"Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 popular song recorded by American rock and roll musician Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer.
Who originally performed Great Balls of Fire responses?
Videos by American Songwriter. Such is the climatic refrain from the classic hit 1957 track, “Great Balls of Fire,” performed by the one and only rock and roll legend, Jerry Lee Lewis. Sadly, Lewis passed away on Friday (October 28), but like all giants, his legacy lives on.
Myra Gale Lewis Williams (née Brown; born July 11, 1944) is an American author, best known for her controversial marriage at the age of 13 to rock and roll musician Jerry Lee Lewis, who was her first cousin once removed and was 22 at the time.
Today in 1957, Sun Records released "Great Balls Of Fire," by Jerry Lee Lewis. The single went on to sell more than five million copies worldwide, and was a No. 2 in the U.S, making it one of the world's best-selling singles of all time.
Who is the only musician to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times?
Eric Clapton is a consistent hitmaker and one of the greatest guitarists of all time—perhaps that's why he is the only person to be inducted into the Rock Hall three times.
Who sang Great Balls of Fire with Bruce Springsteen at Hall of Fame induction?
Out came Bruce Springsteen with an electric guitar and John Mellencamp. Together they sang a medley of Jerry Lee Lewis songs closing with a solid version of Great Balls of Fire. But, the unquestionable surprise of the evening was having a lawyer inducted into the Hall of Fame period. Allen Grubman is that lawyer.
Which 50's rock artist was a phenomenal pianist and had hits like Great Balls of Fire and whole lotta shakin going
As is well known, Jerry Lee scored two big hits in a row – Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On and Great Balls of Fire – then just as he could have been the white rocker to take over from Elvis as Elvis was schlepped off to the army in Germany, scandal wrecked his career & he was stopped dead in his tracks.
Did Dennis Quaid really play the piano in Great Balls of Fire?
Dennis Quaid did some of his own piano playing. Pianist and singer Jason D. Williams, often compared to Jerry Lee Lewis in looks and musical performance, also served as Quaid's piano double. The filmmakers used Williams' hands for the piano parts in the film.
It's not great for a 21-year-old to be macking on a 12-year-old, but the fact that the film casts Dennis Quaid, then 35 but looking raddled thanks to a bad peroxide job, opposite Winona Ryder, then 18 but looking much younger, makes it seem even worse.
In 1970, Jerry Presley began performing his tribute concert to his cousin, Elvis Presley. Jerry is Elvis's second cousin, as documented in the Presley genealogy, and is also an identical twin, as was Elvis!
"Heartbreak Hotel" became Elvis' first #1 on Billboard's pop singles chart and his first gold record award winner. It reigned on the Billboard pop charts for eight weeks of its 27-week stay. It also enjoyed a 27-week run on the country singles chart with 17 of those weeks at #1.
Who is the only two people inducted in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame?
Bob Wills was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as a solo artist but was inducted into the Rock Hall as the leader of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. Impressively, singer, songwriter and guitarist Jimmie Rodgers was in the inaugural class in both Halls.
Is anyone in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice?
Like The Beatles, each member of Crosby, Stills & Nash are double inductees. The band was inducted into the Rock Hall in 1997. David Crosby's other induction came in 1991 as a member of The Byrds. Graham Nash was inducted for a second time in 2010 as a member of The Hollies.
In 2021, the CMA Awards banned country star Morgan Wallen from receiving any nominations at the annual event, despite his massive popularity. The ban came after Wallen was heard on video using a racial slur, which stirred a major controversy over racism in the genre.
For their performance, King, 33, passionately mimed playing the piano as she sang along to the iconic lyrics, while The Black Keys rocked out on their instruments.
Lewis's own singles (on which he was billed as "Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano") advanced his career as a soloist during 1957, with hits such as "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", a Big Maybelle cover, and "Great Balls of Fire", his biggest hit, bringing him international fame and criticism of the songs, which ...
Lewis followed with another signature classic, “Great Balls of Fire,” which also logged two weeks at No. 1 on C&W Best Sellers in Stores, starting Jan. 6, 1958. The song became his highest charting multi-genre hit, reaching No.
Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as rockabilly pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis. Based on a biography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., the screenplay is written by McBride and Jack Baran.
