Jerry Lee Lewis: Greatest Live Performances of the 50s, 60s and 70s
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Actor: Jerry Lee LewisBrand: WEA HOME VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 71 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: M19406
Studio: Time Life Records
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- Time Life is proud to offer the first-ever career-spanning collection of 19 unforgettable live performances from the '50s through the '70s by Jerry Lee Lewis. This includes his greatest hits such as, "Breathless," "Great Balls of Fire," and "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On." The bonus material includes one of the most comprehensive and revealing interviews with Je
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Movie Review: A long overdue DVD for fans of The Killer!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the DVD that diehard Jerry Lee Lewis fans have been waiting many years for! Lewis will go down in history as one of the most flamboyant live performers in American music and the classic performances here prove that fact strongly. After all these years there are few Lewis DVD's to choose from and very little live footage available of the Killer in his prime. This DVD solves that problem with three different Television appearances from the 50's, a great 1964 appearance on British television, and two appearances from the 70's during Jerry Lee's period as a country music star.
Jerry Lee's historic television debut on the Steve Allen show in 1957 has to rank among the most wild and crazy performances in American television as he tears into "Whole lotta shakin goin on" like a madman! The Killer storms through the song with manic intensity, kicking back the piano bench and shouting the lyrics into the microphone as he pounds the piano keys with fury. This performance makes other 50's rockers like Elvis and Chuck Berry look tame in comparison. You can only imagine the horrified reaction of parents as they watched this performance in their living rooms in 1957!
Jerry Lee's performance of "Breathless" on the Dick Clark show is another example of Lewis at his flamboyant best, but I agree the only real disappointment in the DVD is the segment from the Dewey Phillips show where "You win Again" and "Great Balls of Fire" are the original Sun recordings overdubbed and not Jerry Lee singing live.
Next we have a priceless, sensational British television performance from 1964 that is even more outrageous than the TV appearances from the 50's. This is possibly the greatest footage we will ever see of a young Jerry Lee Lewis tearing it up in his absolute prime. The Killer is UNLEASHED in all his wild, flamboyant glory as he rocks his way through a set of six tunes before an audience of fired up British teenagers who are gathered around the piano in a wild frenzy! The final explosive performance of "Whole lotta shakin" has the crowd of teens going crazy with excitement as Jerry Lee stands on top of the piano and tears the place apart!! This footage is a must-see for any lover of classic rock n' roll and is worth the price of the DVD alone. It is a mystery why this great performance was left unissued to the public for over 40 years, but any serious Jerry Lee Lewis fan will treasure it.
At the time this performance was taped in March of 64, Jerry Lee was sadly boycotted from every radio and television station in America as "Beatlemania" was taking over the country. It is fascinating to see Jerry Lee having the exact same effect on a teenaged audience in England that the Beatles were having here in America. Jerry Lee proves without a doubt in this performance that nobody was rocking harder or better in 1964 than the Killer. Beatlemania might have been taking America by storm, but "KILLERMANIA" was definitely alive and well over in England!
The next two television appearances from Ralph Emery's show are much more tame and laid back. Jerry Lee had left the rock n' roll world to become a successful country star in the late 60's and 70's and he performs the great tunes "Who's gonna play this old piano" and Kris Kristofferson's classic song "Me and Bobby McGee". We also get some nice footage of Jerry Lee and his piano playing cousin Mickey Gilley who was also a popular country star at the time. Ralph Emery gives them a brief interview and lets them cut loose on a medley of old tunes including Jerry Lee's great rocker "Lewis Boogie". The Killer's influence on his cousin can be clearly seen here as Gilley sounds a lot like Jerry Lee in both his singing and piano playing.
As a bonus feature we get a rare and excellent interview with Jerry Lee from 1993 where he talks about his early years, moments with Elvis, and more. If you are a long-time Lewis fan or a younger fan like myself who wants to explore the legendary pioneers of rock n' roll, this fine DVD belongs in your collection.
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