As my friend, who is a very good piano player, says “you can’t learn what JLL does...God has to give it to you and he got more than his share of talent on the piano.” His right hand and left hand are simultaneously playing different rhythms when he’s playing. Great job, Fil.
The dude NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT HIS KEYS AND HE JUMPED AWAY FROM THE PIANO SEVERAL TIMES AND HE WAS SINGING AND DANCING AND HIS LEGS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE and his crazy, crazy hair... which tells you his personality WAS ALL OVER TJE PLACE!!! HOW IN THE WORLD CAN ANYONE DO THAT UNLESS IT'S INNATE? Did his momma say a mini piano was attached to the placenta or umbilical cord when he was born????!!! It's like a siamese twin or something weird!! INCREDIBLE, MAN!!! There is NO WAY!!! But, Killer did it!!!!
Fil, your analysis show a maturity well above your years. Sorry, I don’t ever mean to sound condescending, you are amazing in your knowledge. Obviously, besides your natural talent, you spend a lot of time in preparation of your analysis.
I met Jerry Lee so many times. The history behind his fame is so cool. My brother introduced me to a friend of his at a bar called September Place in Memphis. This guys name was Carl McVoy. He was the owner of the HI record label in the 50's n 60's. So we started hanging out. And one night we were sitting at his table when a knock came at the door. It was Jerry Lee. What a freaking character. Cocaine was his drug of choice in those days and he was a live wire. On one of those hangout nights he came over again. Now Carl had a sunken livingroom and a powder blue baby grand in there. And on the other side of the kitchen were huge batwing doors. On the other side of those doors a hallway of glass that went thru the house. And there was a snow white baby grand in there. They pushed the white baby grand out thru the bat wings almost to the steps of the living room. And Jerry Lee sat at the blue piano and Carl at the white one. I have never in my life been more entertained in my entire life. They were hilarious! But I realized then that Carl was the lead. And so I asked who taught who? Carl was the oldest of the cousins. And he learned at church how to play piano. And he taught Jerry, Mickey, and Jimmy all how to play and all three of them became stars in different ways. Jerry was Rockabilly. Mickey Gilley was pure country. Jimmy Swaggart was a popular preacher. Carl stepped out of music and into construction. His company built the New Mississippi River bridge and more around the region. Carl had a recording studio in his home. I saw moma/mother records for the 1st time in my life. Charlie Rich, Bill Black Combo, an Elvis record. Carl Perkins. I was so in awe. I met Mickey once at his bar in Texas. It was a pretty slow night and he was at the bar. And I told him I had met 2 of his cousins and he laughed. Hes a really nice guy too. Jerry Lee loved being sandpaper lol. I saw him in 2 concerts. The famous one where the IRS showed up to take the money for. But Jerry had already given his share back to the venue as a donation. That was so funny and cool to be witness to a little piece of history. Have you ever looked at Charlie Rich? He was a friend of mine and just a beautiful soul. His wife was his wordman for man of his hits. A very nice man.
Oh wow what a great time you had in life! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us! You should write a book! In my 18 -20+ years old I spent a lot of time at the old Blues Alley and they loved when I would show up. My favorite was Ma Rainey II. She even called me up on stage one crowded night to sing with her since I sang along with all of her songs while dancing in my cramped seat. I was excited and mortified...but it was amazing! and the crowd went wild! Look at that little white girl with so much soul!
New Year's Eve 1972 I was at a large party in a fairly big house. Lots of people talking, mingling and drinking. I put this song on and within less than a minute the whole house was literally shaking from the dancing.
...and Otis Spann, Sunnyland Slim, Lafette Leake, Professor Longhair and a few others!!! I had to come back to this comment when I realized I'd forgotten Johnny (B. Goode) Johnson. He may be the most important, relatively unknown piano players in R&R history. I've heard it said that Chuck Berry took Johnny's piano licks and made them guitar licks.
Carl Perkins told the story of the first time he kicked the seat back. When Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Roy Orbison were doing Sun package shows... Lewis was getting jealous. He said to Johnny and Carl that they had guitars and can jump around and he was stuck on a seat. Johnny and Carl jokingly said "Get up, jump, do something!" Lewis took it into consideration. The next show, he jumped up, the seat got caught on his loafer and flung back and when he turned back, they said his long curly hair flopped forward. The crowd went wild. Carl looked at Johnny and said "I think we just made a mistake..."
@@callofthewillman4469 No he didn’t but in real life early on he was (if you can believe this) a self doubter and just didn’t have his confidence level to where he needed it to be in his mind. I think that’s truly what this did at the time, it truly helped him to start realizing his own talents and quit being his own biggest doubter. There was no jealousy and that was said jokingly because they were all so different and Johnny Cash still sold more records than the Beatles! It’s unbelievable how Capitol Records did Johnny Cash, it was down right just horrible!!!!!!! I love how the amazing and tremendously talented producer Rick Rubin actually went into Capitol Records and reminded them that Johnny Cash was the artist that build their buildings, make them rich....etc!!! I guess what I’m saying is bands like Led Zeppelin, and even some other huge artist over the years even a few artists today do so much better when they’re independent artists!!!!!! Look at what Taylor Swift went through, so artists need to think if they’re truly willing to give up 60 percent of their life’s work or not. Dolly Parton was no dumb blonde by any means, she’s very business savvy and has always owned all of her own masters too!!!!!!!!
@@kelleybutler9720 JERRY LEE NEVER EVER HAD ANY SELF DOUBTS AS RE.HIMSELF ,OR HIS MUSIC. --- HE WAS JUST POINTING OUT THAT HE WAS SEATED AT THE PIANO & HE MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE SHY AT THAT TIME. ----
I have to take issue when you said , "This performance would be tame by today's standards". I think not... There is no one around today that could match Jerry Lee in that kind of wild, insane, uninhibited, performance from 1957 through 1964 when he was at his peak. If he were to perform like that today, I think there is no artist that can match his skills with an audience. Jerry Lee Lewis and his pumping piano is the master performer and showman and having seen him live several times when he was at his best in the fifties an sixties, I can tell you, he would still electrify the audience with his raw talent today, like no other artist can. Jerry Lee does not need props like pyrotechnics going off because he is living dynamite.
early 70's in boston i was walking down the street with a few friends i hear a piano and i think , only one person bangs a piano like that and i was like , naaaaa cant be , what are the odds so i walk in and there he was , The Killer ,, playing for around 30 people but in his heart and soul he was playing for 100,000
He used to do that a lot. Old fans knew the place to be was the hotel bar of the place he was staying. If there was a piano there it was a virtual certainty he would play there after the show until past closing. The man loved to show his stuff.
Fil, you make me so, so happy! Not just this review, but all your videos are so insightful. You have such an engaging manner and it's pure delight to see you enjoying these artists. Thanks for bringing joy during these trying times!
I was lucky enough to see Jerry Lee Lewis live! Of course this was many years later. But his vocals and piano playing were as good as ever! It was in a small club called the Palomino Club in North Hollywood. An experience I will never forget!
Hey Fil - This looks like one of your best yet. I’m only about six minutes into it but your commentary is already so insightful and layered. I’m 63 and this performance is shocking to me. I’ve seen a lot of footage of Jerry Lee Lewis but I never saw this one. The close-ups with his long sweaty curly hair must’ve knocked the socks off my parents and grandparents. I can’t wait to see the rest of it. You’re the best.
Jerry Lee & all those ROCK "N" ROLLERS of the 50s & early 60s are still rocking and rolling us now, even the youngsters love it. GREAT ERA ! Never will be forgotten.
JENNIFER SUN , JERRY LEE HAS ANSWERED THIS QUESTION MANY TIMES ---- THE STORY GOES THAT HIS MOTHER SAID ---- GO GET THEM KILLER !! --- ALSO HIS OLE LIFE LONG FRIEND CECIL HARRELSON WHO WAS ALSO HIS ROAD MANAGER IN THE MID / LATE 1960'S CALLED HIM KILLER FIRST. HOWEVER , IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT IF JERRY LEE COULDN'T REMEMBER A PERSON'S NAME THAT HE WOULD CALL THEM KILLER. --- HE ONCE CALLED A FRIEND OF MINE KILLER. ALTHOUGH HE ALWAYS CALLED / CALLS ME BY MY FIRST NAME. JOHN UK. --- P.S. HE DOES HAVE A GOOD MEMORY FOR THOSE THAT HE'S KNOWN FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
Gary Stewart a cousin also. One of the Very Best singers I think theres ever been!! U need to listen to Gary Stewart! ^ in some room above the street^!!
This was a great analysis not only on Jerry Lee Lewis but the time period and how Rock N' Roll was looked down upon by a lot of the adults and the teenagers loving it. Gone but not forgotten 🎹
His album " Live at the Star Club Hamburg " is frequently rated as one of the greatest live albums of all time. He was backed on the recording by British band The Nashville Teens.
that time jerry crashed his car into the gates of graceland at 2 in the morning and smashed out his car window with a whiskey bottle. Scared the hell out of elvis
Space Catboy jerry gave his side of the story cops pulled up saw a gun he bought in some shop he was drunk when he crashed he said he wanted to shoot Elvis cops thought so THATS his side of the story! I am trying to remember every detail of it
@@brandonlee2284 i heard jerry say he went there to talk to elvis, hit the gates by accident and tried to throw a bottle out the window, but forgot the window was up, so it made a loud smash sound as the window broke, and elvis was watching on his security tv and he told his guards to call the cops. Jerry said it really hurt his feelings that elvis was scared of him as he thought he and elvis were good friends, and he was hurt that elvis didnt trust him. I think this might have been right after jerry shot his manager? So word was going around that jerry was dangerous.
His antics overshadowed his amazing piano playing. He would play two completely different rhythms..one rhythm with his right hand and another with his left hand. Some of his playing on a country ballad is almost unbelievable. Great job Fil.
Thank Fil. I hope you will look at his Austin City Limits appearance and pick a song or two for analysis. I was in the audience and the show was magic. He was asked why he never appeared on ACL again, he replied "I don't think I could do it any better." Cannot tell you how much this old man enjoys your work.
Thank you for spotlighting a such a rock'n roll icon. I've seen the musical "Million Dollar Quartet" so many times & the actors they get for Jerry Lee without fail are my favorites. You can't just politely listen to those segments that feature Jerry. You have to react by hoot'n & hollerin' & clapping & it just feeds the actors when you do. Jerry was such an amazing piano player.
Lewis was also heavily influenced by the performance styles of southern evangelical ministers. He started playing with his cousins Mickey Gilley (who became a prominent country musician) and Jimmy Swaggart (who became a prominent and controversial televangelist).
Fil, I was born in '56, and I can't begin to tell you how amazing it's been to listen to rock music from it's infancy to what it has become today. The way that it has grown and morphed into so many sub-genres! I'm awestruck when I think about it, haha! It's been quite a trip!
I was born in '52 remember so well the music my parents were listening to. Great times and they bought a Zenith "hi-fi" record player. We still have it!
Man he's remained pretty animated, but seeing him again this full of energy is something! Love that he covered Kris Kristofferson's "Once More With Feeling" even as a duet on tv. ruclips.net/video/NHVYRqRuNuk/видео.html
Jerry Lee, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart are all first cousins, LOLOL. Jimmy can sing those Gospel songs, they were all very talented. They say Jerry Lee struggled to go to Memphis, he felt like he was betraying God but later on, he gave Jimmy a new car for his ministry, and helped him in many ways, those three guys really care for each other a lot. They all learned to play music on their grannies porch.
Trendsetter, a southerner, a white man, with a dirty soulful vocal. I think Lewis and Presley were kindred spirits, they did an awful lot for rock and roll. It's more than just music, it's about freedom, With a great deal of Sexual Energy.
The thing about elvis was his soul depth and diversity. His initial sound at sun studio was the fusion of black blues with white country and western, bluegrass. That sound was progressive and REVELATORY!
Actually, this crowd behavior begun in the mid 50's and came with the early rock n roll performers, such as Chuck Berry, Elvis, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and of course Jerry Lee Lewis and others. The little clap at the end of the songs you are talking about, is probably from the live TV broadcasts from the 50's. Cheers man, love your analyses! Keep on rockin'!
Jerry Lee Lewis was a wild man with a little help from his friends/amphetamines🤪 Great job Phil and you have one of the best and I mean best RUclips channels on RUclips🎸🎤🙌
Most musicians did amphetamines back then; later, other musicians -- including John Lennon of The Beatles -- were using LSD and Heroin. Amphetamines are mild by comparison.
I remember as a head banger in the very early '70's a ton of us looked to Jerry Lee for wild rock n roll. The Beatles and the Stones, even the Yardbirds looked and sounded pinched and constrained by comparison. The raw unadulterated rhythms and the outa control long hair came straight from Jerry. He paved the way for loud primitive and heavy.
the way he uses dynamics to take the energy up and down was pretty ground-breaking, and such a table setter for the rock and roll revolution. Also his understanding that people responded to HIM, as he performed, kicking the stool, flipping hair, etc. just as much as the actual song. Legend.
My parents took me to a Jerry Lee concert back in the early-mid 70s so about 10 years after this. Almost 50 years later I still vividly remember him doing this song. "The Killer" was that good.
We “raised hell” back in the 60’s and 70’s! If I tried to have a party like we used to there would be helicopters in the sky and swat teams in the woods!!!
Hell yeah. At our high school graduation party kegs of beer were supplied BY THE SHCOOL down a back road in a field. We were litterally "raising hell" by spawning babies of the Devil. My Momma was a pistol, an my Pappy was a son-of-a-gun. : ) Funny what you say about choppers!
@@lawrencetaylor4101 Nice! I was once in a hard rock band so ungodly loud cops from the next town over came & told us to turn it down. The gig was on a warf and I guess the sound travelled across the bay. We were visited by our local police two times prior to that.
Fil-Another good one! I grew up in Memphis in the 1960s and 70s, and I knew Jerry Lee personally, and saw him perform live many times. He was/is, without question, THE most exciting live performer I've ever seen. This performance was very typical of his shows between about 1958-1965. And everything you say here is true- My father was a WW2 vet and very much a member of 'the greatest generation', and was quite dismissive of Jerry Lee. This is a direct quote from my dad: "He's the one that sings that (n-word) song about humpin'. I don't want you going to that. " Of course, I did anyway, LOL. Even Elvis knew-he would not allow Jerry Lee to be booked on the same bill with him. He (Elvis) knew he couldn't follow Jerry Lee when he was at his peak. And that was the problem-increasingly as time went on, Jerry Lee's performances didn't live up to his peak. He struggled with alcohol and drugs and frequently showed up intoxicated the night of a performance. He pulled stunts that got him blackballed by many local(Memphis) promoters and national booking agencies. It makes you wonder what might have been. But, then again, perhaps that level of excitement/energy simply couldn't be maintained-perhaps some form of escape was inevitable. Great work- Keep it up!
I'M in my 70's now, so my teenage years were the 60's, you latched onto performers your parents did not like. We had our own music and fashion, which started in the mid 50's and carried on through the 60's. We respected our Parents, but wanted to be different.
I always loved how Jerry Lee would insert his name in songs live in lieu of "I" or "me" in the studio versions. A classic example is You Win Again live in LA vs the studio ver. "when everybody knows but me" vs. "When everybody in old Memphis knows but Jerry Lee". Love it. Also when you see the photo of the "Million Dollar Quartet" it's the newspaper photo. The uncropped photo shows Elvis' girlfriend sitting on the piano!
Jerry Lee is 86 today. Would love to see another analysis of his work. Keep up the good work, especially the country music. Your are so spot on and I learn so much. Good luck from deep in the heart of Texas!
A wonderful Jerry Lee segment to focus on, Fil, thank you. I remember seeing this program in its entirety on late night TV sometime in the mid 1970's. Jerry Lee's performance is magnetic! You just can't look away! I find it fascinating that, during the breaks when he's not playing, his performance shares a strong similarity to a Southern Gospel preacher who has his parishioners rapt attention. This is Rock'n' Roll rebellion as a religious experience, something Little Richard also excelled at.
Just the sad news one of the last pioneers of Rock N' Roll had died today, Jerry Lee Lewis at age 87 Rest in Peace alongside your Cousain Mickey Gilley thanks for the great body of work you left behind. Jerry Lee Lewis September 29, 1935 - October 28, 2022
Fil...What is unfortunate about Jerry Lee Lewis is that his ground breaking talent is sometimes eclipsed by his marrying his cousin. He was much much much more than that. He paid a price for that matter. But if music fans can see him as a musician he was spell binding. I saw him with my parents on a country music bill in the early 70's and he still was knocking over piano benches during his show and throwing his bench. He hopped around and it was captivating as a performance. He was charismatic even in the early 1970's. Decades later I never forgot how Jerry ignited the crowd and how he made me excited to be part of the crowd hearing his music.
A friend of mine was at the infamous gig Jerry Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent did at Birmingham Town Hall in 1963. Also on the bill was Mickie Most - who later became a record producer - and also Heinz from the Tornados at his first solo gig post leaving the Tornados. Well basically the difference in performance and energy between the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent VS Heinz was stark and he was literally booed off the stage. He did claim later people had thrown beans at him but my friend didn't recall that. The point was though the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent, despite being on the cusp of a big music change in 1963/64, were performers who literally created an energy on stage that transferred into the audience. I wish I'd been at that show. I do however have the ticket stub and the story!
I was 15 then. We d run in to see him on tv. (rare though) He was famous and made kids want to dance. In 64 - 9 of us oacked into 1 car to go see the Beatles landing in MIAMI Intl Airport. What a mob scene that was that day. Crazy. Kids stampeding down the concourses everywhere. You are so precise too with your review. You detail it truthfully and the way it truly was.Well done friend. How you explained how the teenagers felt was so accurate. I lived it. Fantastic thorough review. Even I learned 1 or 2 new thibgs from your informative review. Thank you fir remembering and showing how rock n roll started.
THATS ROCK AND ROLL , SAW HIM IN ABILENE , TX HE CAUGHT THE PIANO ON FIRE , THE PROMOTER HAD RENTED IT , HE POURED LIGHTER FLUID AND LIT IT AT THE END , DAMN NEAR CAUGHT THE STAGE ON FIRE, BOWED AND WALKED OUT,
Excellent analysis on the swing period of the 1940's that progress into rock & roll in the mid 1950's love these historical film footage. Fats Domino was another great singer pianist songwriter of that ear. great job Fil.
Elton copied Jerry, early on, with kicking the stool back and keyboard handstands. It was before he became ELTON! but it was exciting to see. Jerry paved the way for many artists to just let go and rock!
Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis are the last Rock Icons standing. They outlasted all the great artists. Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, John Lennon, George Harrison, George Michael, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Cliff Burton, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, and Elvis.
HAMILTON RB, IT TAKES ONE TO RECOGNISE ONE !! --- HOWEVER , IT WASN'T HIS NEICE --- IT WAS HIS SECOND COUSIN. --- AS THE WORDS OF THE * LORD YESHUA / JESUS * CHRIST ----- HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN -- CAST THE FIRST STONE !! JOHN UK. ----
@@HamiltonRb It was common in his part of the country at that time and he married his second cousin. It was legal with parental permission. Times were very tough and young people were forced to grow up and take responsibility for themselves. His sister married at fourteen. So did Loretta Lynn. Grow up and educate yourself. Young people today would never survive if they had to learn to take care of themselves like those kids did. They stayed married for thirteen years and are best friends to this day.
Fil, I need to hear your version of "Whole Lotta Shakin." That would be worth the price of admission!!!! Jerry Lee Lewis one of the most talented performers in modern music. Great video Love Ya Fil!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, Fil...give us some Neil Peart, please...Overture (2112) was brilliant musically and lyrically with the story it tells through Neil's words and sound that set the mark higher for the Progressive genre at that time. We Rush fan family members would appreciate it!
@@beachgirl4583 I can't say I didn't have my hopes up but you know how it is. I am seriously saddened that he's not around anymore. We usually mess around on Facebook but it got quiet tonight.
During the quiet, vocal breakdown of the song , as Jerry seduces his audience with unheard of sexual innuendo, you can see a crystal clear path from him to Jim Morrison. Shock that generation of old squares at ANY cost, man! The cry of pubic awakening. Anything less would be, “unnatural “.
The genuine last man standing from the founding fathers of rock. There hasn't and will never be another stylist and musician like Jerry Lee. As big of an Elvis fan I am, Jerry Lee was still raising hell when Elvis had become a parody of himself singing balleds sometimes I wonder who the real King of Rock is. Jerry Lee cut this song in one take at Sun Records and Sam Phillips didn't want even want any part of it. He also deserves to be in the Country music hall of fame... I was fortunate enough to visit Jerry Lee's house a couple of years ago... The guy is a certified genius.
Will Martell: if you are not sure who the king of Rock'N'Roll is then your no fan of Elvis. Jerry Lee Lewis was a pure wanker a fucking fact. Long live the king Elvis!!!!
Sadly time is a thief. I saw him around the same time and he was still great on the piano but his voice and energy have faded, like it would for all of us in our eighties. Magnificent performer in his day.
But his management tried to say she was 15. As if that was better. Ha ha ha! Don't mean to be a northern snob but, wow, such a southern cultural difference to put it mildly...
Kris has that glisten of respect when he sings with Jerry Lee. Ac tually Kris and Shel Silverstein co-wrote Jerry's hit "Once More with Feeling" and older vids showcased their voices better than the one I shared in my link, last post.
This is one of my favorite clips of Jerry Lee. I love the Horn section and clearly Jerry Lee is energized by the enthusiasm of all those kids surrounding him. Classic rock n roll.
RIP Neil. I’m 30 so Rush was a bit before my time but I did get the honor of seeing them twice. Once when I was 14 and another time when I was 17. My dad took me to both shows and I had such an amazing time! They played so damn good.! In high school I was really into punk/hardcore and wasn’t much of a Rush fan, although I appreciated their music,”. But after seeing them live, oh man, I became a fan REAL quick ! Rip to the greatest drummer in Rock history
Fil, I can't begin to tell you how much I'm enjoying your analyses of the great artists from back in the day. I was a junior in HS in '64 and I grew up and began to appreciate music during this era. While I was a fan, I never delved into the stars lives other than the publicity they got, mostly bad, as I was caught up in the passion and the energy of this "vile" new music. It's fascinating to me hearing someone your age talking about the great music and amazing talents that emerged in this new, very controversial, genre. The funny thing is, I was just dancing and partying and doin a lot of shakin and not really thinking much about what it all meant in the larger scheme of things, and now hearing you analyze it alongside the historical aspects is utterly fascinating to me and I'm beginning to appreciate Jerry Lee, Hendrix, the Righteous Brothers in an entirely new way. You are truly giving a precious gift to an old man. Thank you!
@ William Robinson , ---- However , he , Jerry Lee has done many great & fantastic shows in the 1970 's , 80 's , 90's etc. In the u.s. , UK , & Europe etc. Yes , one show in the uk. Wasn't as good as it could or should have been --- it happened in Birmingham in '78 --- the other shows were VERY good !! ----
@ Wings of Pegasus , HI FIL , The other great Live album --- the greatest live show on earth --- on smash / mercury 1964 , it did hit the u.s. album charts. --- the starclub live album wasn't released in the u.s. until much later on in the 90's as far as my memory recalls. --- once again ,many thanks for this In-depth documentary on the Rockingest Rocker of them All !! Rockin'Jerry Lee
I've come across this clip late!!! Thanks for putting it out Fil. It is from a wonderful British tv special called 'Don't Knock The Rock UK' which was produced by the late great Jack Good for Granada tv. The show had Gene Vincent and Little Richard and the Animals all backed by Sounds Incorporated. Jerry of course steals the show. Even now all these years later I find Jerry on top of the piano ....surprising!!! There was a Little Richard special put out a week later and RUclips has a spliced copy of the two shows that was put out in the 1970's by ITV. Not as good as the original I think. The Beeb would never have touched 'Don't Knock The Rock UK' then. They even banned George Formby's 'Little Stick of Blackpool Rock!!!! Ahhh now there's one for ya.
Saw Jerry, Chuck, and Bo Diddley playing at a party about 30 years ago. Had a nice talk with Bo - a very gracious man. There is a nice interview with Jerry on RUclips, including comments beginning around 1:25 where Jerry mentions losing a fight with Chuck. Those guys really were full grown men! ruclips.net/video/tNpLhudD7iY/видео.html
They all had something to bring to the table. ELVIS especially. He alone was the catalyst that brought black music in the light. Before him It was kept to the back of record stores and off the airwaves. Elvis voice, looks, and stage performances was untouchable.
@@richardeidemiller6739 The reason was because elvis's sound initially, was the fusion of black blues with white country and western, bluegrass. It was progressive and REVELATORY!
Hey Phil, I was there that night, it was crazy, the beer helped to. Jerry's Tie flew over my head, I am looking for myself in the video. Its just to blurry and the only words I understood was Shake Baby and rrrrr... I was a regular at the Star Club, among other artists the future Beatles got introduced by Tony Sheridan. Jerry didn't sing in German but the Beatles did and Sheridan would have swallowed his Gum. Cheers Dude, you know your stuff.
As my friend, who is a very good piano player, says “you can’t learn what JLL does...God has to give it to you and he got more than his share of talent on the piano.” His right hand and left hand are simultaneously playing different rhythms when he’s playing. Great job, Fil.
Neil Peart could do that on the drums. You can clearly hear it in Tom Sawyer.
The dude NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT HIS KEYS AND HE JUMPED AWAY FROM THE PIANO SEVERAL TIMES AND HE WAS SINGING AND DANCING AND HIS LEGS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE and his crazy, crazy hair... which tells you his personality WAS ALL OVER TJE PLACE!!! HOW IN THE WORLD CAN ANYONE DO THAT UNLESS IT'S INNATE? Did his momma say a mini piano was attached to the placenta or umbilical cord when he was born????!!! It's like a siamese twin or something weird!! INCREDIBLE, MAN!!! There is NO WAY!!! But, Killer did it!!!!
Fil, your analysis show a maturity well above your years. Sorry, I don’t ever mean to sound condescending, you are amazing in your knowledge. Obviously, besides your natural talent, you spend a lot of time in preparation of your analysis.
Yes that's why we appreciate his videos. We understand the bigger picture.
You are so right...
I met Jerry Lee so many times. The history behind his fame is so cool.
My brother introduced me to a friend of his at a bar called September Place in Memphis. This guys name was Carl McVoy.
He was the owner of the HI record label in the 50's n 60's. So we started hanging out. And one night we were sitting at his table when a knock came at the door. It was Jerry Lee. What a freaking character. Cocaine was his drug of choice in those days and he was a live wire.
On one of those hangout nights he came over again. Now Carl had a sunken livingroom and a powder blue baby grand in there. And on the other side of the kitchen were huge batwing doors. On the other side of those doors a hallway of glass that went thru the house. And there was a snow white baby grand in there.
They pushed the white baby grand out thru the bat wings almost to the steps of the living room.
And Jerry Lee sat at the blue piano and Carl at the white one.
I have never in my life been more entertained in my entire life.
They were hilarious! But I realized then that Carl was the lead. And so I asked who taught who?
Carl was the oldest of the cousins. And he learned at church how to play piano. And he taught Jerry, Mickey, and Jimmy all how to play and all three of them became stars in different ways.
Jerry was Rockabilly.
Mickey Gilley was pure country.
Jimmy Swaggart was a popular preacher.
Carl stepped out of music and into construction. His company built the New Mississippi River bridge and more around the region.
Carl had a recording studio in his home. I saw moma/mother records for the 1st time in my life.
Charlie Rich, Bill Black Combo, an Elvis record. Carl Perkins. I was so in awe.
I met Mickey once at his bar in Texas. It was a pretty slow night and he was at the bar. And I told him I had met 2 of his cousins and he laughed. Hes a really nice guy too. Jerry Lee loved being sandpaper lol.
I saw him in 2 concerts. The famous one where the IRS showed up to take the money for. But Jerry had already given his share back to the venue as a donation. That was so funny and cool to be witness to a little piece of history.
Have you ever looked at Charlie Rich? He was a friend of mine and just a beautiful soul. His wife was his wordman for man of his hits.
A very nice man.
Charlie Rich is amazing. He was a huge country star in the 70s but was an amazingly versatile musician who could do so much more.
Yeah, what a load of talent in those cousins...😮
Oh wow what a great time you had in life! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us! You should write a book! In my 18 -20+ years old I spent a lot of time at the old Blues Alley and they loved when I would show up. My favorite was Ma Rainey II. She even called me up on stage one crowded night to sing with her since I sang along with all of her songs while dancing in my cramped seat. I was excited and mortified...but it was amazing! and the crowd went wild! Look at that little white girl with so much soul!
New Year's Eve 1972 I was at a large party in a fairly big house. Lots of people talking, mingling and drinking. I put this song on and within less than a minute the whole house was literally shaking from the dancing.
Three true legends who only needed a piano and their charisma: Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Fats Domino.
... and Ray Charles.
they were the Greats! they really were. The energy was incomparable....
...and Otis Spann, Sunnyland Slim, Lafette Leake, Professor Longhair and a few others!!! I had to come back to this comment when I realized I'd forgotten Johnny (B. Goode) Johnson. He may be the most important, relatively unknown piano players in R&R history. I've heard it said that Chuck Berry took Johnny's piano licks and made them guitar licks.
...and Happiest Man alive, Ivory Joe Hunter....
@@begtotheroots I was thinking of him, too. Have a couple of his songs, on 78.
Jerry Lee Lewis is what we euphemistically refer to as "a character" in the US. What a guy and what a musician. Thank you Fil.
Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13 year old cousin....... 13 years old...... Let that sink in for a minute.
@@robbiesharp311 It's not what I would do but that is his business and clearly a different time than now. Don't judge. He's already been judged.
@@tod3msn I agree!
Oh yeh . Arrest that man !!!!!!!
@@robbiesharp311 back in biblical days that was when girls got married
Carl Perkins told the story of the first time he kicked the seat back. When Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Roy Orbison were doing Sun package shows... Lewis was getting jealous. He said to Johnny and Carl that they had guitars and can jump around and he was stuck on a seat. Johnny and Carl jokingly said "Get up, jump, do something!" Lewis took it into consideration. The next show, he jumped up, the seat got caught on his loafer and flung back and when he turned back, they said his long curly hair flopped forward. The crowd went wild. Carl looked at Johnny and said "I think we just made a mistake..."
The killer has nothing to be jealous of
@@callofthewillman4469 No he didn’t but in real life early on he was (if you can believe this) a self doubter and just didn’t have his confidence level to where he needed it to be in his mind. I think that’s truly what this did at the time, it truly helped him to start realizing his own talents and quit being his own biggest doubter. There was no jealousy and that was said jokingly because they were all so different and Johnny Cash still sold more records than the Beatles! It’s unbelievable how Capitol Records did Johnny Cash, it was down right just horrible!!!!!!! I love how the amazing and tremendously talented producer Rick Rubin actually went into Capitol Records and reminded them that Johnny Cash was the artist that build their buildings, make them rich....etc!!! I guess what I’m saying is bands like Led Zeppelin, and even some other huge artist over the years even a few artists today do so much better when they’re independent artists!!!!!! Look at what Taylor Swift went through, so artists need to think if they’re truly willing to give up 60 percent of their life’s work or not. Dolly Parton was no dumb blonde by any means, she’s very business savvy and has always owned all of her own masters too!!!!!!!!
@@kelleybutler9720 JERRY LEE NEVER EVER HAD ANY SELF DOUBTS AS RE.HIMSELF ,OR HIS MUSIC. --- HE WAS JUST POINTING OUT THAT HE WAS SEATED AT THE PIANO & HE MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE SHY AT THAT TIME. ----
I have to take issue when you said , "This performance would be tame by today's standards". I think not... There is no one around today that could match Jerry Lee in that kind of wild, insane, uninhibited, performance from 1957 through 1964 when he was at his peak. If he were to perform like that today, I think there is no artist that can match his skills with an audience. Jerry Lee Lewis and his pumping piano is the master performer and showman and having seen him live several times when he was at his best in the fifties an sixties, I can tell you, he would still electrify the audience with his raw talent today, like no other artist can. Jerry Lee does not need props like pyrotechnics going off because he is living dynamite.
I totally agree. I have never in my long lifetime seen his equal. Beyond compare in talent and showmanship.
Yes, today he would rip up a crowd just as here
early 70's in boston i was walking down the street with a few friends i hear a piano and i think , only one person bangs a piano like that and i was like , naaaaa cant be , what are the odds so i walk in and there he was , The Killer ,, playing for around 30 people but in his heart and soul he was playing for 100,000
😲!!!!! LUCKY YOU!!!
He used to do that a lot. Old fans knew the place to be was the hotel bar of the place he was staying. If there was a piano there it was a virtual certainty he would play there after the show until past closing. The man loved to show his stuff.
Wow.
OMG, lucky you!
Fil, you make me so, so happy! Not just this review, but all your videos are so insightful. You have such an engaging manner and it's pure delight to see you enjoying these artists. Thanks for bringing joy during these trying times!
Thanks for the kind words!🙂
Pure unadulterated Rock n' Roll attitude.
I was lucky enough to see Jerry Lee Lewis live! Of course this was many years later. But his vocals and piano playing were as good as ever! It was in a small club called the Palomino Club in North Hollywood. An experience I will never forget!
Hey Fil - This looks like one of your best yet. I’m only about six minutes into it but your commentary is already so insightful and layered. I’m 63 and this performance is shocking to me. I’ve seen a lot of footage of Jerry Lee Lewis but I never saw this one. The close-ups with his long sweaty curly hair must’ve knocked the socks off my parents and grandparents. I can’t wait to see the rest of it. You’re the best.
Jerry Lee & all those ROCK "N" ROLLERS of the 50s & early 60s are still rocking and rolling us now, even the youngsters love it. GREAT ERA ! Never will be forgotten.
Lewis started playing at 8. He said a month later he was playing as good then and he does now. Amazing natural talent.
No wonder they called him The Killer..He was slaying that crowd!
JENNIFER SUN , JERRY LEE HAS ANSWERED THIS QUESTION MANY TIMES ---- THE STORY GOES THAT HIS MOTHER SAID ---- GO GET THEM KILLER !! --- ALSO HIS OLE LIFE LONG FRIEND CECIL HARRELSON WHO WAS ALSO HIS ROAD MANAGER IN THE MID / LATE 1960'S CALLED HIM KILLER FIRST. HOWEVER , IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT IF JERRY LEE COULDN'T REMEMBER A PERSON'S NAME THAT HE WOULD CALL THEM KILLER. --- HE ONCE CALLED A FRIEND OF MINE KILLER. ALTHOUGH HE ALWAYS CALLED / CALLS ME BY MY FIRST NAME. JOHN UK. --- P.S. HE DOES HAVE A GOOD MEMORY FOR THOSE THAT HE'S KNOWN FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
@@jennifursun3303 He said in video that his mom told him to go out and “kill it”. So that turned into the killer.🤷🏻♀️
Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, Jimmy Swaggart all cousins and musicians in their own rights.
Gary Stewart a cousin also. One of the Very Best singers I think theres ever been!! U need to listen to Gary Stewart! ^ in some room above the street^!!
@@jeanie3333 Gary sounded alot like the killer.... Gary was great
One of the best lines ever,
"Honey all you gotta do is stand in one spot, wiggle around just a little bit."
This was a great analysis not only on Jerry Lee Lewis but the time period and how Rock N' Roll was looked down upon by a lot of the adults and the teenagers loving it. Gone but not forgotten 🎹
Jerry " the killer"
Killed it.. He always was like that...
150% energy..
Early 60's oh boy 👦
@@kensod6034 Never ever be another time that comes close to it for young people. I'm so grateful to have lived it.
His album " Live at the Star Club Hamburg " is frequently rated as one of the greatest live albums of all time. He was backed on the recording by British band The Nashville Teens.
that time jerry crashed his car into the gates of graceland at 2 in the morning and smashed out his car window with a whiskey bottle. Scared the hell out of elvis
Space Catboy jerry gave his side of the story cops pulled up saw a gun he bought in some shop he was drunk when he crashed he said he wanted to shoot Elvis cops thought so THATS his side of the story! I am trying to remember every detail of it
@@brandonlee2284 i heard jerry say he went there to talk to elvis, hit the gates by accident and tried to throw a bottle out the window, but forgot the window was up, so it made a loud smash sound as the window broke, and elvis was watching on his security tv and he told his guards to call the cops. Jerry said it really hurt his feelings that elvis was scared of him as he thought he and elvis were good friends, and he was hurt that elvis didnt trust him. I think this might have been right after jerry shot his manager? So word was going around that jerry was dangerous.
His antics overshadowed his amazing piano playing. He would play two completely different rhythms..one rhythm with his right hand and another with his left hand. Some of his playing on a country ballad is almost unbelievable. Great job Fil.
Headbanging in 64, who would have thought? 'Live at The Star Club Hamburg' from the same year is a must have R & R classic album.
Jerry was a primal force of nature, like a hurricane, tidal wave or huge earthquake
He was one of the first who really got people moving. And he was good at it.
“Build yourselves a pine box boys, nobody follows the killer”
Thank Fil. I hope you will look at his Austin City Limits appearance and pick a song or two for analysis. I was in the audience and the show was magic. He was asked why he never appeared on ACL again, he replied "I don't think I could do it any better." Cannot tell you how much this old man enjoys your work.
He was the Robert Plant of the 50’s with his golden locks and sexual innuendo.
You thought there was sexual innuendo in Jerry's music?? Hmm, I'll have to think about that :-)
phil2bfree did you not listen to this last song? His entire being was sexual innuendo.
Karen: I was JOKING. That is why I put a :-) at the end of my reply. Maybe my sense of humor is too subtle for some people.
phil2bfree there needs to be a sarcasm font. 😉
Thank you for spotlighting a such a rock'n roll icon. I've seen the musical "Million Dollar Quartet" so many times & the actors they get for Jerry Lee without fail are my favorites. You can't just politely listen to those segments that feature Jerry. You have to react by hoot'n & hollerin' & clapping & it just feeds the actors when you do. Jerry was such an amazing piano player.
Lewis was also heavily influenced by the performance styles of southern evangelical ministers. He started playing with his cousins Mickey Gilley (who became a prominent country musician) and Jimmy Swaggart (who became a prominent and controversial televangelist).
Fil, I was born in '56, and I can't begin to tell you how amazing it's been to listen to rock music from it's infancy to what it has become today. The way that it has grown and morphed into so many sub-genres! I'm awestruck when I think about it, haha! It's been quite a trip!
rock ? there is no rock..there is Rock n Roll and then the other genres..
So what exactly were you listening to...
@@jameskaft5233 🙄
I was born in '52 remember so well the music my parents were listening to. Great times and they bought a Zenith "hi-fi" record player. We still have it!
Yeah, had great rockin right through the 90s, now seems to be over.
Man he's remained pretty animated, but seeing him again this full of energy is something! Love that he covered Kris Kristofferson's "Once More With Feeling" even as a duet on tv. ruclips.net/video/NHVYRqRuNuk/видео.html
Jerry Lee, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart are all first cousins, LOLOL. Jimmy can sing those Gospel songs, they were all very talented. They say Jerry Lee struggled to go to Memphis, he felt like he was betraying God but later on, he gave Jimmy a new car for his ministry, and helped him in many ways, those three guys really care for each other a lot. They all learned to play music on their grannies porch.
Met Jerry Lee Lewis in a little cafe outside Houston Texas in 1977. He was sitting in a booth by himself and he was drunker than a skunk.
😲😂🤘
Fear of dying has this effect.
Trendsetter, a southerner, a white man, with a dirty soulful vocal.
I think Lewis and Presley were kindred spirits, they did an awful lot for rock and roll. It's more than just music, it's about freedom,
With a great deal of Sexual Energy.
The thing about elvis was his soul depth and diversity. His initial sound at sun studio was the fusion of black blues with white country and western, bluegrass.
That sound was progressive and REVELATORY!
Actually, this crowd behavior begun in the mid 50's and came with the early rock n roll performers, such as Chuck Berry, Elvis, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and of course Jerry Lee Lewis and others. The little clap at the end of the songs you are talking about, is probably from the live TV broadcasts from the 50's. Cheers man, love your analyses! Keep on rockin'!
Jerry Lee Lewis was a wild man with a little help from his friends/amphetamines🤪
Great job Phil and you have one of the best and I mean best RUclips channels on RUclips🎸🎤🙌
He does an awesome job 🤘
Most musicians did amphetamines back then; later, other musicians -- including John Lennon of The Beatles -- were using LSD and Heroin. Amphetamines are mild by comparison.
God bless America .
@jim maddox ...those damn black beauties will do it everytime🤩
I guess part of the audience was on pills/powder.
I remember as a head banger in the very early '70's a ton of us looked to Jerry Lee for wild rock n roll. The Beatles and the Stones, even the Yardbirds looked and sounded pinched and constrained by comparison. The raw unadulterated rhythms and the outa control long hair came straight from Jerry. He paved the way for loud primitive and heavy.
Sounds like Iggy
Johnny Kid & The Pirates.?
Listening to Jerry, I just want to dance. Brilliant!
I know....right?
the way he uses dynamics to take the energy up and down was pretty ground-breaking, and such a table setter for the rock and roll revolution. Also his understanding that people responded to HIM, as he performed, kicking the stool, flipping hair, etc. just as much as the actual song. Legend.
My parents took me to a Jerry Lee concert back in the early-mid 70s so about 10 years after this. Almost 50 years later I still vividly remember him doing this song. "The Killer" was that good.
We “raised hell” back in the 60’s and 70’s! If I tried to have a party like we used to there would be helicopters in the sky and swat teams in the woods!!!
Hell yeah. At our high school graduation party kegs of beer were supplied BY THE SHCOOL down a back road in a field. We were litterally "raising hell" by spawning babies of the Devil.
My Momma was a pistol, an my Pappy was a son-of-a-gun. : )
Funny what you say about choppers!
We had a party in the foothills of Denver in the 1970's and had a police helicopter come out.
@@lawrencetaylor4101 Nice!
I was once in a hard rock band so ungodly loud cops from the next town over came & told us to turn it down. The gig was on a warf and I guess the sound travelled across the bay. We were visited by our local police two times prior to that.
@@UberLummox ... "warf"?
@@JW...-oj5iw A pier. Sorry, I misspoke.
Fil,you probably heard that Neil Peart passed away on Tuesday, could you please do a Rush segment,I still feel a little sick right now 😥
Fil-Another good one! I grew up in Memphis in the 1960s and 70s, and I knew Jerry Lee personally, and saw him perform live many times. He was/is, without question, THE most exciting live performer I've ever seen. This performance was very typical of his shows between about 1958-1965. And everything you say here is true- My father was a WW2 vet and very much a member of 'the greatest generation', and was quite dismissive of Jerry Lee. This is a direct quote from my dad: "He's the one that sings that (n-word) song about humpin'. I don't want you going to that. " Of course, I did anyway, LOL. Even Elvis knew-he would not allow Jerry Lee to be booked on the same bill with him. He (Elvis) knew he couldn't follow Jerry Lee when he was at his peak. And that was the problem-increasingly as time went on, Jerry Lee's performances didn't live up to his peak. He struggled with alcohol and drugs and frequently showed up intoxicated the night of a performance. He pulled stunts that got him blackballed by many local(Memphis) promoters and national booking agencies. It makes you wonder what might have been. But, then again, perhaps that level of excitement/energy simply couldn't be maintained-perhaps some form of escape was inevitable. Great work- Keep it up!
I'M in my 70's now, so my teenage years were the 60's, you latched onto performers your parents did not like. We had our own music and fashion, which started in the mid 50's and carried on through the 60's. We respected our Parents, but wanted to be different.
You can tell by the look on his face he's stone crazy.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
lessevdoolbretsim Speeding.....
He was a musical genius .
I always loved how Jerry Lee would insert his name in songs live in lieu of "I" or "me" in the studio versions. A classic example is You Win Again live in LA vs the studio ver. "when everybody knows but me" vs. "When everybody in old Memphis knows but Jerry Lee". Love it. Also when you see the photo of the "Million Dollar Quartet" it's the newspaper photo. The uncropped photo shows Elvis' girlfriend sitting on the piano!
Jerry Lee is 86 today. Would love to see another analysis of his work. Keep up the good work, especially the country music. Your are so spot on and I learn so much. Good luck from deep in the heart of Texas!
A wonderful Jerry Lee segment to focus on, Fil, thank you. I remember seeing this program in its entirety on late night TV sometime in the mid 1970's. Jerry Lee's performance is magnetic! You just can't look away! I find it fascinating that, during the breaks when he's not playing, his performance shares a strong similarity to a Southern Gospel preacher who has his parishioners rapt attention. This is Rock'n' Roll rebellion as a religious experience, something Little Richard also excelled at.
Wish I had that Cowlick in my hair..Jerry also has some standup traditional two step country songs..thanks Fil
Just the sad news one of the last pioneers of Rock N' Roll had died today, Jerry Lee Lewis at age 87 Rest in Peace alongside your Cousain Mickey Gilley thanks for the great body of work you left behind. Jerry Lee Lewis September 29, 1935 - October 28, 2022
THE KILLER IS THE BEST! BEEN A FAN OH HIM SINCE 2013. THE GREATEST ENTERTAINTER IN THE WORLD!!!!
Charly from Mexico.
Fil...What is unfortunate about Jerry Lee Lewis is that his ground breaking talent is sometimes eclipsed by his marrying his cousin. He was much much much more than that. He paid a price for that matter. But if music fans can see him as a musician he was spell binding. I saw him with my parents on a country music bill in the early 70's and he still was knocking over piano benches during his show and throwing his bench. He hopped around and it was captivating as a performance. He was charismatic even in the early 1970's. Decades later I never forgot how Jerry ignited the crowd and how he made me excited to be part of the crowd hearing his music.
People forget he is a great country singer and that's how he came back!
T'was a great time for Rock'n'roll ; just a bit of fun. People made merry with what they had.
When he brings it down after he stands up holding the mic stand... and works it back up... That’s deadly...
A friend of mine was at the infamous gig Jerry Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent did at Birmingham Town Hall in 1963. Also on the bill was Mickie Most - who later became a record producer - and also Heinz from the Tornados at his first solo gig post leaving the Tornados. Well basically the difference in performance and energy between the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent VS Heinz was stark and he was literally booed off the stage. He did claim later people had thrown beans at him but my friend didn't recall that. The point was though the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent, despite being on the cusp of a big music change in 1963/64, were performers who literally created an energy on stage that transferred into the audience. I wish I'd been at that show. I do however have the ticket stub and the story!
I was 15 then. We d run in to see him on tv. (rare though) He was famous and made kids want to dance. In 64 - 9 of us oacked into 1 car to go see the Beatles landing in MIAMI Intl Airport. What a mob scene that was that day. Crazy. Kids stampeding down the concourses everywhere. You are so precise too with your review. You detail it truthfully and the way it truly was.Well done friend. How you explained how the teenagers felt was so accurate. I lived it. Fantastic thorough review. Even I learned 1 or 2 new thibgs from your informative review. Thank you fir remembering and showing how rock n roll started.
JLL is still around at 83, making occasional appearances. Who would have thought he'd be one of the last ones standing.. .
I thought he was long dead!
For real?
85 now!
THATS ROCK AND ROLL , SAW HIM IN ABILENE , TX HE CAUGHT THE PIANO ON FIRE , THE PROMOTER HAD RENTED IT , HE POURED LIGHTER FLUID AND LIT IT AT THE END , DAMN NEAR CAUGHT THE STAGE ON FIRE, BOWED AND WALKED OUT,
😂🤣
Recreated by Hendrix later at Montery Pop in '67. Now that's influence.
Excellent analysis on the swing period of the 1940's that progress into rock & roll in the mid 1950's love these historical film footage. Fats Domino was another great singer pianist songwriter of that ear. great job Fil.
As a Canadian, RIP RUSH Drummer, Neil Peart. So Young Man . 🇨🇦 loves you Neil Peart .
Rock 🤘❤️🤘🎈.
Just discovered his Live at The Star Club album. Never knew it existed and it's gotta be one of the best live albums I've ever heard.
I appreciate the fact that you open up a lot of artists whom I'm not that familiar with Fil. Please keep this going!
Elton copied Jerry, early on, with kicking the stool back and keyboard handstands. It was before he became ELTON! but it was exciting to see. Jerry paved the way for many artists to just let go and rock!
Very Cool--
Both You and The Killer!!!
Rock
Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis are the last Rock Icons standing. They outlasted all the great artists. Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, John Lennon, George Harrison, George Michael, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Cliff Burton, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, and Elvis.
Killer's the last man standing. El ultimo hombre!!!
Mr Controversial. Quite the bad boy of his time. Hard to believe now. Lol!!
I don’t think marrying your 13 year old niece is controversial, I would call it sick and demented
HAMILTON RB, IT TAKES ONE TO RECOGNISE ONE !! --- HOWEVER , IT WASN'T HIS NEICE --- IT WAS HIS SECOND COUSIN. --- AS THE WORDS OF THE * LORD YESHUA / JESUS * CHRIST ----- HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN -- CAST THE FIRST STONE !! JOHN UK. ----
@@HamiltonRb It was common in his part of the country at that time and he married his second cousin. It was legal with parental permission. Times were very tough and young people were forced to grow up and take responsibility for themselves. His sister married at fourteen. So did Loretta Lynn. Grow up and educate yourself. Young people today would never survive if they had to learn to take care of themselves like those kids did. They stayed married for thirteen years and are best friends to this day.
@@s.r.r. Sorry, not interested in excusing pedophilia just because he is a celebrity
@@johnpearce3714 m She was 13, and I don't care how related they were, she was a child.
Fil, I need to hear your version of "Whole Lotta Shakin." That would be worth the price of admission!!!! Jerry Lee Lewis one of the most talented performers in modern music. Great video Love Ya Fil!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, Fil...give us some Neil Peart, please...Overture (2112) was brilliant musically and lyrically with the story it tells through Neil's words and sound that set the mark higher for the Progressive genre at that time. We Rush fan family members would appreciate it!
Thanks professor this is just what I needed. Really saddened with the loss of Neil Peart
I feel the same way my friend 😥
Yes, me too. Just heard. Lots of tears over here.
I expected Fil to do Peart tonight.
@@beachgirl4583 I can't say I didn't have my hopes up but you know how it is. I am seriously saddened that he's not around anymore. We usually mess around on Facebook but it got quiet tonight.
James Gordon aka Crazy Legs,
It’s surreal. He was only 67. I uploaded 2112 to my car last weekend. Found out today.
During the quiet, vocal breakdown of the song , as Jerry seduces his audience with unheard of sexual innuendo, you can see a crystal clear path from him to Jim Morrison. Shock that generation of old squares at ANY cost, man! The cry of pubic awakening. Anything less would be, “unnatural “.
The sax really carried the band for a bit there
The genuine last man standing from the founding fathers of rock. There hasn't and will never be another stylist and musician like Jerry Lee. As big of an Elvis fan I am, Jerry Lee was still raising hell when Elvis had become a parody of himself singing balleds sometimes I wonder who the real King of Rock is. Jerry Lee cut this song in one take at Sun Records and Sam Phillips didn't want even want any part of it. He also deserves to be in the Country music hall of fame... I was fortunate enough to visit Jerry Lee's house a couple of years ago... The guy is a certified genius.
surprise, he's making a gospel album!
Will Martell: if you are not sure who the king of Rock'N'Roll is then your no fan of Elvis. Jerry Lee Lewis was a pure wanker a fucking fact. Long live the king Elvis!!!!
@@tonylong5024 do you know his release date? I love every genre he did.
The old good times BEFORE HIFI !
Pure energy !!
WOW! I saw him about 15 years ago at a Blues Fest here in FL. He had to have someone walk him to the piano. He was good, nothing like this.
Sadly time is a thief. I saw him around the same time and he was still great on the piano but his voice and energy have faded, like it would for all of us in our eighties. Magnificent performer in his day.
Ingrid is a real cutie!
Hi Fil !!!!
Yeah old Jerry had the World by the horns... Until he married his thirteen-year-old cousin.
Oh how tender!
But his management tried to say she was 15. As if that was better. Ha ha ha! Don't mean to be a northern snob but, wow, such a southern cultural difference to put it mildly...
@@redwoods7370 Such a passive aggressive comment. You shouldn't judge all southern culture by A few people or in this case....a single person.
RIP Jerry Lee. Hope you will look at some of his Country Music Fil .
Kris has that glisten of respect when he sings with Jerry Lee. Ac tually Kris and Shel Silverstein co-wrote Jerry's hit "Once More with Feeling" and older vids showcased their voices better than the one I shared in my link, last post.
Some great organ playing there too! Excellent video as always!
This is one of my favorite clips of Jerry Lee. I love the Horn section and clearly Jerry Lee is energized by the enthusiasm of all those kids surrounding him. Classic rock n roll.
Whipped em into a frenzy, didn't he, lol..Epitome of not giving a rats about what the powers that be thought.
I know this is off topic but RIP NEIL PEART 😢 💔 Love Jerry Lee!
🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
You said it
RIP Neil. I’m 30 so Rush was a bit before my time but I did get the honor of seeing them twice. Once when I was 14 and another time when I was 17. My dad took me to both shows and I had such an amazing time! They played so damn good.! In high school I was really into punk/hardcore and wasn’t much of a Rush fan, although I appreciated their music,”. But after seeing them live, oh man, I became a fan REAL quick ! Rip to the greatest drummer in Rock history
@@holyvacant1427 Good for you! 😎✌️❤️
@@holyvacant1427 cool dad to go along with a cool experience
I can't sit still when Jerry performs!
Elvis is King of Rock n Roll....Jerry IS Rock n Roll.
Fil:. Steve Jones asked Lewis what he thought
of the Sex Pistols and he
said, "They were good!"
Fil, I can't begin to tell you how much I'm enjoying your analyses of the great artists from back in the day. I was a junior in HS in '64 and I grew up and began to appreciate music during this era. While I was a fan, I never delved into the stars lives other than the publicity they got, mostly bad, as I was caught up in the passion and the energy of this "vile" new music. It's fascinating to me hearing someone your age talking about the great music and amazing talents that emerged in this new, very controversial, genre. The funny thing is, I was just dancing and partying and doin a lot of shakin and not really thinking much about what it all meant in the larger scheme of things, and now hearing you analyze it alongside the historical aspects is utterly fascinating to me and I'm beginning to appreciate Jerry Lee, Hendrix, the Righteous Brothers in an entirely new way. You are truly giving a precious gift to an old man. Thank you!
Thanks!
@ William Robinson , ---- However , he , Jerry Lee has done many great & fantastic shows in the 1970 's , 80 's , 90's etc. In the u.s. , UK , & Europe etc. Yes , one show in the uk. Wasn't as good as it could or should have been --- it happened in Birmingham in '78 --- the other shows were VERY good !! ----
I think the last half of that performance was him just making it up as it went and the band following along.
@ Wings of Pegasus , HI FIL , The other great Live album --- the greatest live show on earth --- on smash / mercury 1964 , it did hit the u.s. album charts. --- the starclub live album wasn't released in the u.s. until much later on in the 90's as far as my memory recalls. --- once again ,many thanks for this In-depth documentary on the Rockingest Rocker of them All !! Rockin'Jerry Lee
Without artist like Lewis; people might still be sitting down in concerts
I've come across this clip late!!! Thanks for putting it out Fil. It is from a wonderful British tv special called 'Don't Knock The Rock UK' which was produced by the late great Jack Good for Granada tv. The show had Gene Vincent and Little Richard and the Animals all backed by Sounds Incorporated. Jerry of course steals the show. Even now all these years later I find Jerry on top of the piano ....surprising!!! There was a Little Richard special put out a week later and RUclips has a spliced copy of the two shows that was put out in the 1970's by ITV. Not as good as the original I think. The Beeb would never have touched 'Don't Knock The Rock UK' then. They even banned George Formby's 'Little Stick of Blackpool Rock!!!! Ahhh now there's one for ya.
That’s the Killer
Saw Jerry, Chuck, and Bo Diddley playing at a party about 30 years ago. Had a nice talk with Bo - a very gracious man. There is a nice interview with Jerry on RUclips, including comments beginning around 1:25 where Jerry mentions losing a fight with Chuck. Those guys really were full grown men!
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Goodness gracious great balls of Fire
***** Like Good Wine , Jerry Lee 's Piano Playing got better & better over the years --- he was an Amazing Artist , VERY talented and Versatile !!
This IS what 50's Rock was like in the States. Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and many more. It was wild.
They all had something to bring to the table.
ELVIS especially.
He alone was the catalyst that brought black music in the light.
Before him It was kept to the back of record stores and off the
airwaves.
Elvis voice, looks, and stage performances was untouchable.
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The reason was because elvis's sound initially, was the fusion of black blues with white country and western, bluegrass.
It was progressive and REVELATORY!
Frankie Laine ~ "He Gave Me A Mountain" is wicked.
Studio recording blows my doors off.
My step brother looks like Jerry Lee. And only has a slightly less convoluted marital history.
Hey Phil, I was there that night, it was crazy, the beer helped to. Jerry's Tie flew over my head, I am looking for myself in the video. Its just to blurry and the only words I understood was Shake Baby and rrrrr...
I was a regular at the Star Club, among other artists the future Beatles got introduced by Tony Sheridan.
Jerry didn't sing in German but the Beatles did and Sheridan would have swallowed his Gum.
Cheers Dude, you know your stuff.