A Kelly Klassic – Another Legend is no more – Jerry Lee Lewis – “Precious Memories” – by Des Kelly
JERRY LEE LEWIS, also known as ‘The Killer’, started very young, even before his teens, teaching himself to play an old ‘pianner’ at home, playing Gospel songs and singing them at Church, then goes down to the old ‘Sun’ recording studio, meets up with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and a couple of other would be Country Legends to start recording some Country-Gospel songs, backing himself with his own inimitable style of Piano-playing, that made everyone who saw him play, STOP & listen, in amazement.
That done, he goes out and marries his 13 year old cousin, followed by no less than six more wives, changes over to Rock n Roll Music, playing the piano like no-one could do, to the extent that no other entertainer even wanted to follow him on stage.
He did come to Melbourne, many years ago, to do a tour for the Federal Hotel Group, and I met him at one of their hotels and watched him rehearse. All these Stars are now leaving us, but will leave their precious memories, exactly as Jerry Lee does. Goodbye Killer, God bless you.
Desmond Kelly.
(Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka.
