{"product_id":"jerry-lee-lewis-his-own-story-lp-9780062326683","title":"Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story LP","description":"\u003cp\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\/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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062326683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Rick Bragg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41229587382453,"sku":"9780062326683","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dcd74984-67a6-409d-91f4-8f51a754ea11.jpg?v=1634041696","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jerry-lee-lewis-his-own-story-lp-9780062326683","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}