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Jerry Lee Lewis is an American singer and pianist, often known by his nickname, The Killer. He has been described as "rock & roll's first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the twentieth century."
"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson intended. A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the U.S. singles chart in 1971, making the song the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history after "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. Jerry Lee Lewis also released a version reaching number 1 on the country charts in 1971. Billboard ranked Joplin's version as the No. 11 song for 1971.
"Chantilly Lace" is the name of a rock and roll song written by Jiles Perry "The Big Bopper" Richardson, who released the song in August 1958. The single was produced by Jerry Kennedy.
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" is a song written by American folk rock singer Jim Croce. Released as part of his 1973 album Life and Times, the song was a Number One pop hit for him, spending two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1973. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1973.
"I Forgot to Remember to Forget" is a 1955 rockabilly and country song, first recorded by Elvis Presley written by Stan Kesler and Charlie Feathers. It was Elvis' first charting hit and first no. 1 record nationally. The single was the fifth and final single released on Sun Records before Elvis moved to RCA Records.
All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology is a 1993 box set collecting 42 songs by rock and roll and rockabilly pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis from the mid-1950s to the 1980s, including 27 charting hits. The album has been critically well received. In 2003, Rolling Stone listed the album at #245 in its list of "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", maintaining its rating in a 2012 revised list. Country Music: The Rough Guide indicated that "[t]his is the kind of full-bodied, decades-spanning treatment that Lewis's long, diverse career more than well deserves."
This is a detailed discography for American rock and roll, country, and gospel singer-songwriter Jerry Lee Lewis. One of the pioneers of rockabilly, Lewis has recorded over 40 albums in a career spanning seven decades. Lewis is a versatile artist, and has recorded songs in multiple genres. Lewis, in 1986, was one of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and, as of 2020, is the last surviving rock and roll pioneer of Sun Records Some of his best known songs are "Great Balls of Fire", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", and "High School Confidential". His album, Live at the Star Club, Hamburg, is widely considered one of the greatest live concert albums ever. In his lengthy career in music, Lewis has had 30 songs reach the top ten on the "Billboard Country-and-Western" chart. Lewis is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential pianists of the rock and roll era, and was ranked number 24 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
"She Thinks I Still Care" is a country song written by Dickey Lee and Steve Duffy. The song was recorded by multiple artists, including George Jones, Connie Francis, Anne Murray, Elvis Presley and Patty Loveless.
"I Don't Hurt Anymore" is a 1954 song by Hank Snow. It was written by Don Robertson and Jack Rollins.
"For the Good Times" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, first recorded by singer Bill Nash in 1968 before appearing on Kristofferson's own debut album in April 1970. After a recording by Ray Price became a number-one hit single in June of that year, the song established Kristofferson as one of country and popular music's top songwriters while giving Price his first chart-topping country and western song in 11 years.
"I Love You Because" is a song written and recorded by country music singer and songwriter Leon Payne in 1949. The song has been covered by several artists throughout the years, including hit cover versions by Al Martino in 1963 and Jim Reeves in 1964.
"One Minute Past Eternity" is a song written by William E. Taylor and Stanley Kesler, and performed by Jerry Lee Lewis. It was released in November 1969 as the second and final single from the album, The Golden Cream of the Country. The song peaked at number 2 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
In Loving Memories: The Jerry Lee Lewis Gospel Album is an album by Jerry Lee Lewis that was released on Mercury Records in 1971.
Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough is an album by Jerry Lee Lewis released on Mercury Records in 1973.
Southern Roots: Back Home In Memphis is an album by Jerry Lee Lewis released on Mercury Records in 1973.
I-40 Country is the 29th album by Jerry Lee Lewis, released on the Mercury label in 1974.
Boogie Woogie Country Man is the 30th album by Jerry Lee Lewis released on Mercury Records in 1975.
"I Can't Seem to Say Goodbye" is a song written by Don Robertson and originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis during his time with Sun Records.
"Once More with Feeling" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein and originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1969 for Smash Records. The song was part of Lewis's studio album She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye and was also released as a single, reaching number 1 on the Cash Box Country Singles chart and number 2 on the Billboard country chart.
"Touching Home" is a song written by Dallas Frazier and A.L. Owens and originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis for his Mercury Records' album of the same name (1971). It was also released as a single [with "Woman, Woman " from Mercury's album There Must Be More to Love Than This on the flip side], reaching number 5 on the Cash Box Country Singles chart and number 3 on the Billboard country chart.
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- ↑ George Albert (1 January 1984). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.
- ↑ "Jerry Lee Lewis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.