so that I posted it on my Blog Post, "The Promise," which has been patiently waiting for this song to show up and complete it. Thank you kkiilljjooy, thank you so much.
Steve Savage "King of the Beasts."
SteveSavage666 10 months ago
No way can those idiots beat this day and time. They are too busy pulling up their pants and trying to keep their caps on sideways or backwards to try to create a masterpiece like this muchless actually "carry a tune".
monty5200 11 months ago 3
Isn't JLL fantastic? Just think. he did it all without cowboy boots and Stetson...
pkneeno 11 months ago
@pkneeno Just like Marty Robbins did.
LT1HILLINGHOE 11 months ago
Elvis knew the difference between the Sacred and the Profane . . . Jerry Lee "Bad Motherfucker" Lewis used that line as a jump rope and still does today. Goes to show how amazing Jerry Lee is for ya.
SwampDaddy7 11 months ago
@SwampDaddy7 I expect Jerry Lee wouldn't appreciate that type of language from you since he gave his life to the Lord Jesus Christ many years ago. Although you seem to be smart because you can spell, using that type of language makes you appear ignorant and uneducated.
LT1HILLINGHOE 11 months ago
@LT1HILLINGHOE I apologize for my language, but I was trying to prove a point with it. Yes, he was devoted to Jesus Christ even back then, but he openly knew that he was playing Rock N' Roll, which back in the '50's was very profane to play.
SwampDaddy7 10 months ago
@SwampDaddy7 oh hell yes! that's about the best comment I've ever read.
tatelabianca 10 months ago
@tatelabianca Thanks!
SwampDaddy7 10 months ago
he is the best there ever was anywhere
cuteforher 11 months ago
I am crazy about JERRY LEE, I listen to his song's in my home,my car,on my comp.,and any where i can. this man is a great singer, and I have to say this. A very good looking Man. the only thing I would like now is to meet him for sure. no one has EVER ARE NEVER PLAY THE PIANO LIKE HE DOES.
ald6265ify 11 months ago
God given talent...
starchief59 11 months ago
Jesus, this is good. The best.
jazzlover2020 11 months ago
Try and wiggle your ring finger like that.I dare ya.
MegaDave001 11 months ago
tres tres bon
jerrylw75 11 months ago
Elvis was the King. Jerry was pretty close though
LandoMan09 11 months ago
5 people are in desperate need of a music education course.
rubeclone44 11 months ago 2
@rubeclone44 wait one minute. I LOVE this song, but how ignorant are you to say those 5 peeps are ignorant? Music is a sonic art for which people will be pleased and displeased.
jaronee 11 months ago
@jaronee While I hear what your saying, I think the majority would be on my side in this one. "Dislike" is not allowed. No comment? Sure. "Dislike"? I'm not havin it. Sorry.
rubeclone44 11 months ago
Jerry Lee can sing a great ballad perfectly. I love all of his music but he has the voice for the ballads. I've loved t his song forever. It says so much - great song writing. Jerry Lee looks terrific here, too. He is such a huge talent. We saw him in person about 15 years ago in my city and he was super as always. He was h aving some health problems so didn't get to have as long a show as expected. However, all of his fans were satisfied. We love him. Thank you for posting . - Paula
twinPaula12 11 months ago
The Killer's first appearance @ the Opry, he blew them away like Hank Williams did in 1949 @ his first Opry.
ex1le444 1 year ago
That kind of talent only comes around maybe once every decade or so, what a great performer.
garrisonhill1 1 year ago
tres bon
jerrylw75 1 year ago
say what you will about him - but he could always flat-out sing a country song with the best of 'em.
hunterv41 1 year ago
KILL EM JERRY..KILL EM..LOVE THIS MAN!!!!
Oldskoolcountry1 1 year ago
JERRY IS AMAZING BUT ELVIS IS THE KING !!
meggiepup 1 year ago
@meggiepup I do like a few songs by Elvis. But, I'd take Jerry Lee Lewis over Elvis Presley any day of the week. The Killer can do it all, And make it sound like he Owns it!... From Country to Rockabilly to Gospel AND to Boogie Woogie!! He is the absolute Best Piano Player there is. Period!.....For me, It's Jerry Lee!
231MasseyFerguson 1 year ago
James Brown paid them to post a dislike!!! lmao
rmachayes 1 year ago
How in the hell can somebody dislike this??!!!!
231MasseyFerguson 1 year ago 52
@231MasseyFerguson im assuming from the number of likes vs dislikes that those are accidental from laptop keypads, like when a person is moving it towards the 'likes', im assuming...i read this ALL the time on youtube lol
gasper47 1 year ago
@gasper47 I have to agree with you.... It makes me feel better. LOL!
231MasseyFerguson 1 year ago
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@231MasseyFerguson
How in the hell can somebody NOT LIKE this??!!!!
dinam007 7 months ago
Jerry Lee at his best. Isn't he gorgeous???
CaliforniaSheri 1 year ago
how could anyone vote against this? It had to be done to rile people up, there is no other reason..or maybe insanity..
hah13 1 year ago
Jerry looks soooo Good Here,sooo Handsome
TheJukeboxGirl 1 year ago
What a man.He was so handsome back then And ,omg, could he sing.
susicyq 1 year ago
In 1968 when Jerry Lee Lewis was making a come back and entry into Country music, i met him in a little record store in Long Beach, California. I was only eight years old and become to love this " Killer " and still do. At the Palomino Club in North Hollywood he was awsome and on eight track and cassette he rocked! In Las Vegas he shock our chandeliers and we love him!
tbutler8104 1 year ago
He is the best....don't think I'll ever get to see him in my lifetime Ottawa Canada
MrWatercolourmike 1 year ago
no one sings nor plays good old honky tonk like Jerry Lee in this recording
Olderguysrule 1 year ago
Fantastic!!
rocknrollkid57 1 year ago
Solid country as Jerry Lee defined it in his own fashion. As real as it gets.
Wish this version had a piano solo, like when he did Crazy Arms with Norah Jones in those duets he did on the Last Man Standing DVD. But back then on TV they didn't really stretch out performances.
starboy288 1 year ago
5 people have never waited for another place another time.
airborneassasin 1 year ago 14
A true American legend!! The Killer, along with Chuck Berry and Elvis took on society and wrote musical history on their terms. Long live the legends!! No one will ever topple these guys and their place in our culture.
excalibur338 1 year ago
This was the song that began a whole new career for Jerry Lee after years of failed attempts to score a hit with RnR so they convinced Lewis to record one more time but this time a country record & he struck gold & the rest is history. A string of country hits followed lasting up to 1980 with "39 & Holding". He scored more hits with country than he ever did with rock n roll for as exciting as he was as a rocker I like his country records better. Country music was what Jerry Lee did best not RnR.
WINGGULLSEAGULL 1 year ago
@WINGGULLSEAGULL so right
SuperKayley11 1 year ago
Jerry Lee is the REAL king of rocknroll and a pretty good country singer too!!
lazynlovinit 1 year ago 2
for an assh-- he is best at singing country music!!!
Aubreygirl100 1 year ago
Long after they forget about the burnt pianos, the glissandos, the scandals. Long after, what will remain will be one of our nation's finest VOCALISTS. Listen to the voice! I'd like to hear Elvis or Sinatra TRY to beat it.
waltts 1 year ago
wow, so much feeling from the killer, I'd never heard his version only the bluegrass version, wow is all I can say.
airborneassasin 1 year ago
comes from one of the best all time great country albums, the killer is a winner
brimac44 1 year ago
He never gets enough credit, its ashamed is is WAY better than todays... We share the same birthday too GO KILLER!
imacomputernerd79 1 year ago
Awesome
Happy birthday Mr Lewis!!!
Artshayarsha 1 year ago
This particular song is one of Jerry Lee's greatest "pure country" recordings! He pivoted from rock to country to salvage his career after a marriage to his 13 year old cousin. Not many artists could accomplish what the Killer did and this prolonged his career and made him into a legend in his own time! My band and I opened for Jerry Lee early in his career in West Monroe, Louisiana (May 1959) when he had a few singles out including his "Whole Lot of Shakin', etc. The Ferriday,LA Wildman!!!!
GeneStewart71269 1 year ago 2
Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Usher, go kill yousef'.
Poppa150 1 year ago 2
@Poppa150 lol :))
82inciya 1 year ago
"THE KILLER" rules !!!
May God bless Jerry Lee !!!
Thanx !!!
Kammler03 1 year ago
@Kammler03 Erm, there is tape recorded message him saying he has the devil inside of him and that he would be a christian if he didn't, in other words, he was possessed by a demon. Seen in "They sold their souls for Rock n roll". He was afraid of going to hell because of the "pact" he made.
Xendrius 1 year ago
HE is a god of the keyboards,this song shows he is a crooner as well.Hank Williams would vote for Jerry Lee Lewis
MrDavengrace 1 year ago
The Killer turns 75 on 29th Sept - would you Adam & Eve it? Obviously he uses Chanel skin care for men?
This is a fabby toon - why isn't Restless Heart on Utube?
Thank you kkiilljjooy for uploading this little ditty.
barac8 1 year ago
A seriously good musician with near perfect timing. A blues piano master. All that while being a Mississippi country singer. He's at the end of his road now but I saw him play many years back and he brought down tne house. Worth remembering is he had to compete with Elvis.
quailo31 1 year ago
I love some Jerry Lee AND Gary Stewart!
HerbWalker 1 year ago
Wow! This is my fave JLL song. Thanks for posting.
FoxRunMan 1 year ago
Damn that man could sing the hell out of a country song.
CriticalListener 1 year ago
ahhhhhhhhh The Killer- If my mom was alive ,she would be on a Jerry Lee album. and " Sweet Thing " with Dottie West. now, there is a pair .the good piano Ivory, must have all been sold in Memphis.
tigerboy1961 1 year ago
The Country Music Hall of Fame selection committee is a bunch of shits.I have called,e-mailed and everything else to get Jerry Lee inducted.He was the one that gave country music a place in American homes in the late 60's and early 70's.HeeHaws highest rated shows were when Jerry Lee was performing and Ralph Emery will tell you the truth that his highest ratings on Pop Goes The Country was when Jerry Lee was on the show.Bunch of hypocritical assholes.Guess the Dixie Dicks will make it in before
dayroemer 1 year ago
@dayroemer Couldn't agree more. Gary Stewart too.
pasekmi 1 year ago
@pasekmi Thanks for the backup.The truth is the truth.I'd be alot more sad if Jerry Lee had died back in 77 instead of Presley.Elvis wasn't doing shit other than touring as a wash up.I saw Elvis in 76 at the Omni in Atlanta and what a sad joke of a concert.Saw Jerry Lee at smaller venues and had a better time going thru the 80's and 90's.Not meaning to knock Elvis but The Killer always rocked,rolled,and countried more than him.Some of Jerry Lees best music came in the 60's,70's,80's,90'sLast Man
dayroemer 1 year ago
OTIMO
Jacksonyarabibi 1 year ago
The Killer could sing a country song. Why isn't he in the Country Music Hall of Fame?
huskernloper 1 year ago
Please forgive me. I' m having trouble typing with the tears in my eyes for a great talent. Listen to his library. This man was the phenom . Love just kinda killed it for him. The news media didn' t get it. Broke him. Back then 13 was an age to marry. Hell people a 2nd cousin wasn' t a kin. Too sad. JLW you still rock and country.
starr522 1 year ago
Damnit man, Jerry can do it all!
scarface2891 1 year ago
Jerry Lee is a oner. There is no one to replace him when he goes. He came out in the fifties when I was a teenager and trying to figure it all out. I listened to his songs and when they said he could not sing, just talk a song, I could not believe it. I thought and still think he had a beautiful voice, much like the later Mickey Gilley. Rock on Jerry Lee.
onebaud 1 year ago
Great song. Sung by a master
xlch61 1 year ago
Terrific Jerry Lee. This ballad is my favorite of all of his music. He can sing a love song just right. I like some of his rockin' songs but they don't appeal to me that much except to dance to. However, when he gets his pumpin piano going the whole room just shakes. We've seen him here in my town several times and he has been quite an entertainer. He's apparently quit breaking up his pianos. Thank you for posting this. - Paula
twinPaula12 1 year ago 2
Very good
svenzia 1 year ago
This is my favorite country song from Jerry Lee and one of his best live performances I've ever seen. This live version sounds so good it almost duplicates the studio recording. Jerry Lee Lewis is definitley one of my musical heroes, it seems like I've been listening to him forever!
charger19691 1 year ago
THIS GUY IS GR8!!!
MrDavewc1960 1 year ago
nothing beats a jam out session featuring Jerry Lee!
shyjesta 1 year ago 2
it don't get better son
stuartyuo 1 year ago
jerry lee lewis, I fucking love you!
b4gossmusic 1 year ago 2
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88luda88 1 year ago
Simply the best, better than all the rest!
wookyhollow 1 year ago 2
to be a country singer he has nashville singers beat by 100% , go killer
rockin1953 1 year ago 14
Jerry Lee Lewis - Arrested by Memphis police in November 1976 and charged with public drunkenness and gun possession. Lewis, 41 at the time, was at Graceland waiving around a gun and demanding to see Elvis Presley. THE KILLER! YEAH! Freakin` legendary!
JamesTKirkCobain 1 year ago 2
Killer vocals !
tyke58 1 year ago
He is up there with the best of them as a honky tonk singer.
welshhillbillyful 1 year ago
Face it boys, Nobody follows the Killer!!
mikesb79 1 year ago
Just a great Country singer
Foxyarse2 1 year ago