History Music / JerryLeeLewis

He has had his own {{Biopic}} and appeared in [[WalkTheLine others]].

Has no relation with the comedian Creator/JerryLewis.

!! Tropes associated with The Killer include:

* CatchPhrase:
** "Think about it, darlin'"
** "When you're good, you're good!" (in conversation, not in song)
* LyricalTic: He would often substitute the word "me" in lyrics with "Jerry Lee", i.e. "If you see Corrina, send her on home to Jerry Lee..."

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In his 1980 song "Rockin' My Life Away", which was actually a fairly prominent country hit, he somehow manages to slip in "mother-humpin'" in the middle of one of the last verses.
* IAmSong: Quite a few, beginning in the fifties with "Lewis Boogie". Also, "Rockin' My Life Away", "Boogie Woogie Country Man", "Honky Tonk Rock 'N' Roll Piano Man".

* OdeToIntoxication: "Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee O-dee"

* SuperGroup: The Million Dollar Freaking Quartet!, plus he made two albums with fellow ex Sun Records artists: ''Survivors'', with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, and ''Class of 55'', with Cash, Perkins and Roy Orbison.

* SuperGroup: The Million Dollar Freaking Quartet!, plus he made two albums with fellow ex Sun Records artists: Survivors, with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, and Class of 55, with Cash, Perkins and Roy Orbison.

* {{Rockabilly}} and RockAndRoll: He is seen as one of the pioneers of the genre and one essentials who popularized it.

** Don't know whether this counts as a catchphrase or verbal tic or what, but he would often substitute the word "me" in lyrics with "Jerry Lee", i.e. "If you see Corrina, send her on home to Jerry Lee..."

** "When you're good, you're good!"

* [[Music/Catchphrase CatchPhrases]]:

* [[Catchphrase/Music CatchPhrases]]:

* CatchPhrase: "Think about it, darlin'"

'''Jerry Lee Lewis''' (September 29, 1935): American rock and country pioneer, one of the Million Dollar Quartet with Music/ElvisPresley, Carl Perkins and Music/JohnnyCash, fellow [[Music/SamPhillips Sun Records]] artists. Known primarily for hits such as "[[{{Fireballs}} Great Balls of Fire]]", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", his SignatureStyle of piano-playing (flamboyant, with a lot of ''glissando'', getting up on the piano, etc.), and the [[KissingCousins scandal]] that almost completely derailed his career. Later on, he reinvented himself as a fairly successful mainstream CountryMusic artist.

Has no relation with Creator/JerryLewis.

!!Tropes associated with The Killer include:

* GenreShift: He had a fairly successful CountryMusic career in the 1960s through 1980s, although even "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" and "Great Balls of Fire" from his boogie-woogie days were #1 country hits.

* SmallReferencePools: Many people know him only for "Great Balls of Fire".

Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935): American rock and country pioneer, one of the Million Dollar Quartet with Music/ElvisPresley, Carl Perkins and Music/JohnnyCash, fellow [[Music/SamPhillips Sun Records]] artists. Known primarily for hits such as "[[{{Fireballs}} Great Balls of Fire]]", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", his SignatureStyle of piano-playing (flamboyant, with a lot of ''glissando'', getting up on the piano, etc.), and the [[KissingCousins scandal]] that almost completely derailed his career. Later on, he reinvented himself as a fairly successful mainstream CountryMusic artist.

* CoolOldGuy: He still records and performs. At age 71, he released a cover of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igXdVIkPYxY "Pink Caddilac"]], accompanied by the song's original writer, Music/BruceSpringsteen.

* KissingCousins: Married his first cousin once removed.
* {{Lolicon}}: Did we mention the cousin in question was 13 at the time?

* BadassNickname: "The Killer Himself"

Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935): American rock and country pioneer, one of the Million Dollar Quartet with Music/ElvisPresley, Carl Perkins and Music/JohnnyCash, fellow [[Music/SamPhillips Sun Records]] artists. Known primarily for hits such as "[[{{Fireballs}} Great Balls of Fire]]", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", his SignatureStyle of piano-playing (flamboyant, with a lot of ''glissando'', gettting up on the piano, etc.), and the [[KissingCousins scandal]] that almost completely derailed his career. Later on, he reinvented himself as a fairly successful mainstream CountryMusic artist.

!!Tropes Associated with The Killer include:

* {{Lolicon}}: Did I mention the cousin in question was 13 at the time?

Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935): American rock and country pioneer, one of the Million Dollar Quartet with ElvisPresley, Carl Perkins and JohnnyCash, fellow [[Music/SamPhillips Sun Records]] artists. Known primarily for hits such as "[[{{Fireballs}} Great Balls of Fire]]", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", his SignatureStyle of piano-playing (flamboyant, with a lot of ''glissando'', gettting up on the piano, etc.), and the [[KissingCousins scandal]] that almost completely derailed his career. Later on, he reinvented himself as a fairly successful mainstream CountryMusic artist.

* CoolOldGuy: He still records and performs. At age 71, he released a cover of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igXdVIkPYxY "Pink Caddilac"]], accompanied by the song's original writer, BruceSpringsteen.

Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935): American rock and country pioneer, one of the Million Dollar Quartet with ElvisPresley, Carl Perkins and JohnnyCash, fellow [[SamPhillips Sun Records]] artists. Known primarily for hits such as "[[{{Fireballs}} Great Balls of Fire]]", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", his SignatureStyle of piano-playing (flamboyant, with a lot of ''glissando'', gettting up on the piano, etc.), and the [[KissingCousins scandal]] that almost completely derailed his career. Later on, he reinvented himself as a fairly successful mainstream CountryMusic artist.

* {{Lolicon}}: Did I mention the cousin in question was 13 when they met?

Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935): American rock and country pioneer, one of the Million Dollar Quartet with ElvisPresley, Carl Perkins and JohnnyCash, fellow [[SamPhillips Sun Records]] artists. Known primarily for hits such as "[[{{Fireballs}} Great Balls of Fire]]", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", his SignatureStyle of piano-playing (flamboyant, with a lot of ''glissando'', gettting up on the piano, etc.), and the [[KissingCousins scandal]] that almost completely derailed his career. Later on, he reinvented himself as a fairly successful mainstream country artist.

* {{Lolicon}}: Did I mention the cousin in question was [[{{Squick}} 13]] when they met?