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Whole lotta shaking coming up for Jerry Lee Lewis

Jul 14, 2010

Jerry Lee Lewis, who rocked and shocked the planet 53 years ago with Great Balls of Fire, hasn't cooled his jets. Next up: Mean Old Man, a new album due Sept. 7, three weeks shy of his 75th birthday.

The country-inspired covers collection, produced by Jim Keltner and Steve Bing, drew a who's who of admirers, including Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty, Willie Nelson, Ringo Starr, Robbie Robertson, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Solomon Burke, Tim McGraw and John Mayer. Kris Kristofferson wrote the title track, featuring Ronnie Wood.

-- Cindy Clark

USA Today

The single 'Mean Old Man' has been out for a while.
It's streaming @ www.jerryleelewis.com

Look forward to hearing the rest...

Rock on, Killer!

Thanks for the link. Perfect title. I love ole Jerry Lee...hard on wives but easy on the ears.

Really dug Last Man Standing, hope this one's just as good!

That Kind of Fool with Keith was just beautiful!

'Mean Old Man' track list:

18-track deluxe
1. "Mean Old Man" w. Ronnie Wood (written by Kris Kristofferson)
2. "You Can Have Her" w. Eric Clapton/James Burton
3. "Dead Flowers" w. Mick Jagger
4. "Middle Age Crazy" w. Tim McGraw/Jon Brion
5. "Rockin' My Life Away" w. Kid Rock/Slash
6. "You Are My Sunshine" w. Sheryl Crow/Jon Brion
7. "Swinging Doors" w. Merle Haggard/James Burton
8. "Hold You In My Heart" w. Shelby Lynne
9. "I Really Don't Want To Know" w. Gillian Welch
10. "Railroad to Heaven" w. Solomon Burke
11. "Sweet Virginia" w. Keith Richards
12. "Roll Over Beethoven" w. Ringo Starr/John Mayer/Jon Brion
13. "Bad Moon Rising" w. John Fogerty
14. "Please Release Me" w. Gillian Welch
15. "Whiskey River" w. Willie Nelson
16. "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
17. "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" w. Mavis Staples/Robbie Robertson/Nils Lofgren
18. "Miss The Mississippi and You"

10-track standard
1. "Mean Old Man" w. Ronnie Wood (written by Kris Kristofferson)
2. "You Can Have Her" w. Eric Clapton/James Burton
3. "Sweet Virginia" w. Keith Richards
4. "Rockin' My Life Away" w. Kid Rock/Slash
5. "Roll Over Beethoven" w. Ringo Starr/John Mayer/Jon Brion
6. "Bad Moon Rising" w. John Fogerty
7. "Dead Flowers" w. Mick Jagger
8. "You Are My Sunshine" w. Sheryl Crow/Jon Brion
9. "Whiskey River" w. Willie Nelson
10. "Middle Age Crazy" w. Tim McGraw/Jon Brion

iTunes Bonus track
11. "Here Comes That Rainbow" w. Shelby Lynne

SoundSpike

'Dead Flowers' and 'Sweet Virginia'... 8-)

BTW, best wishes to Jerry Lee.
He's recovering from a recent surgery and has postponed his upcoming European Tour.

Shingles is nothing to fool around with - especially at JLL's age. I wish him a very speedy (and complete) recovery.

Drinking in the morning is good, as long as one doesn't have company.

MrPleasant wrote on Jul 16^th, 2010 at 7:58am:

Drinking in the morning is good, as long as one doesn't have company.

Better run that by Guy Pearce...

Keith and The Killer, circa 1983 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dF62NjPd1U

Turn it up!

What's not to love? Fantastic.

who the fuck let's Kid Rock in to every damn recording studio

gimmekeef wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2010 at 3:26pm:

who the fuck let's Kid Rock in to every damn recording studio

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gimmekeef wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2010 at 3:26pm:

who the fuck let's Kid Rock in to every damn recording studio

The same guy that lets him into every damn photo.

Very nice contributions from the boys on 'Mean Old Man'.

Ronnie slides on the title track and Mick lends his ginuwine faux Southern drawl to a pedal steel driven 'Dead Flowers'.

The highlight for me, though, is Keith's singing and playing on a sublime 'Sweet Virginia'.

You can feel the it's-late-time-for-one-last-song-before-they-close-up-this-honky-tonk vibe...

8-)

Great album!! I love the duet of Jerry and Mick Jagger on Dead Flowers and the chorus Keith does on Sweet Virginia, Keith sounds drunker than any song on Exile

:blankfriggingstare1

Happy 75th birthday to The Killer!

And thanks for inviting these guys to play on your latest record...

'Mean Old Man' with Ronnie Wood

'Dead Flowers' with Mick Jagger

'Sweet Virginia' with Keith Richards

left shoe shuffle wrote on Sep 29^th, 2010 at 1:26pm:

Good stuff indeed! :willya

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