Although the large, cheering crowd didn’t seem to notice (the Killer’s signature slurry Louisiana accent made some of his words hard to decipher), Jerry Lee Lewis was not pleased with his longtime band during his Sunday afternoon performance in Tom Lee Park.
He was in fine form and rocked the crowd. Sometimes, though, his songs were just a little sad — poignant even. But he’s still The Killer, so get outta the way.
Rockabilly pioneer Billy Lee Riley, 74, returned to the stage Sunday at the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival for his first performance since a third hip replacement operation and quintuple-bypass emergency heart surgery in February threatened to silence the Sun Records legend forever.
First you get an expert like Tony Thomas who has done it half a dozen times before for Jerry Lee Lewis. Here he reveals a few other tricks to keep on rockin’.
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