Jerry Lee Lewis Works

Jerry Lee Lewis (born in 1935) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and pianist.

A pioneer of rock and roll, Lewis made his first recordings in 1956. His 1957 hit Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On brought Lewis worldwide fame. He followed this with Great Balls of Fire, Breathless, and High School Confidential.

In 1968 Lewis made a transition into country music and had hits with songs such as Another Place, Another Time. Lewis has had 30 songs reach the top 10 on the Billboard Country and Western Chart. His Number-1 country-hits include To Make Love Sweeter for You, There Must Be More to Love Than This, Would You Take Another Chance on Me, and Me and Bobby McGee.

Lewis is widely hailed as one of the most influential pianists in the history of rock and roll. In an often quoted tribute, Elvis Presley once said that if he could play the piano like Lewis he would quit singing. Up until Lewis's arrival, rock and roll music had been primarily associated with the guitar.

Jerry Lee Lewis has a dozen gold records in both rock and country music. He won several Grammy awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award. Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the inaugural class inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. In 1989, his life was chronicled in the movie Great Balls of Fire, starring Dennis Quaid. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him Number-24 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Great Balls of Fire is a 1957 popular song recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. Jerry Lee Lewis' 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song ever by Rolling Stone magazine, was elected to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, and became one of the world's best-selling singles.

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On is a song written by Dave "Curlee" Williams and usually credited to him and James Faye "Roy" Hall. The song was first recorded by Big Maybelle in 1955. (Please see the NOTE below.) The best-known version is the 1957 cover by Jerry Lee Lewis, which is radically different from the original, and was elected to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

NOTE. Mabel Louise Smith (1924 - 1972), known professionally as Big Maybelle, was an American R&B singer. Her 1956 hit single Candy received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.