Jerry Lee Lewis

...penned by Bobby Troup, starting off with his most famous composition, "Route 66." (covered by everyone from The Rolling Stones, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Bob Dylan, to to a drastically distorted version by Johnny Rotten who shouted it for a...

In this article: Jill Schoelen, Bobby Troup, John Reed, Norah Jones, Bread, Route 66, MTV, and Boston Globe

...the next three days, starting tonight in the Camping World Trucks Ford 200. Kyle Busch, who drives a racecar like Jerry Lee Lewis played piano, will attempt to sweep the truck, Nationwide and Sprint Cup races, and who would bet...

In this article: Mark Martin, Kyle Busch, Penske Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Sprint Cup, Helio Castroneves, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Indy 500, IndyCar Series, and Ford 400

...take it out on the road in 2011, reshape it, make it less chronological," Thompson said. "Maybe I'll do the Mozart version of a Jerry Lee Lewis song, or vice versa. I'll just chop it all up." After turning 60 in April, he admits that "while...

In this article: Richard Thompson, Danny Thompson, Fairport Convention, Hawaii, Led Zeppelin, Los Angeles, Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King, and Loudon Wainwright III

...my favorite writers, Michelle Tea. I'm also reading: In my tall stack is Joe Bonomo's new Jerry Lee Lewis book. I could stand to learn more about Jerry Lee and I love Joe's writing, so this is perfect. To report corrections and...

In this article: The Messenger, Don Draper, The Rock-afire Explosion, The Believer, and Michelle Tea

...a lot of time in smoky clubs, interviewing some of the unadorned original C&W luminaries. Once, preparing to interview Jerry Lee Lewis at a club in Memphis in the 1980s, I put my tape recorder on the table. Glistening with sweat from the...

In this article: Jeff Bridges, Oscar, Tender Mercies, Waylon Jennings, Robert Duvall, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Stephen Bruton

...in instruments just in case," Shaffer remembers in our new issue. But by the end of that first ceremony, the likes of Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry were on stage performing - starting a tradition that would produce explosive...

In this article: Paul Shaffer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, John Fogerty, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, and John Lennon

...anniversary Thursday night at the Apollo Theater Chicago. The musical -- inspired by a 1956 recording session with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley -- is a must see for all rock 'n' roll enthusiasts. The cast is...

In this article: Kevin Dillon, Entourage, Jeremy Piven, Soy milk, Broadway In Chicago, Troy Aikman, Roger Bart, and Dallas Cowboys

Who knows what really happened on that legendary December afternoon in 1956 when Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley all happened to show up at producer Sam Phillips' Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee? Sure, we...

In this article: Bill Clinton, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Blue Suede Shoes, Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, and Sam Phillips

...and Davies had the type of riffing he hadn't seen since the Kinks on "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night." Jerry Lee Lewis began the show with his hit "Great Balls of Fire." A half-century ago, he might have ended it with...

In this article: U2, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, NEW YORK, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Bono, Metallica, Lou Reed, and Madison Square Garden

...at iconic Los Angeles concert venue The Roxy during the Beatles' heyday. In a new interview with GQ magazine, Lewis recalls, "He kissed my feet. I had no idea he was going to do that. My boy was there, Junior. He said, 'Dad, dad, is...

In this article: John Lennon, Beatles, GQ Magazine, Junior, The Roxy, and Los Angeles