Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Tom T. Hall

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

Red hot memories and ice cold beer
Lord, that jukebox sounds so good to my ear
That's the reason I came in here
Red hot memories and ice cold beer

I can't believe how she burned me down
Her love made me a big man in this town
Then she tells me I'm no prize
So I just came in here to drink me down to size

Red hot memories and ice cold beer
Lord, that jukebox sounds so good to my ear
That's the reason I came in here
Red hot memories and ice cold beer

She took her body and one suitcase
Said she'd had as much of me as she could take
That whole airport wore a frown
Just to know that somethin' that good's leaving town

Red hot memories and ice cold beer
Lord, that jukebox sounds so good to my ear
That's the reason I came in here
Red hot memories and ice cold beer

Jerry Lee Lewis was a leading figure in the popularization of rock & roll during the 1950s. He was first signed to Sun Records in 1956 where he was labelmates with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and other early rock artists. Of those musicians, however, he was the only piano player and combined with his heavy-handed playing style, sexually suggestive lyrics, and provocative stage antics he came to epitomize the rebelliousness of the genre.

He rose to international fame for his 1957 versions of the songs “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”

Lewis' popularity rapidly tumbled, however, when in 1958, when at the age of 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin. Though this scandal continued to tarnish his image, Lewis never retired from music. As of October 2015, he continues to perform live.

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