Lewis, Jerry Lee

Born 1935 in Ferriday, La. Cousin of Mickey Gilley.

References:
   Feature article in issue 24 (1980) of New Kommotion.
   Inteview in issue 6 (1980) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.
   Smash/Mercury sessionography in issues 24-28 (1985-1986) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.
   Feature article on "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" in issue 55 (1993) of American Music Magazine.
   Two-part essionography and itinerary in issues 57-58 (1995) of Rockin' Fifties.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1956/Dec. 22 Bb c&w rev.	Sun 259		End Of The Road {1o, 1N,1O, 2f} Crazy Arms {z , 1o, 1M,1O}	2 2	U-230 U-229
1957/May 27 Bb pop rev.	Sun 267		Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On {d,k,m,s,w,z, B,D,G,H,K,N,O,R,T,W,X, 1f,1g,1k,1m,1n,1o,1q,1r,1t,1z, 1C,1O,1P,1S,1U, 2e,2g} It'll Be Me {a , 1O}	1 1	U-247 U-246
1957/Nov. 11 Bb pop rev.	Sun 281		Great Balls Of Fire {k,s,z, B,D,G,I,O,S,T,V,X, 1a,1f,1k,1n,1o,1r,1u, 1E,1P,1S,1T,1U} You Win Again {d,m , 1o, 1E,1V}	3 3	U-277 U-276
	Sun EPA-107		The Great Ball Of Fire  [monaural] Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On Turn Around Mean Woman Blues {d,h, L, 1k,1w} I'm Feelin' Sorry {h, L}	1 1 1	EP-26 EP-27 EP-24 EP-25
	Sun EPA 108		Jerry Lee Lewis  [monaural] Don't Be Cruel Goodnight Irene Put Me Down It All Depends {p}	1 1 1 1	EP-28 EP-28 EP-29 EP-29
	Sun EPA 109		Jerry Lee Lewis  [monaural] Ubangi Stomp Crazy Arms Jambalaya {M} Fools Like Me	1 1 1 1	EP-30 EP-30 EP-31 EP-31
	Sun EPA-110		Jerry Lee Lewis  [monaural] High School Confidential When The Saints Go Marching In Matchbox It'll Be Me	1 1 1 1	EP-32 EP-32 EP-33 EP-33
1958/Feb. 17 Bb pop rev.	Sun 288		Breathless {k,m,w,z, B,G,I,L,X, 1b,1i,1j,1m,1n,1o,1r, 1E, 2j} Down The Line {1E}	3 3	U-291 U-290
1958/May 19 Bb pop rev.	Sun 296		High School Confidential {j,s,w,z, G,H,L, 1e,1f,1i,1j,1m,1o,1p,1v,1z, 1F,1T} Fools Like Me {1F}	3 3	U-306 U-307
1958/July (Bb est.)	Sun 301		Lewis Boogie {d,x , 1D,1G} The Return Of Jerry Lee {e , 1G, 2c,2d}	4 5	U-315 U-314
1958/July (Bb est.)	Sun 301		The Return Of Jerry Lee The Return Of Jerry Lee	5 5	U-314 U-314
1958/Sept. 1 Bb pop rev.	Sun 303		Break-Up {d, G,H , 1G,1Z, 2a} I'll Make It All Up To You {1G}	3 3	U-318 U-319
1958/Dec. 1 Bb pop rev.	Sun 312		I'll Sail My Ship Alone {1H} It Hurt Me So {1H}	3 3	U-337 U-336
1958/Dec. (Bb est.)	Sun 312-A		I'll Sail My Ship Alone It Hurt Me So	3 3	U-337 U-336
1959/Mar. 2 Bb pop rev.	Sun 317		Lovin' Up A Storm {h,u, B,K,N, 1i,1j,1o, 1H} Big Blon' Baby {B , 1H}	3 3	U-346 U-347
1959/July 6 Bb pop rev.	Sun 324		Let's Talk About Us {U , 1I, 2h} The Ballad Of Billy Joe {1I, 2g}	3 3	U-364 U-365
1959/Sept. 28 Bb pop rev.	Sun 330		Little Queenie {h, K,N,U, 1k, 1J, 2h} I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You {1J}	3 3	U-376 U-377
1960/Mar. 14 Bb pop rev.	Sun 337		Old Black Joe {1k} Baby, Baby, Bye Bye	6 6	U-392 U-393
1960/Aug. 15 Bb pop rev.	Sun 344		Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes John Henry	3 3	U-407 U-406
1960/Oct. 31 Bb pop rev.	Phillips Int. 3559		In The Mood  [instr.] {v, C, 1c,1s,1x, 1A, 2b} I Get The Blues When It Rains  [instr.] {C}	7 7	P-383 P-384
1960/Dec. 19 Bb pop rev.	Sun 352		When I Get Paid Love Made A Fool Of Me	3 3	U-421 U-422
1961/Mar. 6 Bb pop rev.	Sun 356		What'd I Say {w,z, G,H,K,N, 1m} Livin' Lovin' Wreck	3 3	U-430 U-429
1961/July 10 Bb pop rev.	Sun 364		It Won't Happen With Me {r} Cold Cold Heart {M}	3 3	U-448 U-447
1961/Sept. 11 Bb pop rev.	Sun 367		As Long As I Live {E,L} Save The Last Dance For Me	3 3	U-454 U-453
1961/Dec. 4 Bb pop rev.	Sun 371		Bonnie B Money	3 3	U-462 U-461
1962/Feb. 3 Bb pop rev.	Sun 374		I've Been Twistin' {i} Ramblin' Rose	3 3	U-467 U-468
1962/July 21 Bb pop rev.	Sun 379		Sweet Little Sixteen {L, 1k} How's My Ex Treating You	3 3	U-477 U-478
1962/Nov. 17 Bb pop rev.	Sun 382		Good Golly Miss Molly I Can't Trust Me (In Your Arms Anymore)	3 3	U-485 U-486
1963/Apr. 13 Bb pop rev.	Sun 384		Teenage Letter Seasons Of My Heart	3 8	U-489 U-490
1963/Nov. 2 Bb pop rev.	Smash 1857		Hit The Road Jack Pen And Paper	1 1	YW1-30100 Yw1-30111
1964/Mar. 14 Bb pop rev.	Smash S-1886		I'm On Fire {Q, 1c, 1B,1Y} Bread And Butter Man	1 1	YW1-30338 YW1-30340
1964/Oct. (Bb est.)	Smash S-1930		High Heel Sneakers You Went Back On Your Word	1 1	YW1-33875 YW1-30110
1964/June or later (Bb est.)	Sun 396		I Know What It Means {M} Carry Me Back To Old Virginia	1 1	U-355 U-354
1965/July (Bb est.)	Smash S-1992		This Must Be The Place Rocking Pneumonia And Boogie Woogie Flu	1 1	YW1-36121 YW1-36122
1958 (BSN est.)	Sun SLP-1230		Jerry Lee Lewis  [monaural] Don't Be Cruel Goodnight Irene Put Me Down It All Depends Ubangi Stomp Crazy Arms Jambalaya Fools Like Me High School Confidential When The Saints Go Marching In Matchbox It'll Be Me
1961 (BSN est.)	Sun LP 1265		Jerry Lee's Greatest  [monaural] Money As Long As I Live Country Music Is Here To Stay {n,q,u} Frankie And Johnny Home Hello Hello Baby Let's Talk About Us What'd I Say Breakup Great Balls Of Fire Cold Cold Heart Hello Josephine {L}	1 1 1 1 1 1	1 1 1 1 1 1
	Smash MGS-27040		The Golden Hits Of Jerry Lee Lewis  [monaural] Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Fools Like Me Great Balls Of Fire I'll Make It All Up To You Down The Line End Of The Road Breathless Crazy Arms You Win Again High School Confidential Breakup Your Cheatin' Heart
	Smash SRS-67040		The Golden Hits Of Jerry Lee Lewis  [stereo] Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On [stereo vers.] Fools Like Me [stereo vers.] Great Balls Of Fire [stereo vers.] I'll Make It All Up To You [stereo vers.] Down The Line [stereo vers.] End Of The Road [stereo vers.] Breathless [stereo vers.] Crazy Arms [stereo vers.] You Win Again [stereo vers.] High School Confidential [stereo vers.] Breakup [stereo vers.] Your Cheatin' Heart [stereo vers.]
	Smash MGS-27056		The Greatest Live Show On Earth  [monaural] Jenny Jenny Who Will The Next Fool Be Memphis Tennessee Hound Dog I Got A Woman High Heel Sneakers No Particular Place To Go Together Again Long Tall Sally Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
	Smash SRS-67056		The Greatest Live Show On Earth  [stereo] Jenny Jenny [stereo vers.] Who Will The Next Fool Be [stereo vers.] Memphis Tennessee [stereo vers.] Hound Dog [stereo vers.] I Got A Woman [stereo vers.] High Heel Sneakers [stereo vers.] No Particular Place To Go [stereo vers.] Together Again [stereo vers.] Long Tall Sally [stereo vers.] Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On [stereo vers.]
	Smash MGS-27063		The Return Of Rock  [monaural] I Believe In You Maybelline Flip Flop And Fly Don't Let Go Roll Over Beethoven Herman The Hermit Baby Hold Me Close You Went Back On Your Word Corrine Corrina Sexy Ways Johnny B. Goode Got You On My Mind
	Smash SRS-67063		The Return Of Rock  [stereo] I Believe In You [stereo vers.] Maybelline [stereo vers.] Flip Flop And Fly [stereo vers.] Don't Let Go [stereo vers.] Roll Over Beethoven [stereo vers.] Herman The Hermit [stereo vers.] Baby Hold Me Close [stereo vers.] You Went Back On Your Word [stereo vers.] Corrine Corrina [stereo vers.] Sexy Ways [stereo vers.] Johnny B. Goode [stereo vers.] Got You On My Mind [stereo vers.]
Additional Tracks on Comps
	[live recording]		Medley: Great Balls Of Fire, What'd I Say {1X}
1956-57 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		The Crawdad Song {a,l,z, Y, 1d, 1K} Deep Elem Blues {z , 1L} Old Time Religion {1L}
1957 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		Great Balls Of Fire [alt. vers.] {e} Pumpin' Piano Rock {d , 1c} You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven {z}
1958 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		Carryin' On {b , 1R,1W} Don't Be Cruel {B} Hello Hello Baby {o,z} Hound Dog {G,I,O,T} Jailhouse Rock {h, G,H, 1k} Johnny B. Goode {d} Let The Good Times Roll {1d} Milkshake Mademoiselle {c,e,f,g,k,t, A,J,P,X, 1l, 1Q, 2g,2k,2l} Put Me Down {J, 1k, 1W} Settin' The Woods On Fire [alt. vers.] {B} Wild One {w,y, F,Z, 1d,1g,1m,1y, 1C,1W}
1959 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		Am I To Be The One {1k} Lewis Workout  [instr.] {v, C}	9
	Sun unissued		Be Bop-A-Lula C.C. Rider Crawlback  [instr.] {v} Dixie Drinkin' Wine Spo Dee O Dee Eddie's Blues  [instr.] {v} Good Rockin' Tonight {z , 1h} Invitation To Your Party {G,I} Jack's Jump  [instr.] {v} Long Gone Lonesome Blues The Return Of Jerry Lee [alt. vers.] Sixty Minute Man Studio Discussion {e}
	[need info]		Don't Let Go {1Y} High School Confidential {2i} Hillbilly Jive {f} I Don't Hurt Anymore Night Train To Memphis {L} No More Than I Get {K,N} Rockin' Mood {1d} Walk That Lonesome Valley {z}	10

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Single-artist compilations not included

Acknowledgments:   Both Sides Now, CMF Library, Don Chambers, Charly LP 660 028, Collector Series LP 143, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Trev. Davis, Udo Frank, Peter Grendysa, Penny Hall, Bernd Hermoneit, Stephan Koenig, Tom Krajina, Kurt Krauter, LP Discography website, Jempi Laevaert, Gerd Miller, See For Miles LP 307, Sun LP 169, Union Pacific UP 005, Svein Arne Vikesdal, Joe Wajgel