Linda Gail Lewis

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Nothin' Shakin' 02:00 Tools
It Aint Me Babe 03:37 Tools
Nothin Shakin (But the Leaves On the Trees) 03:18 Tools
Great Balls Of Fire 03:25 Tools
Crazy Arms 03:37 Tools
Lets Talk About Us 03:18 Tools
Old Black Joe 03:22 Tools
Rip It Up 01:33 Tools
Boogie Woogie Country Girl 00:30 Tools
It Ain't Me Babe 03:37 Tools
Big Black Cadilac 00:00 Tools
Whole Lotta Shakin' 02:56 Tools
Lonely Heart 00:00 Tools
Sittin' And Thinkin' 02:45 Tools
I Don't Want To Be Lonely Tonight 00:00 Tools
You Win Again 03:01 Tools
Lets Have A Party 02:47 Tools
Hard Rocking Man 00:00 Tools
Baby (You've Got What It Takes) 00:00 Tools
Hungry Hill 00:00 Tools
Chances 05:40 Tools
All Shook Up 02:57 Tools
88 Friends 00:00 Tools
Let's Talk About Us 00:00 Tools
C. C. Rider 03:14 Tools
Break Up The Party 02:23 Tools
Lie & deny 03:08 Tools
From Sweden to Memphis 03:05 Tools
Blue Moon of Kentucky 02:09 Tools
Rockin My Life Away 03:24 Tools
Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves) 02:01 Tools
Heartbreak Highway 00:30 Tools
Weary Blues 00:00 Tools
I´m On Fire 03:25 Tools
I'm On Fire 02:52 Tools
You Can Have My Husband 03:04 Tools
Nothin´ Shakin´ 03:24 Tools
Boogie Chillen 04:00 Tools
High School Confidential 00:30 Tools
Real Gone Lover 03:09 Tools
Little Baby Rock 02:30 Tools
Hey Memories 00:00 Tools
These Are the Days 00:00 Tools
Slow Down Brother 00:00 Tools
Don't stop now 03:01 Tools
Roll Over Beethoven 03:06 Tools
The Blues Is Allright 03:31 Tools
Good Golly Miss Molly 02:18 Tools
Dazed And Confused 00:00 Tools
Who's that guy 03:48 Tools
No Way Pedro 03:44 Tools
Rockin' Blues 02:38 Tools
Ready To Fall In Love 04:08 Tools
Long Tall Sally 02:17 Tools
Jabalaya 03:28 Tools
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 02:56 Tools
Sure Does Help 03:59 Tools
Shake Rattle And Roll 04:22 Tools
Think Twice Before You Go 02:38 Tools
Honky Tonk Boogie Gal 02:39 Tools
I Wish This Car Was a Train 02:45 Tools
Rocking My Life Away 03:59 Tools
Johnny B. Goode 00:30 Tools
What I'd Say 03:34 Tools
We're Just Friends 03:45 Tools
Just A Little Walk With Jesus 00:00 Tools
Wait And See 02:30 Tools
Lucky Me 02:30 Tools
The Dark End Of The Street 02:33 Tools
Real Wild Child 02:10 Tools
I'd Rather Stay Home and Rock n' Roll 02:43 Tools
Break Up 02:40 Tools
Smokey Joe's 04:08 Tools
So good 02:47 Tools
Cadillac 02:33 Tools
Cadillac Rock 04:08 Tools
Whirlwind 02:47 Tools
Shot of Rhythm and Blues 02:33 Tools
C C Rider 03:49 Tools
After Tonight 03:20 Tools
I Wonder 00:00 Tools
Call Me Soon 03:10 Tools
Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)? 02:45 Tools
Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On 00:30 Tools
Dig That Boogie 04:41 Tools
The End Of The Road 03:24 Tools
They Were Rockin' 04:08 Tools
What A High What A Low 02:31 Tools
WHAT CAN I DO 02:31 Tools
Blue Suede Shoes 02:44 Tools
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On 03:33 Tools
You Make It Easy to Believe 02:56 Tools
Your Love is So Cold I'm Turning Blue 03:12 Tools
In My Arms 00:00 Tools
She's In My Dreams 03:13 Tools
Looks Like Love 02:31 Tools
In The Boogie Woogie Country Mood 02:26 Tools
Gas Station Flowers 03:24 Tools
Love Makes the Difference 03:59 Tools
Big Bayou 02:47 Tools
Saving the Best for Last 03:32 Tools
Strange Things Happening Every Day 03:39 Tools
I'm Burned Out 03:48 Tools
The Forgiver 03:16 Tools
Battle with the Bottle 02:47 Tools
Spell Bound 03:25 Tools
What can I do, What can I say 03:25 Tools
Me And The Boys In The Band 02:48 Tools
When The Saints Go Marching In 03:25 Tools
Hillbilly Rock 03:25 Tools
Back to Loisiana 03:25 Tools
Love Keeps Callin' 03:24 Tools
You Just Said a Heartful 03:18 Tools
There's Got to be an Easier Way 03:34 Tools
Linda Gail Blues 02:47 Tools
A Ray Of Hope 04:07 Tools
I Never Knew What Misery Was 03:24 Tools
Lovesick 02:39 Tools
And Now I Win 02:47 Tools
This Train 02:00 Tools
Not a Night Goes By 03:49 Tools
Fools Like Me 03:49 Tools
Ubangi Stomp 03:32 Tools
At Last 02:39 Tools
Hard Rockin' Man 02:00 Tools
You Got the Car 02:06 Tools
Absence Makes The Heart Go Wander 02:47 Tools
Boppin' The Blues 02:47 Tools
Darlin´I´m leavin 03:14 Tools
Don´t boogie woogie with me 03:14 Tools
T-H-E E-N-D 01:58 Tools
'Til Honky Gets Tonky Again 01:58 Tools
Mean Man Blues 02:47 Tools
Great Big Crush 02:47 Tools
The Blues Is Alright 03:32 Tools
Am I To Be The One 02:47 Tools
Turn your damper down 02:47 Tools
Ain't Nothin' Shakin' 02:00 Tools
I´m just in the middle of a country song 02:06 Tools
Hillbilly blues 02:06 Tools
Dark And Lonely Road 03:32 Tools
Pretty Little Pictures 03:14 Tools
I'm On The Loose 02:00 Tools
Ain't Nothing Shaking 02:00 Tools
I'll Take Memphis 03:32 Tools
I Know What You've Been Up To 03:32 Tools
You are my sunshine 03:32 Tools
Rock´n Roll Soul 03:32 Tools
Big Boss Man 02:30 Tools
I'm Ready 03:14 Tools
Mean Mean Man 02:11 Tools
I´m Feelin Sorry 02:11 Tools
Sweet memories 02:11 Tools
It ´ll be me 02:11 Tools
Kansas City 02:00 Tools
Love Sick 02:06 Tools
Good 02:06 Tools
Goody Goody 03:14 Tools
Where Could I Go But To the Lord 03:14 Tools
Just Say It 02:28 Tools
Don't You Lie To Me 02:06 Tools
CC Rider (unreleased) 03:14 Tools
I´ll sail my ship alone 03:14 Tools
Fill My Way Every Day With Love 02:06 Tools
Black Cadillac 02:00 Tools
Lovin' Up A Storm 02:06 Tools
Roll On (Clickety Clack) 02:06 Tools
Paper Roses 02:06 Tools
Boogie Woogie Country Girl - Live 02:06 Tools
Old Time rock'n'Roll 01:58 Tools
Smile, Somebody Loves You 02:06 Tools
Last Hard Bible 02:06 Tools
Bring It On 02:06 Tools
Intro./Let's Have A Party 03:14 Tools
Dreams Of You 03:14 Tools
I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) 03:14 Tools
Strangers in the Night (Live) 02:42 Tools
What Did You Want From Me 02:28 Tools
By Your Side 02:28 Tools
What'd I Say 02:06 Tools
Love So Real 02:06 Tools
Great Balls of Fire - Live 02:06 Tools
Cest La Vie 02:06 Tools
Hard Rockin’ Man 02:06 Tools
01-In The Boogie Woogie Country Mood 02:06 Tools
Secret Places 02:06 Tools
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Contemporary Musicians | Lewis, Linda Gail Singer, songwriter Linda Gail Lewis is the younger sister of one of music's great performers, Jerry Lee Lewis. After decades of lingering in his shadow, she finally achieved a measure of fame in 2000 with a critically acclaimed album of duets performed with Irish rocker Van Morrison. Living a life every bit as tumultuous as her piano-thumping brother's, Lewis has toured the world repeatedly, married eight times, nearly died from drug overdoses, and has fought the ongoing battle of family-versus-career. In the course of her musical career she has written and sung a variety of music, some good and some comically bad. Her style, which has embraced hard-core honky-tonk music, 1950s rock 'n' roll, and touches of Memphis soul, has made her a favorite in Europe. Like her brother Jerry Lee, Linda Gail Lewis soaked up the sounds of hillbilly music and rhythm and blues in the rural areas of Ferriday and Black River, Louisiana. Although the Lewis family was poor, they always had enough to eat because of father Elmo Lewis's skill at farming. When Jerry Lee began to score hits with "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire" in 1957, he singlehandedly lifted the family from dire poverty to a life of relative ease. "Jerry shared everything he had with us," Linda Gail remarked in a personal interview. "He'd call my mama up and say, 'Mama, I want you and daddy and Frankie Jean and Linda Gail to have everything that I have.' And we did!.… I don't know how many people would say that. He meant it too." Linda Gail's chief inspiration was Jerry Lee, but later, as the era of rock 'n' roll came into play, she also tuned into the sounds of Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline, and Lavern Baker. Like her famed elder brother, she was married many times, and her first marriages were at ages 14 and 15. Toured with Her Brother Lewis's official recording debut came when she performed as Jerry Lee's duet partner for Sun Records in 1963, where her defiantly off-key vocals turned their rendition of George Jones's "Seasons Of My Heart" into one of the worst records ever made. "I've gotten a lot of criticism for the vocals I did early on," Linda Gail said in an interview. "I hate to say it was a mistake to do it, because it is a part of history and something I remember in a fond way, but I wish I could've sung that song a little bit better." As a teenager Lewis joined her brother on the road, playing in numerous tank towns and dives. Yet according to Lewis, her brother shielded her from the late night parties and exploits that were common to a touring rock 'n' roll band. "Oh yeah, he did take care of me," she remarked. "He protected me.… I knew that after the gigs I wasn't welcome to be at these parties. I knew I was just going to be watching the late, late show if I was lucky enough for one to be on in my motel room." The near-constant touring provided Lewis with valuable experience and a chance to sharpen her vocal skills, and resulted in a unique opportunity—a steady gig with the road company of ABC-TV's mid-1960s teenfest Shindig. "It was great," remembered Lewis. "Jack Good [Shindig's producer] actually asked for me. My brother didn't have to give them the hard-sell and say 'Would you please have my sister on too?'" Recorded with Jerry Lee Lewis Lewis's first solo release, the ABC-Paramount single "Small Red Diary," sank into obscurity, as did a lone single for Columbia, a remake of LaVern Baker's "Jim Dandy." Meanwhile, Lewis made several duet appearances on her brother's b-sides and albums for Smash records. It was only after Jerry Lee mounted his late-1960s comeback via country music that Lewis was finally able to ride his coattails onto the charts. Recording with her brother, she scored her lone top ten country hit with a version of Carl and Pearl Butler's "Don't Let Me Cross Over." A rousing duet remake of Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven," a staple of her act, followed it onto the lower chart regions. The Lewis duo's 1969 Smash LP Together featured their rowdy duet style on a variety of country standards and rockers. This led to Lewis's debut solo album for the label, The Two Sides Of Linda Gail Lewis, a hard sung but poor-selling country album. In addition to composing material for her brother's top-selling Smash and Mercury discs, Lewis also garnered an ASCAP award for her song "Smile, Somebody Loves You," her only solo top 40 country hit. She was growing artistically, but her label did not seem to notice. "Nobody was really serious about my career," declared Lewis. The best pure country singles of her career, 1970's "Before The Snow Flies," which featured a rare appearance by brother Jerry Lee on rhythm guitar, and 1973's "I Wanna Be a Sensuous Woman," which she debuted on ABC-TV's In Concert, received no meaningful push from the label. While her recording career languished, Lewis toured almost non-stop as part of her brother's show. She twice married and divorced his best friend and road manager, Cecil Harrelson, and then married Jerry Lee's guitarist/fiddle player Kenny Lovelace, with whom she often wrote songs. The constant touring wreaked havoc on her relationship with her two children, and her drug use took a toll on her health. The drugs were prescribed by several physicians, none of whom knew she was under treatment by others. Lewis recalled that a mistake may have saved her life. "I slipped up by calling one doctor who found out about the other doctors—about three or four of 'em were giving me these things." Lewis was hospitalized as a result of her drug habit, and Jerry Lee picked up the tab, but her efforts to stay clean and sober alienated her from her brother. By 1977 she had had enough—she quit the act, married a man outside the music industry and started a new family. Returned in the Late 1980s After a hiatus of nearly ten years, Lewis returned to music in the late 1980s, touring briefly with Jerry Lee before belatedly going solo at age 39. Realizing that her brother's piano was an important facet of her public identity, Lewis taught herself to pound the keys in his style. The return to show business ended her marriage to her sixth husband and threw her into the arms of Robert Ellis (aka Bobby Memphis), a professional Elvis impersonator. The two played clubs throughout the mid-South before they bitterly parted company, and she then married former Stax promotion man Eddie Braddock. Lewis finally caught a career break when the New Rose label in France released International Affair, her first solo album in 23 years. Well regarded by critics for its raw, openly country sound, the album did not get much distribution in the United States, but put the European rock community on notice that she was available for shows. Returning to Memphis in 1996, she recorded a strong mix of country songs tinged with rock 'n' roll for Icehouse, titled Love Makes the Difference, although few outside the south had access to the disc. Lewis made her biggest splash outside the recording studio when she entertainingly chronicled her years on the road in a 1998 autobiography titled The Devil, Me, and Jerry Lee. The book showcases Lewis's genuine voice and attitude, which is by turns catty, philosophic, salacious, and funny. Characterizing herself as a "spoiled little b***h," Lewis reveals sordid details of her eight marriages and dealings with her estranged children, few of whom describe her in a positive light. However, her memories of Jerry Lee provide the slim volume's high points. At the book's end, she poignantly portrays her brother as an aging rocker suffering the whims and financial machinations of his then-current wife, with the threatened removal of his only surviving son being a whip that was used to keep him in line. For the Record … Born on July 18, 1947, in Ferriday, LA; daughter of Elmo (a farmer and carpenter) and Mamie Lewis; sister of Jerry Lee and Frankie Jean Lewis; married eight times; husbands included Bobby Goza, Jim Bushland, Cecil Harrelson (twice), Kenny Lovelace, Brent Dolan, Robert Ellis (aka Bobby Memphis), Eddie Braddock; children: Cecil Jr., Mary Jean, Annie, Oliver. Professional country and rock 'n' roll singer and com poser, best known for her work with brother Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records, 1963, and Smash and Mercury Records, 1964-74; recording debut, "Seasons of My Heart," with Jerry Lee Lewis, Sun Records, 1963; re corded single for ABC-Paramount, 1965, and for Co lumbia Records, 1967; took hiatus from record business, 1977-86; became solo artist, 1987; recorded for New Rose, Icehouse, and Sire, 1991-99; co-wrote autobiog raphy, The Devil, Me, and Jerry Lee, 1998; recorded for Lantassi label, 2000-03; recorded album You Win Again with Van Morrison, 2000; with brother and as solo artist, guested on various television programs in U.S. and U.K. Awards: ASCAP Airplay Award for "Smile, Somebody Loves You," 1972; inducted into Rockabilly Hall of Fame, 1998. Addresses: Record company—Lantassi Records, 408 Hall St., Conroe, TX 77301, phone: (936) 441-1256. Booking—Marc Potter, e-mail: atlantis@lcc.net. Website—Linda Gail Lewis Official Website: http://www.lindagaillewis.com. The attention garnered by the book led to Lewis's self-titled 1999 album on Sire. Boasting higher production values than her previous discs, and including songs written by Motown legend Smokey Robinson, Sam Phillips's son Jerry Phillips, and Nashville fire-brand Tim Krekkal, the album represented Lewis's best solo work. However, the disc has yet to be released in America. "I don't know if they're ever going to release it in the states," said Lewis. Recorded with Van Morrison Lewis's biggest career boost came via legendary Irish rocker Van Morrison. Fittingly, Lewis met Morrison at a Jerry Lee Lewis convention in England. After a sound-check jam session, Morrison proposed the collaboration, which resulted in the 2000 Pointblank/Virgin album You Win Again. "All this happened within two weeks," Lewis remembered. "The album he had scheduled to release he put on the shelf in favor of this one. Then, Van wouldn't commit to releasing the album until we knew how it was going to work live. Well, we had so much fun at the gig that we cut two more songs." The album reached the pop charts and sold strongly at the duo's live shows. It became Lewis's best-selling disc. Splitting her time between residences in Wales and Big Sandy, Tennessee, Lewis has continued to play European rock revival venues. In 2003 she released Out of the Shadows, an album of soul and country pop recorded in Austin, Texas. The disc was supposed to mark her independence from her brother's trademark sound, but fans reacted cooly. Her follow up, Boogie Woogie Country Girl, featured her return to Jerry Lee's piano-thumping ways. Although Lewis has not attained major success as a solo act, she has continued to savor opportunities to make fresh music. "It should be an inspiration to a lot of women my age," she declared, "because I am fifty-three and I'm still learning, still growing as a talent. Today I am a hundred times better songwriter than I was a year ago. I'm ten times a better singer than I was a year ago. I'm willing to say that I can still learn something and I can still grow!" Selected discography Singles (With Jerry Lee Lewis) "Seasons of my Heart," 1963. (With Jerry Lee Lewis) "Don't Let Me Cross Over," 1969. (With Jerry Lee Lewis) "Roll Over Beethoven," 1969. "Before the Snow Flies," 1970. "Smile, Somebody Loves You," 1972. "I Wanna Be A Sensuous Woman," 1973. Solo albums Two Sides of Linda Gail Lewis, Smash, 1969. International Affair, New Rose, 1990. Rockin' With Linda—Live in London, Deep Elem, 1991. I'll Take Memphis, Fox, 1992. Love Makes the Difference, Icehouse, 1996. Linda Gail Lewis, Sire, 1999. (With Van Morrison) You Win Again, Pointblank/Virgin, 2000. Linda Gail Lewis & The Firebirds, Rockville, 2001. Out of the Shadows, Lantassi, 2002. Boogie Woogie Country Girl, Castle, 2004. Albums with Jerry Lee Lewis Country Songs for City Folks, Smash, 1966. Another Place, Another Time, Smash, 1968. Jerry Lee Lewis Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1, Smash, 1969. Jerry Lee Lewis Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2, Smash, 1969. Together: Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis, Smash, 1969. In Loving Memory, Mercury, 1971. Live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Mercury, 1970. Live in Italy, Magnum, 1988. Sources Books Lewis, Linda Gail, with Les Pendelton, The Devil, Me, and Jerry Lee, Longstreet, 1998. Online Linda Gail Lewis Official Website, http://www.lindagaillewis.com (May 4, 2004). Additional information was obtained from an interview with Linda Gail Lewis, 2003. —Ken Burke Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.