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Jerry Lee Lewis: The Killer Plays Boogie Woogie Classics by Meade Lux Lewis

Read "The Killer Plays Boogie Woogie Classics by Meade Lux Lewis" reviewed by Ken Dryden

by Ken Dryden
April 1, 2007

Although Jerry Lee Lewis devoured boogie woogie at the age of ten, he soon incorporated it with gospel and country to develop his own style of rockabilly. But he always admired the giants of boogie woogie, particularly Meade Lux Lewis (who died in a 1964 car crash).Shortly after this tragedy, Jerry Lee Lewis went into the studio to record a tribute to the fallen giant but omitted a rhythm section entirely, sticking strictly to solo piano. Given the ...