{"product_id":"jerry-lee-lewis-his-own-story-9780062078247","title":"Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe greatest Southern storyteller of our time, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Rick Bragg, tracks down the greatest rock and roller of all time, Jerry Lee Lewis--and gets his own story, from the source, for the very first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA monumental figure on the American landscape, Jerry Lee Lewis spent his childhood raising hell in Ferriday, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi; galvanized the world with hit records like \"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On\" and \"Great Balls of Fire,\" that gave rock and roll its devil's edge; caused riots and boycotts with his incendiary performances; nearly scuttled his career by marrying his thirteen-year-old second cousin--his third wife of seven; ran a decades-long marathon of drugs, drinking, and women; nearly met his maker, twice; suffered the deaths of two sons and two wives, and the indignity of an IRS raid that left him with nothing but the broken-down piano he started with; performed with everyone from Elvis Presley to Keith Richards to Bruce Springsteen to Kid Rock--and survived it all to be hailed as \"one of the most creative and important figures in American popular culture and a paradigm of the Southern experience.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story\u003c\/em\u003e is the Killer's life as he lived it, and as he shared it over two years with our greatest bard of Southern life: Rick Bragg. Rich with Lewis's own words, framed by Bragg's richly atmospheric narrative, this is the last great untold rock-and-roll story, come to life on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBragg, Rick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRick Bragg is the author of a trilogy of bestselling books on the people of the American South. He is a professor of writing at the University of Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662096437522,"sku":"9780062078247","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_520616aa-dc35-4c12-9534-5d13e53aaf46.jpg?v=1744216330","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jerry-lee-lewis-his-own-story-9780062078247","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}