Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis (29 ga Satumba, 1935) – 28 ga Oktoba, 2022) ɗan wasan piano ne na Amurka, mawaƙi, kuma marubuci. Ana yi masa lakabi da " The Killer ", an siffanta shi da "babban mutum na farko na rock 'n' roll ". Lewis, wanda ya fara waƙar rock and roll da rockabilly, ya yi rikodinsa na farko a 1952 a Cosimo Matassa 's J&M Studio da ke New Orleans, Louisiana, da kuma rikodin farko a 1956 a Sun Records da ke Memphis, Tennessee . Daga baya ya shahara da jerin waƙoƙinsa na farko a cikin shekarun 1960 da 1970. " Crazy Arms " ya sayar da kwafi 300,000 a Kudancin Amurka, amma waƙar sa ta 1957 " Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On " ta sa Lewis ya shahara a duk duniya. Ya biyo baya da manyan waƙoƙin " Great Balls of Fire ", " Breathless ", da " High School Confidential ".

Aikinsa na waƙa da waƙa ya durƙushe bayan aurensa da Myra Gale Brown, ɗan uwansa mai shekaru 13. Shahararsa ta ragu da sauri bayan wannan badakala, kuma ban da kaɗan, kamar murfin fim ɗin Ray Charles mai suna " What'd I Say ", bai sami nasara sosai a jadawalin ba a farkon shekarun 1960. Ayyukansa kai tsaye a wannan lokacin sun ƙara zama masu ban sha'awa da kuzari. Kundin waƙoƙinsa kai tsaye na 1964 Live at the Star Club, Hamburg, 'yan jarida da magoya baya da yawa suna ɗaukarsa a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin mafi kyawun kundin waƙoƙin waƙa da aka taɓa yi. A shekarar 1968, Lewis ya sauya sheka zuwa waƙoƙin ƙasa, kuma ya yi waƙoƙi kamar " Another Place, Another Time ". Wannan ya sake farfado da aikinsa, kuma a ƙarshen shekarun 1960 da 1970, ya kan gaba a jadawalin waƙoƙin ƙasa da yamma; a tsawon aikinsa na shekaru bakwai, Lewis yana da waƙoƙi 30 da suka kai manyan 10 a kan <i id="mwTw">Billboard</i> Country da Western Chart . Wakokinsa na farko a cikin ƙasa sun haɗa da " To Make Love Sweeter for You ", " There Must Be More To Love Than This ", " Would You Take Annother Chance on Me ", da kuma " Ni da Bobby McGee ".

Nasarorin Lewis sun ci gaba tsawon shekaru da dama, kuma ya rungumi salon wakokinsa na rock and roll da waƙoƙi kamar murfin wakokin The Big Bopper mai suna " Chantilly Lace " da kuma wakokin Mack Vickery mai suna "Rockin' My Life Away". A ƙarni na 21, Lewis ya ci gaba da yawon buɗe ido a duk faɗin duniya da kuma fitar da sabbin kundin waƙoƙi. Kundin wakokinsa na 2006 mai suna Last Man Standing shi ne mafi kyawun siyarwa, tare da kwafi sama da miliyan a duk duniya. Wannan kuma sai Mean Old Man a shekarar 2010, wani daga cikin kundin wakokinsa mafi sayarwa.

Lewis yana da tarihin zinare goma sha biyu a wasan rock da country. Ya lashe kyaututtukan Grammy guda huɗu, ciki har da kyautar Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award da kyaututtukan Grammy Hall of Fame guda biyu. An shigar da Lewis cikin ajin farko na Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a shekarar 1986, kuma gudummawarsa ta farko ga wannan nau'in ta sami karɓuwa daga Rockabilly Hall of Fame . Ya kuma kasance memba na ajin farko da aka shigar a cikin Memphis Music Hall of Fame . An shigar da shi cikin Country Music Hall of Fame a shekarar 2022. A shekarar 1989, an rubuta tarihin rayuwarsa a cikin fim ɗin Great Balls of Fire, wanda Dennis Quaid ya fito a ciki. A shekarar 2003, Rolling Stone ya lissafa akwatin sa All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology a lamba 242 a cikin jerin " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ". A shekarar 2004, sun sanya shi a lamba 24 a cikin jerin su na Manyan Mawakan 100 na Duk Lokaci. Lewis shi ne memba na ƙarshe da ya rage a Sun Records ' Million Dollar Quartet da kundin waƙoƙin '55, waɗanda suka haɗa da Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, da Elvis Presley .

Robert Christgau, mai sukar kiɗa, ya ce game da Lewis: "Ƙoƙarinsa, lokacinsa, ƙarfin muryarsa ta baya-bayan nan, bugu mai ban mamaki - da piano, da kuma cikakken kwarin gwiwarsa ga fuskantar gurɓataccen yanayi ya sa Jerry Lee ya zama babban mawakin rock and roller."

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An haifi Jerry Lee Lewis a ranar 29 ga Satumba, 1935, ga Elmo Kidd Lewis Sr. da Mary "Mamie" Herron Lewis a Ferriday, Louisiana . Ya girma a cikin dangin manoma marasa galihu a Gabashin Louisiana. A lokacin ƙuruciyarsa, ya fara buga piano tare da 'yan uwansa biyu, Mickey Gilley (wanda daga baya ya zama sanannen mawaƙin kiɗan ƙasa) da Jimmy Swaggart (wanda daga baya ya zama sanannen mai wa'azin talabijin). Iyayensa sun ba da jinginar gonarsu don siyan masa piano. Lewis ya sami tasiri daga wani babban ɗan'uwa mai buga piano, Carl McVoy (wanda daga baya ya yi rikodi tare da Bill Black 's Combo), rediyo, da kuma sautunan Haney's Big House, wani haɗin juke na baƙi a kan waƙoƙin. A ranar 19 ga Nuwamba, 1949, Lewis ya yi wasansa na farko a bainar jama'a a aikinsa, yana wasa da ƙungiyar mawaƙa ta ƙasa da ta yamma a wani kamfanin sayar da motoci a Ferriday. Babban abin da ya fi burge shi a cikin jerin waƙoƙin shine wasansa na "Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee" na mawakin R&amp;B Stick McGhee . A cikin kundin waƙoƙin kai tsaye na By Request, More of the Greatest Live Show on Earth, an ji Lewis yana naɗa Moon Mullican a matsayin mai fasaha wanda ya ba shi kwarin gwiwa.

Mahaifiyarsa ta ɗauke shi aiki a Cibiyar Nazarin Littafi Mai Tsarki ta Kudu maso Yamma da ke Waxahachie, Texas, domin ya iya rera waƙoƙin bishara kawai. Lokacin da Lewis ya yi ƙarfin halin yin waƙar "Allahna Gaskiya ne" a wani taron coci, dangantakarsa da makarantar ta ƙare a daren. Pearry Green, shugaban ƙungiyar ɗalibai a lokacin, ya ba da labarin yadda a lokacin wani wasan kwaikwayo na baiwa, Lewis ya buga wasu waƙoƙin "duniyar". Washegari da safe, shugaban makarantar ya kira Lewis da Green zuwa ofishinsa don ya kore su. Bayan wannan lamarin, ya koma gida ya fara wasa a ƙungiyoyi a Ferriday da Natchez, Mississippi, inda ya zama wani ɓangare na sabon sautin rock and roll mai tasowa kuma ya yanke rikodinsa na farko a 1952 don Cosimo Matassa a New Orleans. A kusan 1955, ya yi tafiya zuwa Nashville, inda ya yi wasa a ƙungiyoyi kuma ya yi ƙoƙarin gina sha'awa, amma Grand Ole Opry ya ƙi shi, domin ya riga ya kasance a dandalin wasan kwaikwayo na Louisiana Hayride da rediyo a Shreveport .

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J&M Studio

Lewis ya yi rikodinsa na farko a shekarar 1952 a Cosimo Matassa's J&amp;M Recording Studio da ke New Orleans, Louisiana. Ya yi rikodin waƙar Lefty Frizzell mai suna "Don't Stay Away (Till Love Grows Cold)" da kuma waƙar da ya rera mai suna "Jerry's Boogie" ( a.k.a. "New Orleans Boogie").

Rana Records

Sun Records a Memphis, Tennessee, inda Lewis ya fara aikinsa kuma ya yi rikodin waƙoƙinsa mafi shahara

Mawakin Sun Records Ray Harris yana rera wakar "Greenback Dollar", tare da Lewis yana buga piano

A watan Nuwamba na shekarar 1956, Lewis ya yi tafiya zuwa Memphis don yin gwaji don Sun Records . Sam Phillips mai kamfanin Label yana Florida, amma furodusa kuma injiniya Jack Clement ya yi rikodin waƙar Lewis mai suna " Crazy Arms " ta Ray Price da kuma waƙar sa mai suna " End of the Road ". A watan Disamba na shekarar 1956, Lewis ya fara yin rikodi a matsayin mai fasaha shi kaɗai kuma a matsayin mawaƙin zaman wasa ga sauran mawakan Sun, ciki har da Carl Perkins da Johnny Cash . Ana iya jin waƙar piano ta musamman a waƙoƙi da aka yi rikodin a Sun a ƙarshen 1956 da farkon 1957, ciki har da waƙar Carl Perkins mai suna " Matchbox ", " Your True Love ", da "Put Your Cat Clothes On", da kuma waƙar Billy Lee Riley mai suna "Flyin' Saucers Rock'n'Roll".