Live from Austin TX

• Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis
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• Release Date: June 26, 2007
• Total Time: 52:02
• Type: Live
• Genre: Rock

Review

From the Live from Austin, TX series documenting performances from the syndicated Austin City Limits public television program comes this volume of Jerry Lee Lewis from October of 1973. According to Terry Lickona's liner notes, Lewis' wife had died a few weeks earlier in a very controversial swimming pool accident and he almost didn't make it. Those lucky enough to hear this performance -- and now see it on the DVD version as well -- are lucky he did. Of the many officially released and bootlegged performance of the Killer from his mid-'50s debut on Sun to the present day, this one ranks among the finest. There are 15 cuts here, featuring Lewis fronting a taut sextet that includes guitarists Kenny Lovelace and Joel Shumaker, bassist Bob Moore, organist Bill Strom, and drummer Buddy Harmon. The tunes range from Hank Williams' "You Win Again" to Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little 16," "39 and Holding," "C.C. Rider," "Chantilly Lace" (leaving the Big Bopper's version in the dust), Charlie Rich's "No Headstone on My Grave," Ray Charles' "What'd I Say," and more, all topped off by his best-known tracks: "Great Balls of Fire" (written by Otis Blackwell, the man who made Elvis Presley famous) and, of course, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." The show is beautifully edited and the Killer's control of the gig is total. He understands how to bring it down and tear it up. There are a number of volumes in this series that simply don't get it for one reason or another; Jerry Lee's gig on Austin City Limits does -- and hard. Get it. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Keep My Motor Runnin'	Bruce Channel	Jerry Lee Lewis	(3:02)
You Win Again (Lyrics)		Jerry Lee Lewis	(3:08)
Sweet Little 16	Chuck Berry	Jerry Lee Lewis	(3:34)
39 and Holding	Jerry Foster	Jerry Lee Lewis	(4:04)
Think About It Darlin'	Jerry Foster	Jerry Lee Lewis	(2:28)
Rock & Roll Over (Teenage Queen)	Bert Firman	Jerry Lee Lewis	(3:22)
Boogie Woogie Country Man (Lyrics)	Troy Seals	Jerry Lee Lewis	(3:18)
C.C. Rider	Traditional	Jerry Lee Lewis	(4:18)
Chantilly Lace		Jerry Lee Lewis	(2:39)
I'll Find It Where I Can (Lyrics)	Michael Clark	Jerry Lee Lewis	(2:58)
In the Garden	Traditional	Jerry Lee Lewis	(4:05)
No Headstone on My Grave	Charlie Rich	Jerry Lee Lewis	(4:19)
What'd I Say		Jerry Lee Lewis	(3:51)
Great Balls of Fire	Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer	Jerry Lee Lewis	(1:49)
Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On		Jerry Lee Lewis	(5:07)

Credits

Mary Jurey (Project Coordinator), Billy Lee Myers, Jr. (Audio Engineer), Katherine Delaney (Package Design), Buddy Harmon (Drums), Scott Newton (Photography), Kenny Lovelace (Fiddle), David Hough (Engineer), Clare Surgeson (Associate Producer), Terry Lickona (Liner Notes), Jerry Lee Lewis (Piano), Bob Moore & His Orchestra (Bass), Gary Briggs (Producer), Billy Lee Myers, Jr. (Engineer), Cameron Strang (Producer), David Hough (Audio Engineer), Jerry Lee Lewis (Vocals), Joel Marshall Shumaker (Guitar), Cameron Strang (Executive Producer), Chet Himes (Mixing), Jay Woods (Audio Production), Kenny Lovelace (Guitar), Jerry Tubb (Mastering), Bill Strom (Organ), Gary Briggs (Audio Production), Bob Moore (Guitar (Bass)), Gary Briggs (Mixing), Cameron Strang (Audio Production)