Wikio - Jerry Lee Lewis

The Spin I’m In: Red, White and Blue Suede Shoes (Firedoglake)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:04:39 GMT

This week’s playlist is inspired by a terrific show that I’m listening to right now on National Public Radio called Whole Lotta Shakin’. It’s a history of rockabilly hosted by Rosie Flores. Something to be proud of.

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TV TODAY: Stars, pyrotechnics and a man who made U.S. history (Detroit Free Press)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:37:00 GMT

... PBS. From Washington, D.C., we get a rich blend of musical styles, plus some emotional readings. Jerry Lee Lewis, still rocking at 73, will be there. So will Hicks, Huey Lewis, Broadway's Brian Stokes Mitchell and classical singers Hayley Westenra and Harolyn Blackwell.• "Dance Machine," 8 p.m., WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, ABC. There's been an episode switch. This one has four contestants...

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Smits to host "A Capitol Fourth" on PBS (Seattle Times)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:41:27 GMT

Jimmy Smits will host PBS' Fourth of July concert, "A Capitol Fourth," on Friday. The concert will also include appearances by rocker Jerry Lee Lewis, 2006 "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks and pop band Huey Lewis and the News.

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Tom Waits And Robert Smith Among Those Se To Judge Songwriters (Rock on the Streets)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:07:24 GMT

... Also set to judge the even are Loretta Lynn , T-Pain , Neil Finn (Crowded House), Chaka Khan , Jerry Lee Lewis , Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels (Run-D.M.C.), Chris Hillman (The Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers), Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20), Buckcherry , Youssou N’Dour , Tiësto , “ Weird Al ” Yankovic , Black Francis (aka Frank Black), Ray Davies (The Kinks) as well as several music industry...

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Jerry Kennedy: Witnessing History, Savoring Life (Cybergrass)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:53:56 GMT

/CMA/ -- By Bob DoerschukJerry Kennedy has a favorite lunch spot near his home south of Music City. When he's scheduled a meeting there, particularly on a warm spring day, he might be seen relaxing on the bench near the front door, enjoying the sun and letting the minutes pass until his guest arrives. ...

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Ray Davies? Tom Waits? Jerry Lee? In a song competition? Yerkiddinright? (Electric Roulette)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:04:03 GMT

If you were to host an International Songwriting Contest, who would you choose as judges? Well, if you were completely mental, you'd have Neil Finn, Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, Chaka Khan, KT Tunstall and "Weird Al" Yankovic. If you were of sound mind, you might gunfer Tom Waits, Robert Smith, Frank Black, Ray Davies, Loretta Lynn and Jerry Lee Lewis. If you were a mixture of the two,...

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Tom Waits, Robert Smith to judge songwriting competition (New Musical Express)

news@nme.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:17:17 GMT

Tom Waits, Robert Smith, Black Francis, Ray Davies, Loretta Lynn and Jerry Lee Lewis are among the renowned artists who will judge the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.

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'Fire' wins five Dora awards (atHome Top Story)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:13:31 GMT

... famed Tony Awards.Fire, the gospel-rock musical inspired by the lives of 1950s recording star Jerry Lee Lewis and his cousin, disgraced TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, took home five awards – the most handed out to any production.It garnered the award for outstanding production of a musical, as well as a directing award for James MacDonald and an outstanding performance nod for Nicole...

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Video: This July 4, Join Us for the Most Spectacular Fireworks Display Anywhere in the US of A! A Capitol Fourth, America's Biggest Birthday Party, Live on PBS in High Definition (PR News Wire )

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

... the star spangled party features special performances () by Grammy Award-winning musicians Huey Lewis and the News, American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame legend Jerry Lee Lewis, Tony Award-winning Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell, classical superstar Hayley Westenra and American soprano Harolyn Blackwell in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra...

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Around the remote: Television picks for the week of June 29-July 5 (Miami Herald)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:43:05 GMT

... hosted by Jimmy Smits. Performing with the National Symphony Orchestra will be, among others, Huey Lewis, Taylor Hicks, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Also on tap are the "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular" (9 p.m., NBC), a show from New York featuring Natasha Bedingfield, Kenny Chesney, Jordin Sparks, and Katharine McPhee, and the "Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular" (10 p.m.,...

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Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Damino - Boogie Live (Amazing Facts)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:03:00 GMT

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Jerry Lee Lewis - Boogie Woogie Country Man (Amazing Facts)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:03:00 GMT

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What to know for tonight's fireworks show (Detroit Free Press)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:41:00 GMT

... said spectators can expect to see and hear traditional Zambelli Crosette shells with Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire," green dahlias with rising tails to Little Eva's "Loco Motion," silver bow ties with a red ring with the Bee Gees' "Night Fever," a crackling flower octopus with the Go-Gos' "We Got the Beat," and a special Zambelli rainbow Crosette with Madonna's "4 Minutes."No...

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What to know for tonight's big show (Detroit Free Press)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:18:08 GMT

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Jerry Lee Lewis - Breathless (Today's Blog Music)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:26:13 GMT

in post “You leave me [breath sound] breathless” from So Well Remembered .

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Goodness Gracious.. :: Israellycool (Israelated - English Israel blogs)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:36:39 GMT

IAEA Chief Mohamed ElBaradei channels Jerry Lee Lewis: A military strike on Iran would turn the Middle East “into a ball of fire,” said Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency. ElBaradei made the remarks in an interview aired on Saturday by Al Arabiya TV. The interview comes a day after reports emerged that Israel conducted a large-scale military exercise...

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Saturday night treat: Fats Domino, Ray Charles and Jerry Lee Lewis (Fausta's blog)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:52:00 GMT

Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis Uploaded by Hanvak

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Hang on to your hats (Doug's Dynamic Drivel)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:20:29 GMT

Crank up the sound and enjoy Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewisby Hanvak Here’s something you don’t see every day. Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino - three of the greatest ivory ticklers of their day - playing pianos on the same stage at the same time. Brace yourself and make sure your sound is [...]

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Ronnie Hawkins - Mojo Man / Arkansas Rock Pile (Cave 17)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:23:41 GMT

... late ’50s radio was like (and perhaps a discussion of hyperreality would be relevant here). Jerry Lee Lewis one minute, then Johnny Cash, some Hank Williams (a cover of “Your Cheatin’ Heart”), then maybe switch over for the Orioles, and finally turn off the radio for some race records (”Further on up the Road”). It also sounds like neither Hawkins nor his band have really found their...

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Story of the Song : 'What's Made Milwaukee Famous' Jerry Lee Lewis (1968) (The Independent)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:01 GMT

It was beer that made the industrial port of Milwaukee in Wisconsin famous. The song made a hit for the writer Glenn Sutton, who sadly died in April last year. In 1968, Sutton was working as a staff producer at Columbia. A burgeoning songwriter, he had also engaged a music publisher, Al Gallico, and was asked to come up with some material for Jerry Lee Lewis. In the mid-Sixties, the...

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