| Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story Contributor(s): Tosches, Nick (Author), Marcus, Greil (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0802135668 ISBN-13: 9780802135667 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: Born in Louisiana to a family legacy of great courage and greater madness, Jerry Lee was torn throughout his life between a harsh Pentecostal God and the Devil of alcohol, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. He began performing publicly at fourteen, and at twenty-one he recorded "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", which propelled him to stardom. Almost immediately, news of his marriage to his thirteen-year-old cousin all but destroyed his career. Over the next twenty years, Jerry Lee, ever indomitable and ever wild, would rise again as a country star, and then lose it all again to his own inner demons. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock - Music | Recording & Reproduction |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 97051914 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.58" W x 8.28" (0.76 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: The life of Jerry Lee Lewis is one of the most dramatic and tormented in rock 'n' roll history. Hellfire is a wild, riveting, and beautifully written biography that received universal acclaim on its original publication and remains one of the most remarkable biographies ever written. Born in Louisiana to a family legacy of great courage and greater wildness, Jerry Lee was torn throughout his life between a demanding Pentecostal God and the Devil of alcohol, drugs, and the boogie-woogie piano. At fourteen he began performing publicly, and at twenty-two he recorded Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, which propelled him to stardom. But almost immediately, news of his marriage to his thirteen-year-old cousin nearly destroyed his career. Over the next twenty years, Jerry Lee would rise again as a country star, and lose it all to his addictions to alcohol, drugs, and his own fame. Hellfire is an audacious, artful look directly into the soul of a rock 'n' roll legend. |