Hellfire: Jerry Lee Lewis Story - Softcover

Nick Tosches

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859650537 ISBN 13: 9780859650533

Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd, 1983

Synopsis

A portrait of singer Jerry Lee Lewis details his early life, music, controversial marriage, problems and decline, endurance, and revival in popularity.

About this title

From the Back Cover

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.

About the Author

Nick Tosches was born in Newark, New Jersey. He is the author of the novels Cut Numbers, Trinities, and In the Hand of Dante. His non-fiction books include the iconic biographies of Dean Martin and Sonny Liston, Dino and Night Train, and most recently King of the Jews, also published by Penguin.

Edition details

• Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0859650537
• ISBN 13: 9780859650533
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288