Great Balls Of Fire. RIP Jerry Lee Lewis

[Paulus]

Another wild man of Rock and Roll goes to the great gig in the sky.
This is one of my favourites of his.


View: https://youtu.be/-q1wJwLOtS4

 

[Paulus]

Didn't he marry his 13 year old cousin?

Apparently it was legal in the southern states

 

[tyred]

The last of the million dollar quartet.

Possibly not the nicest person in the world but definitely a hugely talented musician. R.I.P.

 

[tyred]

Apparently it was legal in the southern states

I watched a documentary on Loretta Lynn. IIRC she got married at 14.

 

[steveindenmark]

He was reported dead earlier in the week but later was shown to be alive and well.

Obviously not that well.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Crikey. Never realised that he was still extant. Douse my testicles in unleaded and strike a match.

His lyric's probably marginally better, TBF.

 

[Ian H]

Didn't he marry his 13 year old cousin?

Yes, bigamously. His third marriage (at 22) - his second was also bigamous.

 

[ColinJ]

Yes, bigamously. His third marriage (at 22) - his second was also bigamous.

Wouldn't that be trigamous? (Unless of course he had divorced one of the other two wives first... )

 

[DRM]

Yes, bigamously. His third marriage (at 22) - his second was also bigamous.

I thought it was legal in the US to have a wide and varied selection of wives, or is it just a few states

 

[Smokin Joe]

I thought it was legal in the US to have a wide and varied selection of wives, or is it just a few states

A Guy on the Jerry Springer Show had married his horse.

Each to his own, but if you tried that over here the Old Bill would be round with a warrant and a bucket load of questions.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

A Guy on the Jerry Springer Show had married his horse.

Each to his own, but if you tried that over here the Old Bill would be round with a warrant and a bucket load of questions. carrots

Shirley?

 

[FishFright]

Shirley?

Depends on it being a black horse or not.

 

[DRM]

Depends on it being a black horse or not.

Is it called Lloyd?

 

[Hover Fly]

A Guy on the Jerry Springer Show had married his horse.

Each to his own, but if you tried that over here the Old Bill would be round with a warrant and a bucket load of questions.

But they would have to prove the horse didn’t want to marry you.

 

[Time Waster]

Absolute legend. He'll always be remembered for his great music.

Had a very colourful life, married seven times and shot his bass player, plus a load of other stuff.

And marrying a 13 year old girl! Now we would call him a peadophile and lock him up, even in America now. Instead people call him a legend because he played a piano well and was good at rock and roll! I liked his music but I don't like celebrating him or memorialising him without condemning the aspects of his life that were simply wrong with the same prominence!