Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ~~ Jerry Lee Lewis ~~ Melbourne, 1989

Legends of Rock 'n Roll, Melbourne, Australia, 1989

Jerry Lee Lewis was born in 1935 to the poor family of Elmo and Mamie Lewis in Ferriday in Concordia Parish in eastern Louisiana, and began playing piano in his youth with his two cousins, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart. His parents mortgaged their farm to buy him a piano.

Influenced by a piano-playing older cousin Carl McVoy, the radio, and the sounds from the black juke joint across the tracks, Haney's Big House,[3] Lewis developed his own style mixing rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, gospel, and country music, as well as ideas from established "country boogie" pianists like recording artists Moon Mullican and Merrill Moore. Soon he was playing professionally.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis

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[bellgardens53]

Here JLL was still on top. May he live until 101...at least. The one and only. Great - thanks for delivering it on YT

[1989Melbourne]

@bellgardens53 Glad you enjoyed, and thanks !! Merry Christmas 2011 !! Yes he still sounds so good on this... the brilliant Jerry Lee.

[karod77]

What`s the mater with the base player? He looks dead!

Great song from a true genius anyway....

/ Robert

[1989Melbourne]

@karod77 Enamoured by his idol? Hahaha!! It's really Jerry the legend in the flesh he's thinking... cheers, and thanks!!

[glasgowtalisman]

@haneysbighouse that a shame sorry to hear that what is he ill with hope he gets better soon

[haneysbighouse]

@glasgowtalisman some tours are cancelled, because he is in a hospital.

[glasgowtalisman]

@haneysbighouse i hope he is well and looking after himself

[haneysbighouse]

@glasgowtalisman hellfire

[glasgowtalisman]

@haneysbighouse yes he really is a great man