Happy Birthday to my Hero- Jerry Lee Lewis

JERRY LEE IS 87!!!
Scott Miller,
Jerry Lee Lewis Takes Part In Interviews Before His Appearance At An Evening With Jerry Lee Lewis In Los Angeles

Chattanooga, TN:  Jerry Lee is now 87!

I first saw Jerry Lee in Nashville at George Jones Possum Club.  This was the fall of 1977.  My friend Jim and I rolled into town and heard an ad on the radio for George Jones’ Possum Club.  I think the cover was 5 bucks.  5 bucks for Boxcar Willie, George Jones and Jerry Lee Lewis!

I first met Jerry Lee when he did our Jamboree USA show in Wheeling, WV.  Believe it or not, he was amped up on something, but he was a consummate performer.  Never missed a note.

I remember Jamboree Director, Mike Hopkins (Loretta Lynn’s former bus driver) begging Jerry Lee to please not light the piano on fire.  It was a real fine piano that the Wheeling Symphony used.

Alas, Jerry Lee behaved and put on a great show.

I’ll never forget it!

Miller in the Morning

 

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