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Jerry Lee Lewis Live from Austin, TX Release Date: 2007 06 26 Label: New West Rating:

From the Live from Austin, TX series documenting performances from the syndicated Austin City Limits public television program comes this volume of Jerry Lee Lewis from October of 1973. According to Terry Lickona's liner notes, Lewis' wife had died a few weeks earlier in a very controversial swimming pool accident and he almost didn't make it. Those lucky enough to hear this performance -- and now see it on the DVD version as well -- are lucky he did. Of the many officially released and bootlegged performance of the Killer from his mid-'50s debut on Sun to the present day, this one ranks among the finest. There are 15 cuts here, featuring Lewis fronting a taut sextet that includes guitarists Kenny Lovelace and Joel Shumaker, bassist Bob Moore, organist Bill Strom, and drummer Buddy Harmon. The tunes range from Hank Williams' "You Win Again" to Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little 16," "39 and Holding," "C.C. Rider," "Chantilly Lace" (leaving the Big Bopper's version in the dust), Charlie Rich's "No Headstone on My Grave," Ray Charles' "What'd I Say," and more, all topped off by his best-known tracks: "Great Balls of Fire" (written by Otis Blackwell, the man who made Elvis Presley famous) and, of course, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." The show is beautifully edited and the Killer's control of the gig is total. He understands how to bring it down and tear it up. There are a number of volumes in this series that simply don't get it for one reason or another; Jerry Lee's gig on Austin City Limits does -- and hard. Get it. Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Keep My Motor Runnin'	Beal, Channel	3:02
2	You Win Again	Williams	3:08
3	Sweet Little 16	Berry	3:34
4	39 and Holding	Rice, Foster	4:04
5	Think About It Darlin'	Rice, Foster	2:28
6	Rock & Roll Over (Teenage Queen)	Firman	3:22
7	Boogie Woogie Country Man	Seals	3:18
8	C.C. Rider	Traditional	4:18
9	Chantilly Lace	Richardson	2:39
10	I'll Find It Where I Can	VanArsdale, Clark	2:58
11	In the Garden	Traditional	4:05
12	No Headstone on My Grave	Rich	4:19
13	What'd I Say	Charles	3:51
14	Great Balls of Fire	Blackwell, Hammer	1:49
15	Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On	Williams	5:07

Releases:

Year	Type	Label
2007	CD	New West

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