El 29 de setiembre de 1935 nace Jerry Lee Lewis
Un día como hoy pero de 1935 nacía Jerry Lee Lewis en Ferriday, Luisiana, es pianista y cantante estadounidense, pionero del Rock and Roll, apodado "The Killer" ("El Asesino") por su fuerte personalidad y su puesta en escena, y tras ser considerado una seria alternativa frente a Elvis Presley, el Rey del Rock, su popularidad decayó durante los años sesenta y setenta por diversos escándalos.
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Su figura ha sido rehabilitada en las últimas décadas, entrando a formar parte en 1986 del Salón de la Fama del Rock dentro del primer grupo, junto con otros pioneros del rock, y posteriormente del Salón de la Fama del Rockabilly. En 2003, la revista Rolling Stone lo situó en el puesto 24.º de los mejores músicos del siglo. Su vida fue llevada la gran pantalla en la película Gran bola de fuego, donde fue encarnado por el actor Dennis Quaid.
Discografía
Álbumes
| Año | Título | Posición | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | UK | ||
| 1958 | High School musical | |||
| 1962 | Jerry Lee Lewis Vol. 2/Jerry Lee's Greatest | 14 | ||
| 1964 | Live at the Star Club, Hamburg | |||
| Golden Hits of Jerry Lee Lewis | 40 | |||
| The Greatest Live Show on Earth | 32 | |||
| 1965 | The Return of Rock | 64 | ||
| Country Songs for City Folks/All Country | 39 | |||
| 1966 | Memphis Beat | 145 | ||
| 1967 | Soul My Way | |||
| 1968 | Another Place, Another Time | 160 | 3 | |
| 1969 | She Still Comes Around | 12 | ||
| Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1 | 127 | 2 | ||
| Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 | 124 | 5 | ||
| Together (duets with Linda Gail Lewis) | 8 | |||
| Original Golden Hits, Vol. 1 | 119 | 8 | ||
| Original Golden Hits, Vol. 2 | 122 | 6 | ||
| 1970 | The Golden Cream of the Country | 11 | ||
| She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye | 186 | 9 | ||
| A Taste Of Country | 16 | |||
| Best Of | 114 | 8 | ||
| Live at the International, Las Vegas | 149 | 5 | ||
| 1971 | In Loving Memories | 18 | ||
| There Must Be More to Love Than This | 190 | 8 | ||
| Touching Home | 152 | 11 | ||
| Monsters | 44 | |||
| Would You Take Another Chance on Me | 115 | 3 | ||
| 1972 | The Killer Rocks On | 105 | 4 | |
| Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano? | 3 | |||
| 1973 | The Session (double album; gold record) | 37 | 4 | |
| Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough | 6 | |||
| Southern Roots | 6 | |||
| 1974 | I-40 Country | 25 | ||
| Breathless (High Heel Sneakers + Roll Over Beethoven) | ||||
| 1975 | Boogie Woogie Country Man | 16 | ||
| Odd Man In | 33 | |||
| 1976 | Country Class | 18 | ||
| 1977 | Country Memories | 21 | ||
| 1978 | Best of/Vol. 2 | 23 | ||
| Jerry Lee Keeps Rockin' | 40 | |||
| 1979 | Duets | 32 | ||
| Jerry Lee Lewis | 186 | 23 | ||
| 1980 | When Two Worlds Collide | 32 | ||
| Killer Country | 35 | |||
| 1981 | Best of/Vol. 3 | 49 | ||
| 1982 | The Survivors Live (con Johnny Cash y Carl Perkins) | 21 | ||
| 1983 | My Fingers Do the Talkin' | 62 | ||
| 1986 | Class of '55 (con Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins y Roy Orbison) | 87 | 15 | |
| 1989 | Great Balls of Fire | |||
| 1993 | Solid Ground | |||
| All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology | ||||
| 1994 | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On | 62 | ||
| 1995 | Young Blood | 31 | ||
| 2006 | Last Man Standing | 26 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Mean Old Man | 30 | ||
| 2014 | Rock & Roll Time | - | - | - |
Sencillos
| Año | Título | Posición | RIAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | US R&B |
UK | |||
| 1956 | "Crazy Arms" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957 | "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Oro |
| "Great Balls of Fire" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Oro | |
| "You Win Again" | 95 | 4 | 3 | — | Oro | |
| 1958 | "Breathless" | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Oro |
| "Down the Line" | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| "High School Confidential" | 21 | 9 | 5 | 12 | Oro | |
| "Fools Like Me" | — | 9 | 11 | — | — | |
| "The Return Of Jerry Lee" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Break Up" | 52 | 19 | — | — | — | |
| "I'll Make It All Up to You" | 85 | 19 | — | — | — | |
| "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" | 93 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | "Lovin' Up a Storm" | 81 | — | — | 28 | — |
| "Let's Talk About Us" | 76 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Little Queenie" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | "Old Black Joe" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Baby Baby Bye Bye" | — | — | — | 47 | — | |
| "Hang Up My Rock 'n' Roll Shoes" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "In The Mood" (bajo el pseudónimo de The Hawk) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "When I Get Paid" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1961 | "What'd I Say" | 25 | 27 | 26 | 10 | — |
| "It Won't Happen With Me" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Cold, Cold Heart" | — | 22 | — | — | — | |
| "Save The Last Dance for Me" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Money" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1962 | "I've Been Twistin'" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Sweet Little Sixteen" | 95 | — | — | 38 | — | |
| "How's My Ex Treating You?" | 98 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Good Golly Miss Molly" | 99 | — | — | 31 | — | |
| 1963 | "Teenage Letter" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Hit The Road, Jack" | 103 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Pen And Paper" | — | 36 | — | — | — | |
| 1964 | "I'm On Fire" | 98 | — | — | — | — |
| "She Was My Baby" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "High Heel Sneakers" | 91 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1965 | "Baby, Hold Me Close" | 129 | — | — | — | — |
| "Carry Me Back To Old Virginia" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie-Woogie Flu" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Green Green Grass Of Home" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1966 | "Stick And Stones" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Memphis Beat" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | "It's A Hang Up Baby" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Turn On Your Love Light" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | "Another Place, Another Time" | 97 | 4 | — | — | — |
| "What's Made Milwaukee Famous" | 94 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| "She Still Comes Around" | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| "To Make Love Sweeter for You" | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | "Don't Let Me Cross Over" (con Linda Gail Lewis) | — | 9 | — | — | — |
| "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| "Invitation to Your Party" | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
| "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| "One Minute Past Eternity" | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| "Roll Over Beethoven" (con Linda Gail Lewis) | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
| "Once More With Feeling" | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | "I Can't Seem To Say Goodbye" | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| "There Must Be More To Love Than This" | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| "Waiting For A Train" | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| "In Loving Memories" | — | 48 | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | "Touching Home" | 110 | 3 | — | — | — |
| "Love On Broadway" | — | 31 | — | — | — | |
| "When He Walks on You" | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| "Me and Bobby McGee" | 40 | 1 | — | — | Oro | |
| "Would You Take Another Chance on Me" | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | "Chantilly Lace" | 43 | 1 | — | 33 | Oro |
| "Think About It Darlin'" | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| "Lonely Weekends" | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| "Turn On Your Love Light" | 95 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Me And Jesus" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I'm Walking" | 95 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Your Lovin' Ways" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Who's Gonna Play This Ol' Piano?" | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | "No More Hanging On" | — | 19 | — | — | — |
| "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" | 41 | 20 | — | — | Oro | |
| "No Headstone on My Grave" | 104 | 60 | — | — | — | |
| "Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough" | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
| "I Can't Trust Me" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Falling To The Bottom" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I'm Left You're Right She's Gone" | — | 21 | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | "Just A Little Bit" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Tell Tale Signs" | — | 18 | — | — | — | |
| "He Can't Fill My Shoes" | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | "I Can Still Hear The Music In The Restroom" | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| "Boogie Woogie Country Man" | — | 24 | — | — | — | |
| "A Damn Good Country Song" | — | 68 | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | "Don't Boogie Woogie" | — | 58 | — | — | — |
| "Let's Put It Back Together" | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
| "The Closest Thing To You" | — | 27 | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | "Middle Age Crazy" | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | "Come On In" | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| "I'll Find It Where I Can" | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
| "Am I To Be The One" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Save The Last Dance For Me" | — | 26 | — | — | — | |
| "Cold, Cold Heart" | — | 84 | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | "Rockin' My Life Away" | 101 | 18 | — | — | — |
| "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again" | — | 18 | — | — | — | |
| "Who Will The Next Fool Be" | — | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | "When Two Worlds Collide" | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| "Honky Tonk Stuff" | — | 28 | — | — | — | |
| "Folsom Prison Blues" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Over The Rainbow" | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | "Thirty-Nine And Holding" | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| "I'd Do It All Again" | — | 52 | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | — | 43 | — | — | — |
| "My Fingers Do The Talkin'" | — | 44 | — | — | — | |
| "Circumstantial Evidence" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Why You Been Gone So Long" | — | 69 | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | "Come As You Where" | — | 66 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | "I Am What I Am" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | "Get Out Your Big Roll, Daddy" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Sixteen Candles" | — | 61 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "Great Balls Of Fire" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Crazy Arms" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "High School Confidential" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | "It Was The Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me)" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | "Goosebumps" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | "Rock And Roll" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | "Mean Old Man" | — | — | — | — | — |
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