Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story - Couverture souple

Tosches, Nick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0141041854 ISBN 13 : 9780141041858

Editeur : Penguin, 2009

Synopsis

Born in Louisiana to a family legacy of great courage and greater madness, Jerry Lee Lewis was torn throughout his life between a harsh Pentecostal God and the Devil of alcohol, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. At twenty-one, he recorded "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", which propelled him to stardom.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The dramatic and tormented life of Jerry Lee Lewis is the most fabled in rock 'n' roll history. Hellfire is a wild, riveting, and beautifully written biography that received universal acclaim on its original publication and is now an American classic. Born in Louisiana to a family legacy of great courage and greater madness, Jerry Lee was torn throughout his life between a harsh Pentecostal God and the Devil of alcohol, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. At twenty-one he recorded 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On', which propelled him to stardom. Almost immediately, news of his marriage to his thirteen-year-old cousin all but destroyed his career. Over the next twenty years, Jerry Lee, ever indomitable and ever wild, would rise again as a country star, and then lose it all again to his own inner demons. Hellfire is a brilliant, audacious journey into the soul of a rock 'n' roll legend, and into the soul of rock 'n' roll itself.

Revue de presse :

'The best rock 'n' roll biography ever written... There is a novelistic intensity to this story of tragedy, triumph and love. Its portrayal of a society alien to mainstream America is riveting' Newsday

Brilliant... the best account we have of how the first rock and rollers were torn between salvation and the Devil's music (New Statesman )

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0141041854
• ISBN 13: 9780141041858
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 288