Jerry Lee Lewis - Saga All Stars: Great Balls of Fire / Singles & Ep's 1956-1957 '2008

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Saga All Stars lets you rediscover, in the best possible conditions, the immense
figures who were, among others, the queen of soul Aretha Franklin, the youthful
but already groove-dynamic James Brown, rock’n’roll pioneers Elvis
Presley and Gene Vincent, the fantastic crooner Nat King Cole, the irresistible
Marilyn Monroe and the spellbinding Nina Simone.

The wildest star among the first wave of rock & rollers — not for nothing
was he nicknamed "The Killer" — Jerry Lee Lewis defied the odds and
outlived all of his peers, a fate he seemed determined to outrun for a good
portion of his long career. He came on like a supernova in the late 1950s,
scoring three successive Top Ten singles that crystallized the ferocious
excitement of rock & roll. The very titles of "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On,"
"Great Balls of Fire," and "Breathless" teased their feral, dangerous nature, a
fire that Lewis brought out in his live performances where he kicked out his
piano stand and performed on top of his instrument. Lewis' fall was as sudden as
his rise. Just as he was poised to snatch the crown from Elvis Presley, Jerry
Lee fell to earth when the press discovered he'd married his 13-year-old cousin.
The scandal altered the trajectory of Lewis' career, pushing him off the pop
charts and into honky tonks, places where he could reveal his true gift as a
stylist: he made every song, whether it was country, blues, pop, gospel, or rock
& roll, sound as if it belonged to him alone. After a few years in the
wilderness, a period where he made such exceptional rock & roll as his 1964 live
LP Live at the Star Club, Hamburg, Lewis spun this talent into country gold,
landing his first country hit in 1968 and then spending the next 13 years
regularly reaching the Billboard Country Top Ten. Despite this success, Jerry
Lee often returned to rock & roll, first with the 1973 album Southern Roots,
then again in 1989, when he recorded the soundtrack to his biopic Great Balls of
Fire! He wound up closing out his recording career in the 21st century with a
trio of lively records laden with superstar guests who illustrated his long and
lasting influence on popular music.

Tracklist:
1. Jerry Lee Lewis - End of the Road (01:50)
2. Jerry Lee Lewis - Crazy Arms (02:46)
3. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On (02:54)
4. Jerry Lee Lewis - It'll Be Me (02:47)
5. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (01:54)
6. Jerry Lee Lewis - You Win Again (02:57)
7. Jerry Lee Lewis - Turn Around (02:51)
8. Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean Woman Blues (02:27)
9. Jerry Lee Lewis - I'm Feelin' Sorry (02:42)
10. Carl Perkins - Matchbox (02:10)
11. Carl Perkins - Your True Love (02:46)
12. Carl Perkins - I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry (02:28)
13. Carl Perkins - Dixie Fried (02:25)

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