Lewis whole lotta shakin goin on sheet music for voice, piano or. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Sheet music for this lesson available at musicnotes. Whole lotta shakin goin on sheet music jerry lee lewis piano. Big maybelle first recorded this track in march 1955. Subscribe here for more of our famous hybrid piano.
Sharing piano lessons with his two cousins, mickey gilley and jimmy lee swaggart, a tenyear old jerry lee lewis showed remarkable aptitude toward the instrument. Playing that demonically may likely never come again. Nevertheless, his discovery of jerry lee lewis is still one of his greatest achievements, and this includes his production of whole lotta shakin goin on which, in 2005, was selected by the united states library of congress for its national recording registry. 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, despite criticism for the songs, which prompted some radio.
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A visit from pianoplaying older cousin carl mcvoy unlocked the secrets to the boogiewoogie styles he was hearing on the radio and across the tracks at haneys big house, owned by. Lewiss 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, despite criticism for the songs, which prompted some radio. In 1957, lewis became a star with his unique pianodriven sound. Jerry lee lewis arsenio hall show 1989 great balls of fire whole lotta shakin goin on. Through lifelong friendship you will see an intimate portrayal of jerry lee and his astonishing music career told from an inside point of view. Lewis a rising star in early 1958 thanks to smash hits like whole lotta shakin goin on and breathless headed to the u. Jerry lee lewis holland jerry lee lewis whole lotta.
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Legendary singersongwriter and pianist jerry lee lewis was one of the first. Its walking distance from the fedex forum, making it the prime location to stop and eat before the big game or concert. Piano break, guitar rift well, i said come along my baby, we got chicken in the barn, whose barn, what barn, my barn come along my baby, really got the bull by the horn we aint fakin, whole lotta shakin goin on. Watch the video for whole lotta shakin goin on from jerry lee lewiss the hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Lyrics for whole lotta shakin goin on by jerry lee lewis. Jerry lee lewis at his best jerry lee lewis on allmusic 1998 whole lotta shakin includes ten hits scattered. He was the ferriday flash with the pumping piano, and he was the new elvis at sun records in memphis, which in those days must have felt like the center of the universe. Jerry lee lewis killer piano, dvdrom sheet music plus. Free pdf piano sheet music for whole lotta shakin goin on jerry lee lewis. Jerry lee lewis whole lotta shakin goin on discogs. Jerry lee lewis born september 29, 1935 in ferriday, louisiana, u. Jerry lee lewis took a mere fragment of the song, recast it into a relentless, pounding boogie rhythm, and imbued the finished product with a leering sexuality that was unmistakable on first listen. See more ideas about jerry lee lewis, jerry lee and lee lewis. Whole lotta shakin goin on jerry lee lewis chords and.
Swaggart gained fame as a televangelistand infamy for his fall from grace for allegedly consorting with prostitutes. I said come on over baby awhole lotta shakin goin on yeah i said come on over baby awhole lotta shakin goin on well we aint fakin awhole lotta shakin goin on mmm, i said come on over baby we got chicken in the barn whose barn, wh. Whole lotta shakin goin on sometimes rendered whole lot of shakin going on is a song written by dave curlee williams and usually credited to him and james faye roy hall. Jerry lee lewis whole lotta shakin goin on steve allen show 1957 laurentjohnny.
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Recorded in only one take at the sun studio in memphis, jerry lee lewis original recording of whole lotta shakin goin on propelled the rock legend to instant fame. He catapulted to fame with his 1957 hit, whole lotta shakin goin on, and proved to the world that a piano man could play front and center on the worlds biggest stages. Jerry lee lewis whole lotta shakin goin on sarasota 2019 jerry lee lewis holland. Whole lotta shakin goin on jerry lee lewis chords and lyrics for guitar. At fourteen he began performing publicly, and at twentytwo he recorded whole lotta shakin goin on, which propelled him to stardom. My favourite years were the ones working at sun, jack clement concludes. Whole lotta shakin goin on deluxe by jerry lee lewis. A monumental figure on the american landscape, jerry lee lewis spent his childhood raising hell in ferriday, louisiana, and. Born in louisiana to a family legacy of great courage and greater wildness, jerry lee was torn throughout his life between a demanding pentecostal god and the devil of alcohol, drugs, and the boogiewoogie piano. Whole lotta shakin goin on jerry lee lewis piano sheet music. Great balls of fire, easy piano jerry lee lewis arranged by misha stefanuk. Barry from sauquoit, ny on july 28th 1957 jerry lee lewis performed whole lotta shakin goin on on the nbctv program the steve allen show.
Jerry lee lewis emerged in 1957 with whole lotta shakin goin on, a piece of rock n roll as powerful and seductive as any made before or since. Jerry lee lewis whole lotta shakin goin on steve allen. Whole lotta shakin goin on jerry lee lewis piano tutorial. Jerry lee lewis whole lotta shakin goin on sheet music in g. Offiziell lizenzierte musiknoten fur whole lotta shakin goin on jerry lee. Learn how to play whole lotta shakin goin on by jerry lee lewis. How to play whole lotta shakin goin on by jerry lee. Print and download whole lotta shakin goin on sheet music by jerry lee lewis. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Jerry lee lewis, jimmy swaggart, and mickey gilley. This book provides the lyrics along with piano and chord arrangements for 30 of.
Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. The four songs that jerry lee contributed to the very first stirrings of rock n roll whole lotta shakin goin on, great balls of fire, breathless and high school confidential are here amid a selection of tunes he recorded at sun before the world found out he was married to his yearold cousin and his career went up in smoke. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major. Hall was also a nashville club owner, who later claimed to have employed the young piano player lewis at some point around 1954. Lewis, jerry lee whole lotta jerry lee lewis music. More than fifty years after exploding onto the music scene, jerry lee lewis is still the most sensational story in rocknroll. The record was conducted and arranged by quincy jones. Whole lotta shakin goin on by jerry lee lewis 1957 sun version rmofle at satx. Jerry lee hammers out a bottomofthekeyboard bass line that is unrivaled and remains a benchmark for the ages. Whole lotta shakin goin on for voice, piano or guitar, intermediate sheet music. Chordie does not index songs against artistscomposers will. Jerry lee lewis whole lotta shakin goin on sheet music in. By this time, lewis had also developed some of his famous stage antics, such as playing standing up and even lighting the occasional piano on fire.
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Whole lotta shakin goin on sheet music, jerry lee lewis, david williams. Jerry lee lewis was born into a povertystricken, rural area of louisiana in 1935. Boogie woogie piano country man by jerryleelewistv. The original song is hosted at chordie works as a search engine and provides onthefly formatting. Jerry lee s original sun single differs from all other cover versions and lewis own rerecordings of it by virtue of its rhythm. Feb 10, 2020 lewis a rising star in early 1958 thanks to smash hits like whole lotta shakin goin on and breathless headed to the u. Buy jerry lee lewiss album titled whole lotta shakin goin on deluxe to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover.
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