Jerry Lee Lewis

Released: November 7, 2014

Featuring: Robbie Robertson

Songwriter: Jimmie Rodgers

Producer: Jim Keltner Steve Bing

She left me this morning
Midnight was turning day
She left me this morning
Midnight turning day
I didn't have no blues
Until my good gal went away

I got the blues like midnight
The moon shining bright as day
I got the blues like midnight
Oh, The moon shines bright as day
I wish a Tornado
Would blow my blues away

One of these mornings
I'm gonna leave this town
One of these mornings
I'm gonna leave this town
'Cause you triflin' women
Really keep a good man down

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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