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Wednesday, October 26 2011

Chris Isaak: Beyond the Sun

Chris Isaak makes a pilgrimage to Sun Studio to record the songs of his heroes. The music-loving world smiles.


Wednesday, April 7 2010

Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found by Joe Bonomo

This is not a biography or discography, but an exhaustive and exhilarating analysis of what has been called one of the greatest live albums of all time.


Tuesday, July 22 2008

All You Need Is Love

Tony Palmer's compelling yet frustrating 15-hour television series on the history of popular music, originally broadcast in the 1970s, finally sees a DVD release.


Friday, March 28 2008

Great balls of fire: Jerry Lee Lewis is still kickin’


Friday, August 10 2007

Jerry Lee Lewis: Greatest Live Performances of the 50s, 60s and 70s [DVD]

This is absolutely essential for Jerry Lee Lewis fans, if only for an incendiary 1964 set, which features Lewis working the audience into an absolute frenzy. For everyone else, it's a worthwhile history lesson with a Killer soundtrack.


Friday, March 30 2007

Onstage, at least, Jerry Lee Lewis is still a ball of fire

For the next 65 minutes, Jerry Lee Lewis is no longer a frail old man. He's the virile punk who helped invent rock 'n' roll 50 years ago.


Friday, March 2 2007

Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing Live

Pop culture is many things, but it is often flashy, fast-paced and forgetful. Last Man Standing Live takes a moment.


Friday, October 6 2006

Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing

Sun Records, the IRS, alcohol, and marrying his 13-year-old second cousin had been the brunt of Jerry Lee Lewis' legacy -- until now. Here's a "duets" record that actually works completely.


Monday, May 1 2006

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee's fingers still sting the ivories, even if, these days, there's not a whole lotta shakin' going on.


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