
by NickTosches (Author)
Born in Louisiana to a family legacy of great courage and greater madness, Jerry Lee was torn throughout his life between a harsh Pentecostal God and the Devil of alcohol, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. He began performing publicly at fourteen, and at twenty-one he recorded Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, which propelled him to stardom. Almost immediately, news of his marriage to his thirteen-year-old cousin all but destroyed his career. Over the next twenty years, Jerry Lee, ever indomitable and ever wild, would rise again as a country star, and then lose it all again to his own inner demons.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 1st Grove Press Ed
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Published: 25 Aug 2000
ISBN 10: 0802135668
ISBN 13: 9780802135667