| RIP The Killer 18:24 - Oct 28 with 1689 views | colinallcars |
Jerry Lee Lewis - the last man standing has died.
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| RIP The Killer on 18:46 - Oct 28 with 1629 views | stowmarketrange |
It was announced that he’d died earlier in the week but his manager denied it.I guess he is really breathless now.
We saw him at the london palladium about 6-7 years ago and couldn’t move much then.RIP Jerry. |  | | |
| RIP The Killer on 19:04 - Oct 28 with 1579 views | Lblock |
A nutter
But a keyboard genius
We know the elephant in the room.... wrong 'un.... but the music was immense.
All known via my Dad |  |
| Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal |
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| RIP The Killer on 19:05 - Oct 28 with 1573 views | slmrstid |
When they announced it on BBC News they put his picture up on the screen with his dates of living as "2035 - 2022". Impressive. |  | | |
| RIP The Killer on 19:24 - Oct 28 with 1524 views | bosh67 |
| RIP The Killer on 19:05 - Oct 28 by slmrstid |
When they announced it on BBC News they put his picture up on the screen with his dates of living as "2035 - 2022". Impressive. |
I think if you subtract those two numbers from each other its about the age of his wife but he was an amazing musician RIP. |  |
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| RIP The Killer on 23:14 - Oct 28 with 1389 views | NewBee |
Outlasted, though didn't outlive, that other great, Chuck Berry (died aged 90).
I love the story from their early years when they were both on tour with a few other bands.
One night Chuck would be second on the bill, with Jerry Lee top, the next night it would be the other way round.
Each was desperate to outdo the other. It reached its peak one evening when Jerry Lee was No.2. Before the evening started, he sent a roadie out to buy a quart of lighter fuel, which he used to soak his piano. Anyhow, he gave it his absolute best, while Berry waited in the wings.
Eventually he finished his set (with Great Balls of Fire?) before getting up, flicking a lit match into the piano which burst into flames, and smirking: "Follow that, Chucky Boy!" as he walked off!
Could be apocryphal, of course, but Id love to believe it to be true. |  | | |
| RIP The Killer on 14:36 - Oct 29 with 1229 views | 222gers |
| RIP The Killer on 23:14 - Oct 28 by NewBee |
Outlasted, though didn't outlive, that other great, Chuck Berry (died aged 90).
I love the story from their early years when they were both on tour with a few other bands.
One night Chuck would be second on the bill, with Jerry Lee top, the next night it would be the other way round.
Each was desperate to outdo the other. It reached its peak one evening when Jerry Lee was No.2. Before the evening started, he sent a roadie out to buy a quart of lighter fuel, which he used to soak his piano. Anyhow, he gave it his absolute best, while Berry waited in the wings.
Eventually he finished his set (with Great Balls of Fire?) before getting up, flicking a lit match into the piano which burst into flames, and smirking: "Follow that, Chucky Boy!" as he walked off!
Could be apocryphal, of course, but Id love to believe it to be true. |
Pretty much the same story in the Times obit.
He also shot his bass player twice, tried to break into Elvis' house with a gun and married a 13 year old and a 15 year old among his 7 marriages.
I always say don't look into a musical hero's lifestyles as many are unsavoury.
Some of the old bluesmen I liked were pretty violent blokes.
Beethoven could be a pain sometimes. |  | | |
| RIP The Killer on 18:07 - Oct 29 with 1166 views | Boston |
| RIP The Killer on 14:36 - Oct 29 by 222gers |
Pretty much the same story in the Times obit.
He also shot his bass player twice, tried to break into Elvis' house with a gun and married a 13 year old and a 15 year old among his 7 marriages.
I always say don't look into a musical hero's lifestyles as many are unsavoury.
Some of the old bluesmen I liked were pretty violent blokes.
Beethoven could be a pain sometimes. |
Beethoven, rolled over a lot of people. | |
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| RIP The Killer on 19:20 - Oct 29 with 1130 views | izlingtonhoop |
| RIP The Killer on 14:36 - Oct 29 by 222gers |
Pretty much the same story in the Times obit.
He also shot his bass player twice, tried to break into Elvis' house with a gun and married a 13 year old and a 15 year old among his 7 marriages.
I always say don't look into a musical hero's lifestyles as many are unsavoury.
Some of the old bluesmen I liked were pretty violent blokes.
Beethoven could be a pain sometimes. |
He was (possibly) first married at 14. Its all strange stuff. Aretha Franklin first became pregnant at the age of 12.
They just weird over there and back then.
Not saying it's right.
Cos it's not.
Great tunes though. |  | | |
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