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News Archive (2004)
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December 23, 2004
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Mack Vickery, writer of songs like Meat Man and Rockin' My Life
Away, died Tuesday at the age of 66. Jerry recorded many of his songs (both ballads and rock songs), that fit him like a glove. They were close friends.
See Tennesean.com for a news article about Vickery's demise.
See www.rockabillyhall.com/MackVickery1.html for a biography which emphasises Vickery's association with Jerry.
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December 8, 2004
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Jerry is recording a new CD with 'bluesy material' in a recording studio in California. It is produced by Jimmy Rip, who also produced Jerry's upcoming CD 'The Pigrim' that is due in February 2005. More details about this blues recording session are as yet unknown.
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The Dutch Promotor 'DIBA International Concerts' announces on their website a new European tour of the 'Legends of Rock 'n' Roll': Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. Earlier Legends-tours took place in 1997, 1998 and 2000. This new tour is mentioned to take place in July 2005. Any further details are as yet unknown. Thanks to the new editon of the fanzine Fire Ball Mail for bringing this to our attention.
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November 28, 2004
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Some new pictures added, taken before and after the Gretna show on October 2. See Pictures section.
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November 24, 2004
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Op het Internationale Documentaire Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) gaat de documentaire
Don't fuck with the Lewises
van Ronny Kristoffersen in première. Hierin wordt verslag gedaan van een 'turbulent' bezoek aan Jerry's zus Frankie Jean, die nog steeds woont in het dorp waar zij zijn opgegroeid: Ferriday, Louisiana (ziedeze website voor meer informatie over haar museum).
De laatste gelegenheid om deze documentaire in de bioscoop te zien is aanstaande
zaterdag 27 november in City, Amsterdam (20:45). Zie de website van het IDFA voor meer informatie.
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At the Internation Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the documentary
Don't fuck with the Lewises, produced by Ronny Kristoffersen, will have its world premiere. This is the description as provided by the IDFA:
"A Norwegian film
crew travelling across the southern states of America comes across rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis' native home in Ferriday, Louisiana. Although initially they are especially
attracted to the nearby drive-thru liquor store and bar, they decide to concentrate on
the striking manager of both the liquor store and Lewis' childhood home. Jerry Lee's sister Frankie Jean invites the gentlemen over to her house, where she and her husband air some dirty laundry about her "musical hero" of a brother. Suddenly they are interrupted as a black townsman tries to rob the liquor store. All weapons in the Lewis house are eagerly brought into play. It turns out that Ferriday is a place where racial hatred, fear and violence are everyday phenomena."
The documentary will be shown this Saturday, November 27, in the cinema 'City' in Amsterdam. See the IDFA website for more details. It may also be broadcast on Dutch television on December 6.
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October 31, 2004
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SeeReports section for two short reports of last Friday's show in Phoenix (AZ).
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Two great historical show reports added to Reports section: a report of four shows in England in 1966 and a report ofa show in Erlanger (KY) in 1967. Kindly provided by Tony Papard.
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October 23, 2004
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The show in Las Vegas (October 30) has been cancelled. See Ticketmaster for refund information.
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October 20, 2004
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Another report of the Sofia show (October 18) added toReports section.
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October 19, 2004
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Report of the Sofia show (October 18) added toReports section.
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The DVD of the TV show "Willie Nelson and Friends:
Outlaws and Angels", broadcast May this year, is in stores now.
Track listing:
1. Georgia On A Fast Train / Ramblin' Fever - w/ Toby Keith, Joe Walsh & Merle Haggard
2. You Win Again - w/ Bob Dylan
3. Shotgun Willie / Shotgun Bobby - w/ Kid Rock
4. Funny How Time Slips Away - w/ Al Green
5. Rainin' In My Heart - w/ Al Green
6. One With The Sun - w/ Shelby Lynne
7. Stormy Weather - w/ Shelby Lynne
8. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - w/ Carole King
9. Still Is Still Moving To Me - w/ Toots Hibbert
10. Midnight Rider - w/ Ben Harper
11. Pressure Drop - Toots Hibbert & Ben Harper
12. I'll Never Be Free - w/ Lee Ann Womack
13. Opportunity To Cry - w/ The Holmes Brothers
14. Cisco Kid - w/ Los Lonely Boys
15. Pancho & Lefty - w/ Toby Keith & Merle Haggard
16. Overtime - w/ Lucinda Williams
17. Mama Tried - w/ Merle Haggard
18. Comes Love - w/ Rickie Lee Jones
19. We Had It All - w/ Keith Richards
20. Trouble In Mind - w/ Keith Richards, Merle Haggard & Jerry Lee Lewis
21. Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On - w/ Kid Rock &
Jerry Lee Lewis
22. I'll Fly Away / On The Road Again - ensemble
See news of May 4, 5 and 6 for more information about this TV show.
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October 16, 2004
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Reports of the Prague show (October 14) added toReports section.
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Pictures of Toulouse show (October 8) added to Pictures section.
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October 14, 2004
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Report of the Paris show (October 11) added toReports section.
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October 12, 2004
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Set list of last night's show in Paris (thanks to Folke Myrvang and Wolfgang Guhl):
1) Roll Over Beethoven
2) Over The Rainbow
3) Sweet Little Sixteen
4) You Belong To Me
5) Before The Night Is Over
6) Chantilly Lace
7) No Headstone On My Grave
8) Rockin' My Life Away
9) You Win Again
10) Georgia On My Mind
11) Mexicali Rose
12) Rockin' My Life Away
13) She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
14) Another Place, Another Time
15) What’s Made Milwaukee Famous
16) Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
17) Great Balls Of Fire
Show length: 55 minutes
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Another report of the Toulouse show added toReports section.
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October 10, 2004
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Report of last night's show in Divonne (France) added toReports section.
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In samenwerking met fanclubvoorzitter Wim de
Boer hebben Remy van der Voort en Nico de Groot (van Bar Nico) een
fanclubmiddag georganiseerd in Bar Nico (zaal Meerenboer) in Oudorp (bij Alkmaar). De bijeenkomst vindt plaats op zondag 31 oktober. Het optreden wordt verzorgd door de
HENK PEPPING EXPRESS en iedereen die piano kan spelen mag achter de piano plaatsnemen en laten horen hoe goed hij Jerry kan imiteren. De entree bedraagt 10 euro, inclusief
twee consumptiebonnen. Kaartverkoop en inlichtingen bij Wim de Boer (tel. 0499-373125), Remy van de Voort (tel. 0527-652115 of r.voort@hccnet.nl) en Bar Nico (tel. 072-512 21 60).
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October 9, 2004
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First report of last night's show in Toulouse (France) added toReports section.
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October 8, 2004
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Another report of last Saturday's show in Gretna (Louisiana) added toReports section.
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October 5, 2004
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Report of last Saturday's show in Gretna (Louisiana) added toReports section. The "kickoff" of
Jerry's upcoming European tour will be this Friday in Toulouse (France).
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September 29, 2004
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Today is Jerry's 69th birthday. Congratulations, Killer!
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September 27, 2004
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Report of last Saturday's show in Florence (Indiana) added to theReports section.
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The concert in Sofia has been moved from October 6 to October 18. See Concerts section.
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The CD "Willie Nelson and Friends: Outlaws and
Angels"
is in stores now (label: Lost Highway, B0002T7Z3O). Jerry's contribution to this CD is his rendition of Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On. A DVD of this TV show will be released on October 19.
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Some pictures of Jerry's contribution to the Farm Aid show in Seattle on September 18 can be found here.
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August 31, 2004
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Report of last Saturday's show in Anaheim added toReports section.
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August 29, 2004
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Pictures of Lemoore show (August 26) added toPictures section. Kindly provided by Joerg Basler.
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August 28, 2004
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Reports of last Thursday's show in Lemoore added toReports section.
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New shows: October 29, Phoenix and October 30, Las Vegas. Bill Haley's Original Comets are also on the bill. See Concerts section.
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August 24, 2004
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Last Saturday, Jerry appeared as surprise guest in Toby Keith show in Los Angeles. See The Hollywood Reporter and Netmusiccountdown.
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August 23, 2004
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Report of last Friday's show in Las Vegas added toReports section.
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August 17, 2004
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New shows announced on Pollstar as part of the upcoming
European tour: October 14 in Prague and October 16 in Bucharest. The Bucharest show is not confirmed yet. SeeConcerts section.
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August 15, 2004
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The third and final part of 'Californian Dreaming', Chris Davies' account of Jerry's Californian tour in 1994, has now been added to the Reports section.
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August 10, 2004
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Set list of last Saturday's show in New Orleans added toReports section.
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Jerry is scheduled to play the Aladdin Casino & Resort in Las Vegas on August 20. See Concerts section.
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August 6, 2004
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According to J.W. Whitten, Jerry's manager, the
new CD ("The Pilgrim", formerly known as "Old Glory") won't be released till the first part of 2005. He is quoted in anarticle in the Memphis newspaper The Commercial Appeal (for which this website is one of the information sources). Besides the usual names, Whitten also mentions Kid Rock
as one of the contributors to the album.
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August 5, 2004
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The album "The Killer Rocks On" (1972) is now
available on CD (catalogue no. BGOCD635). Strangely enough, the second album featured is "Boogie Woogie Country Man" (1975), which was also coupled with
"Southern Roots" (1973) on another CD released a few months ago by Raven Records (see news of March 15). The CD is available at the regular online stores. See also the 'Search queries' overview on the main page of this site.
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The Killer Rocks On, 1972
1. Don't Be Cruel
2. You Can Have Her
3. Games People Play
4. Lonely Weekends
5. You Don't Miss Your Water
6. Turn On Your Love Light
7. Chantilly Lace
8. C.C. Rider
9. Walk A Mile In My Shoes
10. Me And Bobby McGee
11. Shotgun Man
12. I'm Walkin'
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Boogie Woogie Country Man, 1975
13. I'm Still Jealous Of You
14. A Little Peace And Harmony
15. Jesus Is On The Mainline
16. Forever Forgiving
17. (Remember me) I'm The One Who Loves You
18. Red Hot Memories (Ice Cold Beer)
19. I Can Still Hear The Music In The Restroom
20. Love Inflation
21. I Was Sorta Wonderin'
22. Thanks For Nothing
23. Boogie Woogie Country Man
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July 21, 2004
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The CD "Willie Nelson and Friends: Outlaws and
Angels", the recording of Nelson's Memorial Day USA Network special with Jerry Lee Lewis as one of it's guest artists, will be in stores on September 14. Source: www.losthighwayrecords.com/willienelson/.
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According to Pollstar, the Sofia show has been moved to October 6. The rumoured Paris show on October 11 is now also mentioned on Pollstar.
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July 15, 2004
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Several reports of last night's Bristol show inReports section.
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Jerry's show tonight in Croydon has been cancelled.
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Jerry played the Colston Hall in Bristol last night. He was on stage for 35 minutes and did the following numbers:
1) Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
2) Lucille
3) You Win Again
4) Before The Night Is Over
5) Sweet Little Sixteen
6) Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave
7) Roll Over Beethoven
8) Chantilly Lace
9) Mexicali Rose
10) CC Rider
11) Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
12) Great Balls fo Fire
Source: Scott Doran
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Some fine clips of Jerry's show in London can be found on this site: www.datastreet.co.uk/documents/jerry.aspx.
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July 13, 2004
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New concert: Jerry is scheduled to play the American Music Theatre in Lancaster, PA on January 23, 2005.
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July 12, 2004
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Report of last night's Liverpool show in Reports section. Thanks to Scott Doran.
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July 11, 2004
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More about last night's show in Manchester in Reports section.
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July 10, 2004
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Jerry is scheduled to play the House of Blues in New Orleans on August 7. See Concerts section for ordering details.
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July 8, 2004
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Review of last night's Brighton show added toReports section. Thanks to Tony Papard.
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July 7, 2004
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Picture added to review of Bradford show (June 29).
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First review of last night's Portmouth show inReports section.
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July 3, 2004
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Jerry had to cancel tonight's show in Bristol due to exhaustion. Rescheduled to the 14th. Source: Folke Myrvang.
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Reports and pictures of last night's London show! SeeReports section.
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July 2, 2004
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Set list of tonight's show in London:
1) Proud Mary
2) Drinkin' Wine-Spo-Dee-O-Dee
3) She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
4) Lucille
5) No Headstone On My Grave
6) Chantilly Lace
7) High School Confidential
8) Rockin' My Life Away
9) Mean Woman Blues
10) Kansas City
11) What'd I Say
12) Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
13) Great Balls Of Fire
Thanks to Folke Myrvang, who witnessed the show.
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It is still uncertain if Jerry will appear at the Croydon show on July 15.
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July 1, 2004
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Another report of Bradford show (June 29) added to the Reports section. Kindly provided by Rob Eaglesham.
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June 30, 2004
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Two reports of last night's show in Bradford. Kindly provided by Jonny Williams and Ian Corbridge. See Reports section.
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June 29, 2004
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More reports of Jerry's show in Wolverhampton on June 28. See Reports section. You can find some excellent pictures of this show, taken by RIchard Harvey, on www.suaveharv.com/wolvesjerry.htm.
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June 28, 2004
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First show report of Jerry's UK Tour! SeeReports section.
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According to an article in the music magazineMojo, Jerry's new CD is likely to be entitled 'The Pilgrim', rather than 'Old Glory'...
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June 25, 2004
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Jerry has arrived in the UK today. The first show of his UK Tour with Chuck Berry will be on Monday June 28 in Wolverhampton. See the concerts section for the complete schedule.
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June 14, 2004
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New concert added to the Jerry Lee Lewis/Chuck Berry UK Tour: Croydon, July 15. See concerts section.
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See the following links for reports and pictures of Jerry's appearance at Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam on June 9th in Nashville:
www.martystuart.com/LNJ-04-KR.htm
www.martystuart.com/LNJ-04-LC.htm
www.martystuart.com/LNJ-04-JS.htm
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According to Tennessean.com, Kid Rock is among the guest artists on Jerry's upcoming CD Old Glory. George Jones has also been mentioned (see interview with engineer of Old Glory).
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June 12, 2004
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The MGM movie "High School Confidential" (1958), directed by Jack Arnold, will be released on DVD on June 15.
The movie stars Russ Tamblyn as a young narcotics agent, who works undercover at a high school in California. According to theInternet Movie Database, High School
Confidential is "a typical morality play
of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang". Jerry's main contribution is during the title song in de first minutes of the movie, lip-synching the song in the bed of a pickup truck. The movie version of the song is different from the Sun single.
The DVD can be bought at the regular online stores. See also the 'Search queries' overview on the main page of this site.
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June 10, 2004
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The sad news reached us that Ray Charles died today at the age of 73. Jerry recorded several of his songs, such as What'd I Say and Sticks and Stones. See Yahoo! news for more information and links.
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Jerry is scheduled to play Florence (IN) at the Belterra Casino & Resort on September 25. See concerts section.
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June 1, 2004
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Jerry is to appear at Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam on June 9th at the Nashville Ryman Auditorium (see www.martystuart.com/CalofEvents.htm). Tickets are available at Ticketmaster. Thanks to Marco Essink for bringing this to our attention.
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Some backstage pictures of Willie Nelson's TV show 'Outlaws and Angels' can be found here. Thanks to Wolfgang Guhl for bringing this to our attention.
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May 31, 2004
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The show 'Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws and
Angels', with Jerry Lee Lewis as one of its guest artists, will air as a two-hour special tonight at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT), USA Network. See http://www.usanetwork.com/specials/willienelson2004/.
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May 28, 2004
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The shows scheduled for June 3 in Walker, Minnesota have been cancelled. See www.northernlightcasino.com/entertainment.html.
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May 23, 2004
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Review inNashville City Paper of the new '2-for-1' CD featuring 'Southern Roots' and 'Boogie Woogie Country Man':
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By Ron Wynn, Nashville City Paper
May 21, 2004
"Jerry Lee Lewis destroyed forever any notions during the mid-`70s that he'd lost anything as either a pianist or singer.
Southern Roots/Boogie Woogie Country Man (Raven)
combines these two
great albums onto one disc. The first presents the Killer flailing away on the keyboard and delivering R&B gems like "Hold On I'm Coming" and "Blueberry Hill" in top form, while he turns to country and rockabilly on the second album, doing fantastic drinking songs ("Red Hot Memories (Ice Cold Beer"),) heartache and trouble tunes ("(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You"), even some gospel ("Jesus Is On The Mainline").
This is magnificent music, and hasn't been available in a reasonably packaged set for many years."
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Several new pictures added of Beale Street Music Festival (May 1). Seepictures section.
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May 20, 2004
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Jerry is scheduled to play the House of Blues in Anaheim, California on August 28. See concerts section.
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New picture added of Jerry's show at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis on May 1. Kindly provided by Sandra Moorman. See pictures section.
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May 11, 2004
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In April, Jerry gave a private show in Geneva, Switzerland. According to the website www.worldtempus.com, Jerry
really heated up the crowd and made the Chinese dance with the Russians and Americans. And the Armenians even whirled across the dance floor with the Turks! This is the original
French text:
"La plus fastueuse a été évidemment celle du
groupe Franck Muller: 1200 invités à un dîner assis, sous une immense tente installée au sein du Watchland de Genthod avec, comme vedette, le rocker
Jerry Lee Lewis qui, malgré son âge, a chauffé la salle au point que les Chinois dansaient le rock avec les Russes ou les Américains. J’y ai même vu des Arméniens virevolter avec des Turcs, preuve que Genève et l’horlogerie sont de formidables facteurs de paix."
Thanks to our Web researcher Nick for digging this up!
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Part 2 added of 'Californian Dreaming': Chris Davies' account of Jerry's Californian tour in 1994. See reports section.
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Several excellent show pictures added topictures section. Kindly provided by John Langhoff.
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May 6, 2004
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Songs Jerry performed at Willie Nelson's TV show: 'Trouble in Mind' (with Nelson) and Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' (with Kid Rock). See this link for a report.
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New: first part of a report of Jerry's Californian tour in 1994. Kindly provided by Chris Davies. Seereports section.
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May 5, 2004
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More news about Willie Nelson's TV show with Jerry as one of it's guest stars:
WILLIE BRINGS OUTLAWS & ANGELS TOGETHER
If you're in Los Angeles tomorrow, head to the Wiltern Theatre to see a star-studded taping of a special concert,
"Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws and Angels." This is the concert's third year in a row, and this year the "outlaws" include Toby Keith, Kid Rock,
Merle Haggard, Al Green and Jerry Lee Lewis. "Angels" include Shelby Lynne and Rickie Lee Jones. The show will air exclusively on the USA Network on Memorial
Day, Monday, May 31st at 9:00 pm (ET/PT). Encore presentations will air on
the USA Network immediately following the premiere from 11:00-1:00 am (ET/PT), Saturday, June 5 from 3:00-5:00 am (ET) and Sunday, June 6 from 9:00 - 11:00 am (ET)/10:00 am-12:00 pm (PT).
Source: Country Weekly. See also Billboard.
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May 4, 2004
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New show report with pictures of Jerry's show in Purchase NY on April 30. Kindly provided by Kay Martin. seereports section.
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On Thursday,
May 6, Jerry will tape his portion of a new TV show celebrating Willie Nelson's 71st birthday, to be called "Willie Nelson and the Rowdy Bunch", to be aired on the USA Network. The air date is yet unknown. Jerry is going to be doing duets with Kid Rock and others. Source: Kay Martin.
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May 2, 2004
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New link added to report in the Commercial Appeal of Jerry's show at the Beale Street Music Festival on May 1. It was a rainy show:
"It eased up a while, but then about 8 p.m.
rain with gusty winds slammed into Tom Lee Park again. That delayed Jerry Lee
Lewis's set about an hour, but back in his trailer, the Killer was philosophical: "You don't question God."
Another report can be found on theironline journal of this festival:
"Jerry Lee came through with all the moves, banging the keyboard, planting his ass on it at an
appropriate time and pointing to heaven in
a signature move. He was unflappable, the crowd was committed and although it was only a handful of tunes, they were given and taken with all the boogie woogie love in the known universe."
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April 24, 2004
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New shows added to upcoming UK tour in June/July: Manchester on July 10 and Liverpool on July 11. See concerts section.
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April 22, 2004
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The Bristol show on July 3 is now confirmed. Ticket sales start today. Seeconcerts section.
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April 20, 2004
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Newreport added from Gulfport show on April 10. Kindly provided by Phil Davies.
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April 17, 2004
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In de mei-editie van Country Gazette staat
een paginagrote recensie, met foto's, van Jerry's concert in Paradiso (Amsterdam) op 1 maart jongstleden. Om dit
nummer aan te schaffen of een abonnement te nemen kun je je wenden totwww.countrygazette.nl.
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De film American Hot Wax (1978) wordt woensdag 21 april uitgezonden op SBS 6. De uitzending begint om 12.55.
American Hot Wax gaat over de legendarische diskjockey Alan Freed.
Centraal staan de voorbereidingen voor de eerste rock 'n' roll show in Brooklyn. Aan de film werkten (de echte) Chuck Berry, Screamin' Jay Hawkins en Jerry Lee Lewis mee. Het optreden van Jerry in deze film is absoluut de moeite waard! Voor meer informatie over Alan Freed en American Hot Wax, zie www.alanfreed.com.
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The movie American Hot Wax (1978), with guest
appearances from Chuck Berry,
Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, will be broadcast on Wednesday, April 21 by the Dutch TV channel SBS 6. Broadcast starts at 12.55 pm. For more information about Alan Freed and American Hot Wax, see www.alanfreed.com.
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April 14, 2004
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Jerry's name has been removed from the guest list of the German TV-Show '50 Jahre Rock' in Hannover, Germany on April 17.
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April 13, 2004
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Report added from Gulfport show on April 10. Kindly provided by Steve Montgomery.
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Jerry is to appear at the German TV-Show '50 Jahre Rock' in Hannover, Germany on April 17.
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April 11, 2004
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Tickets for Portsmouth show (July 6) are on sale. Seeconcerts section.
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April 10, 2004
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Article about Jerry in the latest issue of Rolling Stone:
"He was an evangelist for the devil's music. He gave himself over to
libidinous energy as no white musician had ever done. [...] Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" are the iconic singles. But if you really want to understand Jerry Lee Lewis, find some videotape performance of him doing "Great Balls of Fire." It's pure, narcotic rock & roll excitement -- and those moments have been few and far between."
Read the entire article on the website of Rolling Stone.
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Fourth UK show confirmed: Jerry Lee Lewis and
Chuck Berry are scheduled to play Bradford (Bradford Town & Country Club) on June 29. Tickets are already on sale. Seeconcerts section.
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April 7, 2004
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Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry are scheduled to play the Royal Festival Hall in London on July 2. Tickets are already on sale. Seeconcerts section.
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Other shows that are likely to take place: Bristol (Colston Hall) on July 3 and Portsmouth (the Guild Hall) on July 6.
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April 6, 2004
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Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry are scheduled to play Brighton (UK) on July 7. See concerts section.
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Historic concert report (with unique pictures) from wild shows in Lausanne and Geneva (1966) added to the reports section. Kindly provided by Pierre Pennone.
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Listen to the Linda Gail Lewis interview on the Danny Baker Show, BBC London. Talking about her new album, her
recent meeting with Jerry in Manchester and the Lewis Museum in Ferriday, Louisisana.
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In the latest issue of the magazine 'Now Dig This' Trevor Cajiao interviews Jimmy Rip, producer of the Jerry's upcoming CD 'Old Glory'. Some interesting facts:
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The release date is probably end of the summer.
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All of Jerry's parts on the record were cut at the Phillips Recording Studio in Memphis.
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The CD will be released by
DreamWorks (www.dreamworksrecords.com), a Universal label.
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Not all songs will be duets: there will be three or four tracks that don't have anyone but Jerry on them.
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Paul McCartney, Van Morrison and Robert Plant, who were mentioned as contributors previously, are
not on the record.
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Jimmy Rip:
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This record really is for the fans. It's got rock n roll the way people remember him rockin'. There's things on the record that are just as emotional as anything he's done. And
also, I tried to bring him only songs that spoke to his life. Each song was like a little chapter on Jerry's life. So I really did make this one for the fans & I think I know what they
want. I want this record to make people know that he's still the genius that his reputation says he is. He's still all there & then some, & he's the last man standing."
For the complete interview, obtain the April issue of 'Now Dig This'.
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April 3, 2004
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Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry are announced to play Wolverhampton (UK) on June 28, 2004! Ticket sales have already started. See http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk/gigs/chuck&jerry.htm for ticket information. More shows are likely to follow.
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The new '2-for-1' CD featuring 'Southern
Roots' and 'Boogie Woogie Country Man', plus six bonus tracks, is now available direct from Raven Records in Australia via their website, at www.ravenrecords.com.au.
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New link added to the websiteJerry Lee Lewis rocks, with information about two new CD-ROMS: 'The Ultimate Jerry Lee Lewis Encyclopedia' and 'Jerry Lee Lewis Songbook'.
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March 29, 2004
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Kay Martin's photo album added to the pictures section, with many new pictures of Jerry's recent UK/Netherlands tour.
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March 28, 2004
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According to Pollstar, Jerry is booked to play at the Oneida Casino in Green Bay, Wisconsin on April 11, 2005. See also concerts section.
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March 24, 2004
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There will be a big Jerry Lee Lewis weekend party in Norway fromFriday May 21 till Sunday May 23. See http://home.online.no/~tjeppsso/index.cfm for all details.
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The DVD 'Fats Domino and Friends' is no longer available atwww.fnac.com, but there are still a few copies left atwww.alapage.com.
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March 18, 2004
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Jerry is scheduled to play Houston, Texas on April 15 (see concerts section).
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March 15, 2004
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Raven Records in Australia are about to release a 2-for-1 CD of the albums Southern Roots and Boogie Woogie Country Man. Due: end of this month. Track listing:
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Southern Roots, 1973
1. Meat Man
2. When A Man Loves A Woman
3. Hold On I'm Comin'
4. Just A Little Bit
5. Born To Be A Loser
6. The Haunted House
7. Blueberry Hill
8. The Revolutionary Man
9. Big Blue Diamonds
10. That Old Bourbon Street Church
Bonus Tracks:
11. Margie
12. Cry
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13. I'm Still Jealous Of You
14. A Little Peace And Harmony
15. Jesus Is On The Mainline
16. Forever Forgiving
17. (Remember me) I'm The One Who Loves You
18. Red Hot Memories (Ice Cold Beer)
19. I Can Still Hear The Music In The Restroom
20. Love Inflation
21. I Was Sorta Wonderin'
22. Thanks For Nothing
23. Boogie Woogie Country Man
Bonus Tracks (from Odd Man In):
24. That Kind Of Fool
25. A Damn Good Country Song
26. When I Take My Vacation In Heaven
27. Don't Boogie Woogie When You Say Your Prayers Tonight
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Several newpictures of the Amsterdam show and the pre-show meet (March 1).
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March 14, 2004
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The parts of this website that are written in Dutch will be marked with an icon representing the Dutch flag (red, white and blue).
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Nederlandse onderdelen op deze website worden voortaan gemarkeerd met een rood-wit-blauw icoon.
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Nieuw verslag - in het Nederlands - door TEX (The Travelin' Man) van het concert in Paradiso op 1 maart jl.
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March 10, 2004
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Some fine DVD's that have been released recently:
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Fats Domino & Friends
Filmed live at the
Storyville Hall in New Orleans, june 5, 1986. Featuring Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles and Ron Wood. Available through www.fnac.com.
Song list of Jerry's part:
I Am What I Am / Great Balls Of Fire / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Lewis Boogie / Jambalaya (last 2 songs are with Fats Domino and Ray Charles)
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The Killer in Concert
Filmed
live at the Church Street Station in Orlando, Florida, january 1986. Great show with several rare songs. Available throughwww.amazon.co.uk.
Song list:
Keep My Motor Running / You Win Again / Lucille / Over The Rainbow /
Who’s Gonna Play This Old Piano / GreatBalls of Fire / Trouble In Mind / Rockin’ My Life Away / Think About It Darlin’ / When I Get My Wings / Middle Age Crazy / Thirty Nine & Holding / Sweet Little Sixteen / The One Rose That’s Left In My Heart / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On – Good Golly Miss Molly – Tutti Frutti – C.C. Rider – High School Confidential (medley) / I Am What I Am / Meat Man / Me & Bobby McGhee / Goodnight Irene
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March 9, 2004
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Some newpictures of the show at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (March 1, 2004).
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March 7, 2004
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Newpage in picture section with many new pictures from the recent UK/Netherlands tour. Your contributions to this page are welcome! More pictures of the Amsterdam show will follow next week.
Aan het fotoalbum is
een nieuwe pagina toegevoegd met veel nieuwe foto's van Jerry's tour door Schotland, Engeland en Nederland. Iedere bijdrage aan deze pagina, bijvoorbeeld foto's van het Paradiso-concert of de party in Three Sisters, is uiteraard welkom! Meer foto's van Paradiso worden volgende week verwacht.
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March 4, 2004
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New report by Wolfgang Guhl of the show in Amsterdam on March 1. See reports section.
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March 2, 2004
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Report by Folke Myrvang of the show in Amsterdam on March 1. See reports section.
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New link towebsite with reports of the Blackpool and Manchester shows (by Richard Harvey).
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February 27, 2004
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The next few days I'll be in the UK for the Blackpool
and Manchester shows. I am looking forward to see you all at the pre-show meet in Amsterdam on March 1st! See the Paradiso infomation page for all details.
De komende
dagen ben ik in Engeland voor de concerten in Blackpool en Manchester. Ik hoop jullie allemaal te zien op de 'preparty' op 1 maart in Amsterdam! Zie de Paradiso information page
voor een plattegrond.
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February 26, 2004
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Section 'New CD' added that keeps you updated about the upcoming duet album 'Old Glory'.
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February 25, 2004
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Jerry interviewed by Scotland Today. Download a video from their website.
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Many pictures from the unique collection of TEX (The Travelin' Man) added to the pictures section.
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Report by Graham Knight of the show in Glasgow on February 24. See reports section.
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February 24, 2004
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Review of first Gleneagles show in the Daily Telegraph added to the reports section. Thank you Chris Davies and Peter Checksfield for bringing this to our attention.
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February 22, 2004
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Report by Graham Knight and Kay Martin of the second show at Hotel Gleneagles on February 21st. See reports section.
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Linda Gail Lewis is booked to play at the Rockabilly Americana Festival in Sinderen (the Netherlands) on May 14th. More information onhttp://people.zeelandnet.nl/nooij/.
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February 21, 2004
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Report by Graham Knight of Jerry's first concert in the current UK/Netherlands tour! See the newly added reports section.
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A TV recording will be made at Newcastle (February 26) and a one hour special edition DVD is being planned by the tour promoter. Source: Graham Knight.
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Part of the tour programme is a letter from Jerry addressed to all his fans:
Apart from my family, the most
important
people in my life are you, my fans and friends. Too many young performers seem to forget that nowadays and that is why their careers don't last too long. Throughout my life I've been privileged to have the most loyal and loving fans in the whole of music. This tour with Blondell means a lot to me personally because as the Chinese say ...............This is the year of "The Killer".
My new album "Old Glory" is due out this year and has been superbly produced by my friend Jimmy Rip. I hear Jimmy is also going to produce Blondell's next
album also. Good one Son, you've got the best. He annoys me that boy - talented, good looking and intelligent, reminds me of myself.
The quality and calibre of the
people who contributed to "Old Glory"
have been emotional for me and I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart. With this year marking the 50th Anniversary of "Rock n'Roll", I believe there could be some "New Glories" to match the "Old Glory".
Many thanks to my gorgeous daughter Phoebe and my friends JW Whitten, Steve Green, and Jim from RNJ for making this "Generations Tour" possible.
Lastly, for the past, the present and the future - thanks to all of you for tonight.
Be careful there's a "Killer" in town!
God Bless You All, Jerry Lee Lewis
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February 19, 2004
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New pictures - from the collection of TEX (The Travelin' Man) - are added to the picture album of the Fanclub Convention in Papendrecht (October 11, 2003). Many more unique pictures will follow soon!
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February 18, 2004
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Jerry and his band, including the Memphis
Horns and background singers, arrived in Scotland today, after an intermediate landing in Amsterdam. According to TEX (The Travelin' Man) and Graham Knight, he looked fit and
well. By request of many fans Kenneth Lovelace, Jerry's bandleader, decided to take his fiddle with him.
A report by Graham Knight from Gleneagles Hotel:
"Jerry was in good shape when he arrived at Edinburgh Airport. He looked
well and his handshake is as strong as ever. I gave him some Cuban cigars and we laughed at some old photographs of how we both looked 42 years ago! Jerry was whisked off in promoter Jim o'Neil's Rolls Royce and when he arrived at Gleneagles they had two of those real fire signs like you see at some restaurants lit in his honour. A Scottish piper in full highland dress including the kilt played a welcome tune - although it was not Great Balls of Fire - Jerry appreciated it. The band travelled in a luxury coach that is normally used by Rangers Football Club.
"The hotel ballroom is already set up for the show on Friday and the
sound is spectacularly good. The same sound crew will be at all dates. The Newcastle show will be televised so put you cat clothes on as Carl Perkins used to sing."
Friday will be the kickoff of Jerry's tour in the UK and the Netherlands. See the concerts section for all show details.
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Five shows are now completely sold out: Newcastle, Blackpool, Amsterdam and both shows in Gleneagles. Tickets are still available at Glasgow and Manchester. See concerts section for show details. Source: Graham Knight.
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February 17, 2004
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More information about the Paradiso pre-show meet and afterparty on the Paradiso information page
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February 14, 2004
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Jerry is scheduled to play at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis TN on May 1st. See concerts page.
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February 5, 2004
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Radio advertisement for upcoming Glasgow show added to concerts page.
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February 4, 2004
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Guitarist Jimmy Rip will join the band for the whole
tour including Amsterdam. Jimmy Rip has been co-ordinating the production of the forthcoming CD 'Old Glory', that features many guest artists duetting with Jerry. Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love,The Memphis Horns, will also be on the tour, and there will be two female singers. Thank you Graham Knight, for providing this information.
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February 3, 2004
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News fromGaham Knight:
The tickets for the Manchester show (February 29th) are on sale now. Tickets are available throughTicketmaster.
Blackpool Promotions are putting together a variety of hotel and ticket packages for the Manchester show. This will include a coach
from the previous night's venue at Blackpool. For more information contact by e-mail: gabrielle.b@blackpool4groups.co.uk or ring 0(44)1253 590123.
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Paradiso show in Amsterdam (March 1st) sold out!
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February 2, 2004
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Pictures section added to the Jerry Lee Lewis Start Page! Including pictures from the Fire Ball Mail Convention 2003, the Birthday Conventions in Memphis in 2002 and 2001 and the Lewis Museum in Ferriday.
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January 31, 2004
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Jerry Lee Lewis is scheduled to play The Palace Indian Gaming Center in Lemoore, California on August, 26th. See also concerts page.
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January 30, 2004
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Jerry Lee Lewis has been confirmed to play
the Carling Apollo, Manchester (UK) on February 29th. The previous booking for the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland has been cancelled. Tickets will go on sale Monday, February 2nd. See also concerts page.
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January 27, 2004
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News from Nick and Tex:
Paradiso show almost sold out!
Just a few tickets left. Take your last chance and call International Ticketservice (+31-20-62 112 88) or go to Get Records, Utrechtsestraat
105 in Amsterdam. All the other ticket agencies are completely sold out.
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January 24, 2004
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More news fromGraham Knight about the UK shows:
A new show has been confirmed for the Clyde Auditorium at the Scottish Exhibition Centre at
Glasgow on the night of Tuesday 24th February. Tickets have just gone on sale and can be booked atsecctickets.com.
Special note for those who have booked at GLENEAGLES:
Anyone with a booking for Gleneagles can contact Gabrielle Barlow by telephone or e-mail and mention this posting by Graham Knight.
Gabrielle will then arrange for you to receive FREE tickets for Glasgow to everyone with a Gleneagles booking.
UK: ring 01253 590123
outside the UK: 0441253 590123
or e-mail to: gabriellebarlow@bplpromotions.entadsl.com
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The Blackpool show of February 28 is nearly
sold out. All the £25 tickets for this show have now been sold. £15 tickets and weekend package deals are still available.
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January 22, 2004
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News from Graham Knight: "The Blackpool show is
doing very well and is close to selling out. Anyone thinking of going and who has not yet bought tickets should do so now." For information on how to buy a ticket, see concerts page.
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January 20, 2004
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In anwser to many questions about the
upcoming Paradiso Show, a special information page has been added on which all your practical questions about this show are answered.
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Possibly extra tickets available for sold-out Perthshire show on February, 29. Contact Gleneagles Hotelfor more information.
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Mail list added to the web site. Picture gallery coming up soon!
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January 19, 2004
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The Jerry Lee Lewis Start Page
has seen the light of day! When you are searching the Web for information about rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, then you are at the right place. On this site, you'll find the latest news about 'the Killer', his concert schedule and information about the Jerry Lee Lewis International Fanclub. But most of all, this site is meant to be a starting point, say 'operating base', from which you can find a wealth of online information about Jerry Lee Lewis: fan sites, biographies, lyrics, search engines, etc.
The Jerry Lee Lewis Start Page will gradually
expand. But I need your help for this, so let me know what you think of this project. In case you have any comments, suggestions or questions, please sign theguest book ormail me personally.
Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Maarten van der Tol
webmaster of www.jerryleelewis.nl
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What a good timing to start a new Dutch
website about Jerry Lee Lewis! This week, it has been confirmed that Jerry Lee Lewis will play Paradiso, Amsterdam on March 1, 2004. Ticket sales will start on January 24. Price:
€ 45. For more information, check the special information page or the website ofParadiso.
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