Lewis,Jerry Lee Complete Jerry Lee Lewis On Sun CD

JERRY LEE LEWIS - COMPLETE JERRY LEE LEWIS ON SUN - If rock'n'roll was a person, it would be Jerry Lee Lewis. Back in 1957, when Jerry Lee Lewis exploded on radio and jukeboxes with "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" and "Great BallsOf Fire, " rock'n'roll was brand new, young and wild, loud and dangerous. The same could be said of Jerry Lee. Jerry Lee was in Louisiana when he heard Elvis and Carl Perkins and knew he had to get to Memphis and Sam Phillips, aman he thought would understand his music. He was right. When Sam heard that wild, free spirit with a no holds barredpiano pounding style, he put a microphone in front of him and turned on the recording machine. In this collection, you willhear all of the songs that Jerry Lee Lewis recorded for Sun Records, including those that were never released when he wason Sun. You can hear the piano rumble from Jerry Lee's left hand and feel the wild, manic energy pulsing through the studioas he sang and played. Jerry Lee's single, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" entered the Billboard country chart on June 17, 1957, the Hot 100 a weeklater and the R&B chart on August 19. It reached number one on the country chart (for two weeks), number three on the Hot100 and number one on the R&B chart. The next single, "Great Balls Of Fire, " also released in 1957, reached number oneon the country chart, number two on the Hot 100 and number three on the R&B chart. Nobody had heard anything like itand those who went to see Jerry Lee perform had never seen anything like him. He was a Louisiana Wild Man set loose andeverything he did, said, sang or played screamed ROCK'N'ROLL!Listening to these songs, recorded over a seven year period, you can hear the roots of rock'n'roll. The early rockabilly performerswere considered country at the beginning and you hear a strong dose of country when Jerry Lee played-he coveredJimmy Rodgers, Hank Williams and country hits. You hear him play R&B from Ray Charles and The Drifters. And you hear himplay pop hits like "Near You" and "Love Letters In The Sand. " But Jerry Lee did not simply cover a song, he took a song andmade it his own, no matter where it came from. No matter who wrote a song, when Jerry Lee played it, it became a Jerry LeeLewis song. There are few performers who are that original. Rock'n'roll during the 1950s was a mixture of something old, something new, something borrowed and some blues. You'llhear that spectrum in this Complete Jerry Lee Lewis set. During the 1950s, rock'n'roll was a teenager's first love. It wasa music that excited them, moved them and gave them a music of their own-stupendously different from their parent'smusic. It was a music that grabbed the heart, moved the feet and changed the world. Listening to rock'n'roll was a rite ofpassage for teenagers in the 1950s, a baptism of freedom for a youth rebellion. Sun Records in Memphis, led by Sam Phillips, was the birthplace of rock'n'roll and Jerry Lee Lewis was a favorite son. -Don Cusic

1. Crazy Arms 2. End of the Road 3. Born to Lose 4. Silver Threads Among the Gold 5. I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl I Love) 6. Loie You So Much It Hurts 7. Deep Elm Blues 8. Goodnight Irene 9. Honey Hush 10. Crawdad Song 11. Dixie 12. Marine's Hymn 13. That Lucky Old Sun 14. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane 15. You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven 16. Lewis Boogie 17. I Can't Help It If Still in Lovewith You 18. Cold Cold Heart 19. Shame on You 20. I'll Keep on Loving You (Aka If the World Keeps on Turning) 21. You Are My Sunshine 22. Tomorrow Night 23. Sixty Minute Man 24. It All Depends (Who Will Buy the Wine) 25. I Don't Love Nobody 26. Ole Pal of Yesterday 27. You Win Again 28. Love Letters in the Sand 29. Little Green Valley 30. Pumpin' Pianorock 31. Whole Lot of Shakin Going on (Aka Whole Lotta Shakin Goin on) 32. It'll Be Me 33. All Night Long 34. Old Time Religion 35. When the Saints Go Marching in 36. My Carolina Sunshine Girl 37. Long Gone Lonesome Blues 38. Singing the Blues 39. Matchbox 40. Ubangi Stomp 41. Rock Ruby 42. So Long I'm Gone 43. 0Oby Booby 44. I'm Feeling Sorry 45. Mean Woman Blues 46. Turn Around 47. Why Should I Cry 48. Great Balls of Fire 49. I'm Sorry I'm Not Sorry 50. Down the Line (Aka Mown on Down the Line) 51. Cool Cool Ways (Sexy Ways) 52. Milkshake Mademoiselle (Aka Milk Shake Mademoiselle) 53. Lewis Workout 54. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again 55. When I Get Paid II 56. Love Made a Fool of Me 57. No More Than I Get 58. I Forgot to Remember to Forget 59. My Pretty Quadroon 60. Breathless 61. Pink Pedal Pushers 62. Jailhouse Rock 63. Don't Be Cruel 64. Someday You'll Want Me to Want You 65. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 66. Friday Night 67. Big Legged Woman 68. Hello Hello Baby 69. Fi Ankle and Johnny 70. Your Cheatin' Heart 71. Lovesick Blues 72. Put Me Down 73. High School Confidential 74. Slippin' Around 75. I'll See You in My Dreams 76. Real Wild One (Wild One) 77. Let the Good Times Roll 78. Fools Like Me 79. Setting the Woods on Fire 80. Memory of You 81. Come What May 82. Crazy Heart 83. Live and Let Live 84. It Hurt Me So 85. Bigbien' Baby 86. Lovin' Up a Storm 87. Sick and Tired 88. Shanty in Old Shanty Town 89. Release Me 90. Near You 91. I Could Never Be Ashamed of You 92. Hillbilly Music 93. Little (Weenie) 94. Home 95. Will the Circle Be Unbroken 96. Ballad of Billy Joe 97. Sail Away 98. Am I to Be the One 99. Night Train to Memphis 100. Im the Guilty One 101. Let'stalk About Us 102. Wild Side of Life 103. Billy Boy (Aka Charming Billy) 104. My Bonnie 105. Mexicali Rose 106. In the Mood 107. I Get the Blues When It Rains 108. Don't Drop It 109. Great Speckled Bird 110. Baby Baby Bye Bye 111. Old Black Joe 112. Bonnie B 113. Hound Dog 114. As Long As I Live 115. What'd I Say 116. Keep Your Hands Off of It - Birthday Cake 117. Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes 118. John Henry 119. C.C. Rider 120. Livin' Lovin' Wreck 121. It Won't Happen with Me 122. I Love You Because 123. Save the Last Dance for Me 124. High Powered Woman 125. My Blue Heaven 126. Hamblin' Rose 127. Money 128. Rockin' the Boat of Love 129. I've Been Twistin' 130. I Know What It Means 131. Hello Josephine 132. Set My Mind at Ease 133. Sweet Little Sixteen 134. Good Rockin' Tonight 135. Be Bop a Lula 136. How's My Ex Treating You 137. I Can't Trust Me (In Your Arms Anymore) 138. Good Golly Miss Molly 139. Waiting for a Train 140. Teenage Letter 141. Seasons of My Heart 142. Your Lovin Ways 143. Just Who Is to Blame 144. Hong Kong Blues 145. Love on Broadway 146. One Minute Past Eternity 147. Invitation to Your Part 148. I Can't Seem to Say Goodbye 149. Carry Me Back to Old Virginia