Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis Thanks for the Memories

JERRY LEE LEWIS: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Jerry Lee Lewis will be MISSED- he was a one-of-a-kind character who made rock n’roll fun. His shows were wild and he often ended up brawling with some inebriated guy in the audience. Unlike many celebrities, he LIKED Star Magazine where I worked, and he invited me backstage to his dressing room when he played in Hollywood. (Photo) On this night back in the 80’s, Lisa Marie Presley was also in his dressing room and Bob Dylan and his entourage showed up too.

By Janet / October 29, 2022
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Janet Charlton Jerry Lee Lewis Rockabilly

JERRY LEE LEWIS: REMEMBERING EARLY ROCKABILLY

Jerry Lee Lewis was inducted into the the Country Music Hall of Fame today (it’s about time – the Rock n’Roll Hall of Fame snapped him up in 1986) and it brought back memories. Jerry was one of the original rockabillies (right, Brian Setzer?) and when I was writing for Star Magazine, I always went to see his shows – mostly at hillbilly bars. The shows were always wild and fun and more often than not, Jerry ended up in a fistfight with some guy in the audience. Unlike many celebrities, Jerry LIKED my tabloid magazine and invited me to his dressing room when he played in Hollywood. (photo above) I was surprised to find petulant looking Lisa Marie Presley in the dressing room also. Bob Dylan also walked in with his entourage and I recall he looked really dirty and I stepped back to give him plenty of space…

By Janet / May 18, 2022
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Janet Charlton Jerry Lee Lewis Steve Bing

WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ WITH JERRY LEE LEWIS

The LA Times just gave Jerry Lee Lewis a rave review for his weekend performance in Cerritos, and we are ASTONISHED by the fact that he’s still performing. He’s 83 now and has outlived and out-performed almost all of his 1950’s rock n’ roll contemporaries. (Little Richard is still around, but not performing) Jerry was an original Bad Boy – he married his 13 year old second cousin and two of his 8 wives died “under mysterious circumstances.” We were surprised to learn that billionaire playboy Steve Bing is Jerry’s biggest fan and has taken over his career. Jerry was mired in drugs, health problems, and IRS debts when Bing stepped in and cleaned up his life while producing his music. HE was at the Cerritos show, cheering Jerry on.

Note from Janet: Above, sometime in the 80’s I was able to visit Jerry in his dressing room after a show. He was a delightful but scary gentleman. Also in the small room were Lisa Marie Presley and Bob Dylan. Nobody realized I was a tabloid reporter.

By Janet / November 19, 2018
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Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis Married

JERRY LEE LEWIS IS MARRYING HIS COUSIN’S WIFE!

50’s rockabilly Jerry Lee Lewis (“Great Balls of Fire”) is not only still performing at the age of 76, but he’s getting married for the seventh time! To his cousin’s wife! Back in 1957 Jerry caused a huge scandal and nearly ended his career when he married his 13 year old cousin Myra. (top photo) Now his cousin Rusty says Jerry broke up his marriage and stole his wife of 24 years. Rusty’s not happy but he begrudgingly told The Enquirer that his exwife will probably gamble away all Jerry’s money in the casinos like she did his.

By Janet / March 22, 2012
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Carl Perkins Elvis Jerry Lee Lewis Johnny Cash Million Dollar Quartet Sam Phillips

THIS PHOTO INSPIRED THE BROADWAY SHOW “MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET”

Imagine that – a Broadway show called “Million Dollar Quartet” was created with THIS classic photograph as inspiration. An impromptu recording session in 1956 in Memphis engineered by producer Sam Phillips of Sun Records, kicked off the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. The show, featuring great rockabilly songs from that era, ran for a year in Chicago and is set to open in New York this month. Only now, Jerry Lee Lewis, the only one of the four musicians still alive (and working,) is suing the producers because he wants a cut of the profits. It could turn out to be a big legal dilemma involving public figures and free speech. Lawyers have to decide if Jerry’s likeness is being used to sell tickets.

By Janet / March 9, 2010
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