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Mesh Match For "Hellfire" Paperback by Nick Tosches:Product Description
Run a Quick Search on "Hellfire" by Nick Tosches to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Hellfire"Browse more products related to "Nick Tosches"Publisher's noteBorn 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. AnnotationThe uproarious and frequently violent life and career of the legendary, and notorious, rock-&-roller Jerry Lee Lewis deserves the superlative biographical skills of virtuoso writer Nick Tosches, who brings alive the Killer's frequently unhinged inner workings in HELLFIRE, a tour-de-force of meticulous research and imaginative prose. With his Southern Baptist religious upbringing in permanent conflict with his drunken, womanizing ways and his public performances of the Devil's music, Lewis's personal and professional lives have been fodder for news headlines for almost the entire history of rock & roll. Tosches begins his story by neatly conflating a cameo appearance by Elvis Presley's dreaming subconscious with a fact-based nocturnal visit from a gun-toting Lewis; the subsequent mayhem sets the tone for the rest of the book. However, despite his retelling of Lewis's violent marriages, and his controversial wedding to his underage cousin Myra Gale Brown, Tosches never lets his subject's turbulent private life get in the way of his admiration for Lewis's unrivalled musical talent, pointing out that at the beginning of his career he was more popular than Presley, and remained a potent force in rock & roll long after his rival's career had descended into self-parody. If You Enjoy "Hellfire (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Hellfire (Paperback)" by Nick Tosches (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Composers & Musicians - Rock Bestsellers
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