Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story
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...
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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. Boston Globe Tosches' book is a work of art.
\ Boston GlobeTosches' book is a work of art.\ \ \ \ \ EsquireThe book is undeniably a feat — turning a sordid, tormented life into a rousing piece of poetic expressionism.\ \ \ Philadelphia InquirerHellfire sets a new standard.\ \ \ \ \ Rolling StoneQuite simply the best rock and roll biography ever written.\ \ \ \ \ EsquireThe book is undeniably a feat -- turning a sordid, tormented life into a rousing piece of poetic expressionism.\ \ \ \ \ NewsdayThe best rock 'n' roll biography ever written....There is a novelistic intensity to this story of scandal, tragedy, triumph and love....Riveting.\ \ \ \ \ The Boston GlobeTosches' book is a work of art.\ \ \ \ \ The Philadelphia InquirerHellfire sets a new standard.\ \
