Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story - Softcover

Tosches, Nick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859650529 ISBN 13: 9780859650526

Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

The life story of Jerry Lee Lewis, the whisky-swilling, bible-toting pioneer of rock'n'roll, encapsulates all that is good and bad in the history of rock music. Tracing his roots back to the early settlers of the Mississippi delta, Nick Tosches follows Jerry Lee's hell-raising career through his rise to fame, his fall from grace for marrying his 13-year-old cousin, his bouts with drugs and drink and his many triumphs as one of the enduring originals of rock.

Hellfire is a riveting portrait of a quintessential American anti-hero, a compelling tale of scandal, tragedy, dissipation, love and disaster, which reflects Jerry Lee's unique and inspired piano style, as well as his private anguish, torn between God and the Devil's music.

About this title

Review:

"...an unflinching study of the horror and despair behind the Great American Dream." -- New Musical Express

"Every so often, rock writing produces a classic of its own genre - Nick Tosches' biography is just such a read." -- City Limits

About the Author:

Nick Tosches was born in Newark, New Jersey. He is the author of the novels Cut Numbers, Trinities, and In the Hand of Dante. His non-fiction books include the iconic biographies of Dean Martin and Sonny Liston, Dino and Night Train, and most recently King of the Jews, also published by Penguin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0859650529
• ISBN 13: 9780859650526
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288