Linda Gail Lewis - Jerry Lee Lewis' kid sister - rockin' piano and great vocals.
1.Strange things happening every day 2.You can have my husband 3.Old Black Joe 4.Goody goody 5.Where could I go 6.I'm on the loose 7.Fools like me 8.Old time rock'n'roll 9.Boppin' the blues 10.Hillbilly rock 11.In the boogie woogie country mood 12.Am I to be the one
Linda Gail Lewis
Linda Gail Lewis has been plying her rock'n'roll trade all over the UK and mainland Europe for more than a decade now. Prior to that, of course, she'd been in and out of the music business since the early '60s as she raised a family and got on with her life as normally as possible - or at least as normal as you can do when you're the sister of Jerry Lee Lewis... There's no need to go into biographical detail here. First of all there isn't the room and, secondly, to find out exactly what she got up to during the early part of her career, I suggest you grab a copy of her autobiography, 'The Devil, Me And Jerry Lee' (Longstreet, 1998). A frank, honest, revealing and at times hilarious read, it tells you all you need to know about the gal often dubbed 'The Thriller' due to her barnstorming stage performances. This new album is where Linda Gail Lewis is at today. Knocking herself out at gigs stretching from Newport to Newcastle, Scarborough to Sweden, Glasgow to Germany and all points in-between, her legion of admirers all ask for the same thing - a straight, no-nonsense rock'n'roll album. That's exactly what this is. Heralding a return to her roots, Linda cut these titles in a small studio just the way it used to be done. All twelve sides were captured 'live' in one or two takes with the minimum of overdubs. At times the closeness to the legendary 'Sun Sound' is quite amazing. The material ranges from old favorites such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe's 'Strange Things Happening Every Day', Stephen Foster's 'Old Black Joe' and Carl Perkins' 'Boppin' The Blues', through to much requested items from her stage repertoire like Marty Stuart's Hillbilly Rock' and Irma Thomas' 'You Can Have My Husband (But Please Don't Mess With My Man)'. There's country, boogie-woogie, a dash of gospel and a whole big dollop of rock'n'roll. It's what Linda Gail Lewis does best. She's one mighty talented lady, of that there is no doubt. So slip it in your CD player right now and prepare to go on a shakin' spree. This gal is ready to rock ya! Trevor Cajiao (Editor -Now Dig This') 16/4/03
Linda Gail Lewis is the younger sister of one of music's greatest performers ever, Jerry Lee Lewis. She's also first cousins with Urban Cowboy-era hitmaker Mickey Gilley, and disgraced televangelist Jimmy Swaggert. After decades of lingering in the familial shadows, Linda Gail Lewis is finally achieving a measure of fame as a solo artist. Born in Ferriday, La., Linda Gail Lewis has lived a life every bit as tumultuous as her piano-pumping brother's. She has toured the world repeatedly; married eight times, nearly died from drug overdoses and has fought the perpetual soul-rending battle of Family-versus-Career. Along the way, she's made a lot of music, some good, some jaw-droppingly bad. Linda Gail Lewis' recording debut came as Jerry Lee's duet partner at Sun Records in 1963 on the George Jones' classic 'Seasons Of My Heart'. "I've gotten a lot of criticism for the vocals I did early on," recalls Linda Gail Lewis in a telephone interview from England, "Y'see, no one worked with me or helped me, and that wasn't necessarily the type of song that I should've been singing at that time. I hate to say it was a mistake to do it because it is a part of history and something I remember in a fond way, but I wish I could've sung that song a little bit better."
Linda Gail Lewis - Jerry Lee Lewis' kid sister - rockin' piano and great vocals.