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My Only Claim to FameJerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Glenn Sutton

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

Well I do not long to have great wealth or riches
For love means more to me than world acclaim
And now my cupful was filled when you first said you love me
And you're the only one I want to praise my name

Each time we kiss I make a small deposit
In an endless bank of happy memories
And I can’t live long enough to withdraw them
For one day with you is like eternity

Yes you changed my world into a bed of roses
And all my skies are now a perfect blue thanks to you
And in looking back on all of my achievements
Well my greatest claim to fame is loving you
Yes my greatest claim to fame is loving you

Jerry Lee Lewis

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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