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Famous as :
Singer, pianistBirth Date :
September 29, 1935Birth Place :
Ferriday, Louisiana, USASpouse :
Dorothy Barton (21-Feb-52 - 8-Oct-53), Jane Mitchum (15-Sep-53 - 1957), Myra Gale Brown (12-Dec-57 - 9-Dec-70), Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate (Oct 1971 - 8-Jun-82), Shawn Stephens (7-Jun-83 - 22-Aug-83), Kerrie McCarver (24-Apr-84 - 15-Jun-05)Claim to fame :
His piano of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (1957)
Starbucks Rocks with Chuck Berry DVD Documentary
June 03, 2006 11:06:35
American singer, guitarist, and composer Chuck Berry will have his DVD documentary "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" released as an exclusive DVD/CD version under Coffee merchant Starbucks.
"Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" actually is Taylor Hackford's 1987 feature which revolves around an all-star concert marking Berry's 60th birthday the year before. The show held at the Fox Theater in Berry's St. Louis hometown, featured a house band led by Keith Richards, with such guests as Eric Clapton, Etta James, and Linda Ronstadt among others. Besides, it also shows interview section with the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, and Bruce Springsteen.
Jerry Lee Lewis to Release "Redemption"
April 28, 2006 10:04:30
Got his fellow musicians to give contribution to his new album, Jerry Lee Lewis finally could have the set, tentatively titled "Redemption", released next September through Columbia Records.
The album, which is Lewis' first album in 11 years, was originally set for a February 2005 release via DreamWorks Nashville, which has since closed down.
Lewis' Nesbit Closed for Public
August 15, 2005 09:08:46Jerry Lee Lewis' residence, Lewis' Nesbit, which piano-shaped swimming pool and his antique car collection have attracted tourists to drive by and see it, has been closed to the public for more than a year during his lengthy divorce proceedings with his sixth wife, Kerrie McCarver Lewis. Phoebe, Lewis' daughter, told the DeSoto Times Today "This is a private residence now. We don't plan to open it back up."
Lewis bought the 15-room house on 30 acres in April 1973 and it's been opened for tours when his fan club was under the direction of Kerrie McCarver Lewis, who is now no longer manages the Jerry Lee Lewis fan club. And so, the building will still be listed as a tourist destination, said Kim Terrell, DeSoto County Tourism Association director.
Divorce Deal for Lewis Gets an OK
June 20, 2005 10:06:33A Mississippi judge has on Wednesday approved the divorce settlement between Jerry Lee Lewis and his sixth wife, Kerrie Lynn McCarver Lewis. One point mentioned in the settlement is that Lewis will keep his 40-acre ranch near Nesbit in north Mississippi, where the couple lived.
Lewis and McCarver got married in 1984 and have had an 18-year-old son named Jerry Lee Lewis III. Soon as the divorce got an OK, the rocker will resume a regular concert schedule and complete work on an album set for release this fall.
