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Am I To Be The One by Linda Gail Lewis
Linda Gail Lewis
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Contemporary Musicians | Lewis Linda Gail Singer Songwriter Linda Gail Lewis Is The Younger Sister Of One Of Music's Great Performers Jerry Lee Lewis. After Decades Of Lingering In His Shadow She Finally Achieved A Measure Of Fame In 2000 With A Critically Acclaimed Album Of Duets Performed With Irish Rocker Van Morrison. Living A Life Every Bit As Tumultuous As Her Piano-Thumping Brother's Lewis Has Toured The World Repeatedly Married Eight Times Nearly Died From Drug Overdoses And Has Fought The Ongoing Battle Of Family-Versus-Career. In The Course Of Her Musical Career She Has Written And Sung A Variety Of Music Some Good And Some Comically Bad. Her Style Which Has Embraced Hard-Core Honky-Tonk Music 1950s Rock 'n' Roll And Touches Of Memphis Soul Has Made Her A Favorite In Europe. Like Her Brother Jerry Lee Linda Gail Lewis Soaked Up The Sounds Of Hillbilly Music And Rhythm And Blues In The Rural Areas Of Ferriday And Black River Louisiana. Although The Lewis Family Was Poor They Always Had Enough To Eat Because Of Father Elmo Lewis's Skill At Farming. When Jerry Lee Began To Score Hits With "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" And "Great Balls Of Fire" In 1957 He Singlehandedly Lifted The Family From Dire Poverty To A Life Of Relative Ease. "Jerry Shared Everything He Had With Us " Linda Gail Remarked In A Personal Interview. "He'd Call My Mama Up And Say 'Mama I Want You And Daddy And Frankie Jean And Linda Gail To Have Everything That I Have.' And We Did!.… I Don't Know How Many People Would Say That. He Meant It Too." Linda Gail's Chief Inspiration Was Jerry Lee But Later As The Era Of Rock 'n' Roll Came Into Play She Also Tuned Into The Sounds Of Brenda Lee Patsy Cline And Lavern Baker. Like Her Famed Elder Brother She Was Married Many Times And Her First Marriages Were At Ages 14 And 15. Toured With Her Brother Lewis's Official Recording Debut Came When She Performed As Jerry Lee's Duet Partner For Sun Records In 1963 Where Her Defiantly Off-Key Vocals Turned Their Rendition Of George Jones's "Seasons Of My Heart" Into One Of The Worst Records Ever Made. "I've Gotten A Lot Of Criticism For The Vocals I Did Early On " Linda Gail Said In An Interview. "I Hate To Say It Was A Mistake To Do It Because It Is A Part Of History And Something I Remember In A Fond Way But I Wish I Could've Sung That Song A Little Bit Better." As A Teenager Lewis Joined Her Brother On The Road Playing In Numerous Tank Towns And Dives. Yet According To Lewis Her Brother Shielded Her From The Late Night Parties And Exploits That Were Common To A Touring Rock 'n' Roll Band. "Oh Yeah He Did Take Care Of Me " She Remarked. "He Protected Me.… I Knew That After The Gigs I Wasn't Welcome To Be At These Parties. I Knew I Was Just Going To Be Watching The Late Late Show If I Was Lucky Enough For One To Be On In My Motel Room." The Near-Constant Touring Provided Lewis With Valuable Experience And A Chance To Sharpen Her Vocal Skills And Resulted In A Unique Opportunity—a Steady Gig With The Road Company Of ABC-TV's Mid-1960s Teenfest Shindig. "It Was Great " Remembered Lewis. "Jack Good Shindig's Producer Actually Asked For Me. My Brother Didn't Have To Give Them The Hard-Sell And Say 'Would You Please Have My Sister On Too?'" Recorded With Jerry Lee Lewis Lewis's First Solo Release The ABC-Paramount Single "Small Red Diary " Sank Into Obscurity As Did A Lone Single For Columbia A Remake Of LaVern Baker's "Jim Dandy." Meanwhile Lewis Made Several Duet Appearances On Her Brother's B-Sides And Albums For Smash Records. It Was Only After Jerry Lee Mounted His Late-1960s Comeback Via Country Music That Lewis Was Finally Able To Ride His Coattails Onto The Charts. Recording With Her Brother She Scored Her Lone Top Ten Country Hit With A Version Of Carl And Pearl Butler's "Don't Let Me Cross Over." A Rousing Duet Remake Of Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven " A Staple Of Her Act Followed It Onto The Lower Chart Regions. The Lewis Duo's 1969 Smash LP Together Featured Their Rowdy Duet Style On A Variety Of Country Standards And Rockers. This Led To Lewis's Debut Solo Album For The Label The Two Sides Of Linda Gail Lewis A Hard Sung But Poor-Selling Country Album. In Addition To Composing Material For Her Brother's Top-Selling Smash And Mercury Discs Lewis Also Garnered An ASCAP Award For Her Song "Smile Somebody Loves You " Her Only Solo Top 40 Country Hit. She Was Growing Artistically But Her Label Did Not Seem To Notice. "Nobody Was Really Serious About My Career " Declared Lewis. The Best Pure Country Singles Of Her Career 1970's "Before The Snow Flies " Which Featured A Rare Appearance By Brother Jerry Lee On Rhythm Guitar And 1973's "I Wanna Be A Sensuous Woman " Which She Debuted On ABC-TV's In Concert Received No Meaningful Push From The Label. While Her Recording Career Languished Lewis Toured Almost Non-Stop As Part Of Her Brother's Show. She Twice Married And Divorced His Best Friend And Road Manager Cecil Harrelson And Then Married Jerry Lee's Guitarist/fiddle Player Kenny Lovelace With Whom She Often Wrote Songs. The Constant Touring Wreaked Havoc On Her Relationship With Her Two Children And Her Drug Use Took A Toll On Her Health. The Drugs Were Prescribed By Several Physicians None Of Whom Knew She Was Under Treatment By Others. Lewis Recalled That A Mistake May Have Saved Her Life. "I Slipped Up By Calling One Doctor Who Found Out About The Other Doctors—about Three Or Four Of 'em Were Giving Me These Things." Lewis Was Hospitalized As A Result Of Her Drug Habit And Jerry Lee Picked Up The Tab But Her Efforts To Stay Clean And Sober Alienated Her From Her Brother. By 1977 She Had Had Enough—she Quit The Act Married A Man Outside The Music Industry And Started A New Family. Returned In The Late 1980s After A Hiatus Of Nearly Ten Years Lewis Returned To Music In The Late 1980s Touring Briefly With Jerry Lee Before Belatedly Going Solo At Age 39. Realizing That Her Brother's Piano Was An Important Facet Of Her Public Identity Lewis Taught Herself To Pound The Keys In His Style. The Return To Show Business Ended Her Marriage To Her Sixth Husband And Threw Her Into The Arms Of Robert Ellis Aka Bobby Memphis A Professional Elvis Impersonator. The Two Played Clubs Throughout The Mid-South Before They Bitterly Parted Company And She Then Married Former Stax Promotion Man Eddie Braddock. Lewis Finally Caught A Career Break When The New Rose Label In France Released International Affair Her First Solo Album In 23 Years. Well Regarded By Critics For Its Raw Openly Country Sound The Album Did Not Get Much Distribution In The United States But Put The European Rock Community On Notice That She Was Available For Shows. Returning To Memphis In 1996 She Recorded A Strong Mix Of Country Songs Tinged With Rock 'n' Roll For Icehouse Titled Love Makes The Difference Although Few Outside The South Had Access To The Disc. Lewis Made Her Biggest Splash Outside The Recording Studio When She Entertainingly Chronicled Her Years On The Road In A 1998 Autobiography Titled The Devil Me And Jerry Lee. The Book Showcases Lewis's Genuine Voice And Attitude Which Is By Turns Catty Philosophic Salacious And Funny. Characterizing Herself As A "spoiled Little B***h " Lewis Reveals Sordid Details Of Her Eight Marriages And Dealings With Her Estranged Children Few Of Whom Describe Her In A Positive Light. However Her Memories Of Jerry Lee Provide The Slim Volume's High Points. At The Book's End She Poignantly Portrays Her Brother As An Aging Rocker Suffering The Whims And Financial Machinations Of His Then-Current Wife With The Threatened Removal Of His Only Surviving Son Being A Whip That Was Used To Keep Him In Line. For The Record … Born On July 18 1947 In Ferriday LA Daughter Of Elmo A Farmer And Carpenter And Mamie Lewis Sister Of Jerry Lee And Frankie Jean Lewis Married Eight Times Husbands Included Bobby Goza Jim Bushland Cecil Harrelson Twice Kenny Lovelace Brent Dolan Robert Ellis Aka Bobby Memphis Eddie Braddock Children Cecil Jr. Mary Jean Annie Oliver. Professional Country And Rock 'n' Roll Singer And Com Poser Best Known For Her Work With Brother Jerry Lee Lewis On Sun Records 1963 And Smash And Mercury Records 1964-74 Recording Debut "Seasons Of My Heart " With Jerry Lee Lewis Sun Records 1963 Re Corded Single For ABC-Paramount 1965 And For Co Lumbia Records 1967 Took Hiatus From Record Business 1977-86 Became Solo Artist 1987 Recorded For New Rose Icehouse And Sire 1991-99 Co-Wrote Autobiog Raphy The Devil Me And Jerry Lee 1998 Recorded For Lantassi Label 2000-03 Recorded Album You Win Again With Van Morrison 2000 With Brother And As Solo Artist Guested On Various Television Programs In U.S. And U.K. Awards ASCAP Airplay Award For "Smile Somebody Loves You " 1972 Inducted Into Rockabilly Hall Of Fame 1998. Addresses Record Company—Lantassi Records 408 Hall St. Conroe TX 77301 Phone 936 441-1256. Booking—Marc Potter E-Mail Atlantis@lcc.Net. Website—Linda Gail Lewis Official Website Http //www.Lindagaillewis.Com. The Attention Garnered By The Book Led To Lewis's Self-Titled 1999 Album On Sire. Boasting Higher Production Values Than Her Previous Discs And Including Songs Written By Motown Legend Smokey Robinson Sam Phillips's Son Jerry Phillips And Nashville Fire-Brand Tim Krekkal The Album Represented Lewis's Best Solo Work. However The Disc Has Yet To Be Released In America. "I Don't Know If They're Ever Going To Release It In The States " Said Lewis. Recorded With Van Morrison Lewis's Biggest Career Boost Came Via Legendary Irish Rocker Van Morrison. Fittingly Lewis Met Morrison At A Jerry Lee Lewis Convention In England. After A Sound-Check Jam Session Morrison Proposed The Collaboration Which Resulted In The 2000 Pointblank/Virgin Album You Win Again. "All This Happened Within Two Weeks " Lewis Remembered. "The Album He Had Scheduled To Release He Put On The Shelf In Favor Of This One. Then Van Wouldn't Commit To Releasing The Album Until We Knew How It Was Going To Work Live. Well We Had So Much Fun At The Gig That We Cut Two More Songs." The Album Reached The Pop Charts And Sold Strongly At The Duo's Live Shows. It Became Lewis's Best-Selling Disc. Splitting Her Time Between Residences In Wales And Big Sandy Tennessee Lewis Has Continued To Play European Rock Revival Venues. In 2003 She Released Out Of The Shadows An Album Of Soul And Country Pop Recorded In Austin Texas. The Disc Was Supposed To Mark Her Independence From Her Brother's Trademark Sound But Fans Reacted Cooly. Her Follow Up Boogie Woogie Country Girl Featured Her Return To Jerry Lee's Piano-Thumping Ways. Although Lewis Has Not Attained Major Success As A Solo Act She Has Continued To Savor Opportunities To Make Fresh Music. "It Should Be An Inspiration To A Lot Of Women My Age " She Declared "because I Am Fifty-Three And I'm Still Learning Still Growing As A Talent. Today I Am A Hundred Times Better Songwriter Than I Was A Year Ago. I'm Ten Times A Better Singer Than I Was A Year Ago. I'm Willing To Say That I Can Still Learn Something And I Can Still Grow!" Selected Discography Singles With Jerry Lee Lewis "Seasons Of My Heart " 1963. With Jerry Lee Lewis "Don't Let Me Cross Over " 1969. With Jerry Lee Lewis "Roll Over Beethoven " 1969. "Before The Snow Flies " 1970. "Smile Somebody Loves You " 1972. "I Wanna Be A Sensuous Woman " 1973. Solo Albums Two Sides Of Linda Gail Lewis Smash 1969. International Affair New Rose 1990. Rockin' With Linda—Live In London Deep Elem 1991. I'll Take Memphis Fox 1992. Love Makes The Difference Icehouse 1996. Linda Gail Lewis Sire 1999. With Van Morrison You Win Again Pointblank/Virgin 2000. Linda Gail Lewis & The Firebirds Rockville 2001. Out Of The Shadows Lantassi 2002. Boogie Woogie Country Girl Castle 2004. Albums With Jerry Lee Lewis Country Songs For City Folks Smash 1966. Another Place Another Time Smash 1968. Jerry Lee Lewis Sings The Country Music Hall Of Fame Hits Vol. 1 Smash 1969. Jerry Lee Lewis Sings The Country Music Hall Of Fame Hits Vol. 2 Smash 1969. Together Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis Smash 1969. In Loving Memory Mercury 1971. Live At The International Hotel Las Vegas Mercury 1970. Live In Italy Magnum 1988. Sources Books Lewis Linda Gail With Les Pendelton The Devil Me And Jerry Lee Longstreet 1998. Online Linda Gail Lewis Official Website Http //www.Lindagaillewis.Com May 4 2004 . Additional Information Was Obtained From An Interview With Linda Gail Lewis 2003. —Ken Burke
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Contemporary Musicians | Lewis Linda Gail Singer Songwriter Linda Gail Lewis Is The Younger Sister Of One Of Music's Great Performers Jerry Lee Lewis. After Decades Of Lingering In His Shadow She Finally Achieved A Measure Of Fame In 2000 With A Critically Acclaimed Album Of Duets Performed With Irish Rocker Van Morrison. Living A Life Every Bit As Tumultuous As Her Piano-Thumping Brother's Lewis Has Toured The World Repeatedly Married Eight Times Nearly Died From Drug Overdoses And Has Fought The Ongoing Battle Of Family-Versus-Career. In The Course Of Her Musical Career She Has Written And Sung A Variety Of Music Some Good And Some Comically Bad. Her Style Which Has Embraced Hard-Core Honky-Tonk Music 1950s Rock 'n' Roll And Touches Of Memphis Soul Has Made Her A Favorite In Europe. Like Her Brother Jerry Lee Linda Gail Lewis Soaked Up The Sounds Of Hillbilly Music And Rhythm And Blues In The Rural Areas Of Ferriday And Black River Louisiana. Although The Lewis Family Was Poor They Always Had Enough To Eat Because Of Father Elmo Lewis's Skill At Farming. When Jerry Lee Began To Score Hits With "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" And "Great Balls Of Fire" In 1957 He Singlehandedly Lifted The Family From Dire Poverty To A Life Of Relative Ease. "Jerry Shared Everything He Had With Us " Linda Gail Remarked In A Personal Interview. "He'd Call My Mama Up And Say 'Mama I Want You And Daddy And Frankie Jean And Linda Gail To Have Everything That I Have.' And We Did!.… I Don't Know How Many People Would Say That. He Meant It Too." Linda Gail's Chief Inspiration Was Jerry Lee But Later As The Era Of Rock 'n' Roll Came Into Play She Also Tuned Into The Sounds Of Brenda Lee Patsy Cline And Lavern Baker. Like Her Famed Elder Brother She Was Married Many Times And Her First Marriages Were At Ages 14 And 15. Toured With Her Brother Lewis's Official Recording Debut Came When She Performed As Jerry Lee's Duet Partner For Sun Records In 1963 Where Her Defiantly Off-Key Vocals Turned Their Rendition Of George Jones's "Seasons Of My Heart" Into One Of The Worst Records Ever Made. "I've Gotten A Lot Of Criticism For The Vocals I Did Early On " Linda Gail Said In An Interview. "I Hate To Say It Was A Mistake To Do It Because It Is A Part Of History And Something I Remember In A Fond Way But I Wish I Could've Sung That Song A Little Bit Better." As A Teenager Lewis Joined Her Brother On The Road Playing In Numerous Tank Towns And Dives. Yet According To Lewis Her Brother Shielded Her From The Late Night Parties And Exploits That Were Common To A Touring Rock 'n' Roll Band. "Oh Yeah He Did Take Care Of Me " She Remarked. "He Protected Me.… I Knew That After The Gigs I Wasn't Welcome To Be At These Parties. I Knew I Was Just Going To Be Watching The Late Late Show If I Was Lucky Enough For One To Be On In My Motel Room." The Near-Constant Touring Provided Lewis With Valuable Experience And A Chance To Sharpen Her Vocal Skills And Resulted In A Unique Opportunity—a Steady Gig With The Road Company Of ABC-TV's Mid-1960s Teenfest Shindig. "It Was Great " Remembered Lewis. "Jack Good Shindig's Producer Actually Asked For Me. My Brother Didn't Have To Give Them The Hard-Sell And Say 'Would You Please Have My Sister On Too?'" Recorded With Jerry Lee Lewis Lewis's First Solo Release The ABC-Paramount Single "Small Red Diary " Sank Into Obscurity As Did A Lone Single For Columbia A Remake Of LaVern Baker's "Jim Dandy." Meanwhile Lewis Made Several Duet Appearances On Her Brother's B-Sides And Albums For Smash Records. It Was Only After Jerry Lee Mounted His Late-1960s Comeback Via Country Music That Lewis Was Finally Able To Ride His Coattails Onto The Charts. Recording With Her Brother She Scored Her Lone Top Ten Country Hit With A Version Of Carl And Pearl Butler's "Don't Let Me Cross Over." A Rousing Duet Remake Of Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven " A Staple Of Her Act Followed It Onto The Lower Chart Regions. The Lewis Duo's 1969 Smash LP Together Featured Their Rowdy Duet Style On A Variety Of Country Standards And Rockers. This Led To Lewis's Debut Solo Album For The Label The Two Sides Of Linda Gail Lewis A Hard Sung But Poor-Selling Country Album. In Addition To Composing Material For Her Brother's Top-Selling Smash And Mercury Discs Lewis Also Garnered An ASCAP Award For Her Song "Smile Somebody Loves You " Her Only Solo Top 40 Country Hit. She Was Growing Artistically But Her Label Did Not Seem To Notice. "Nobody Was Really Serious About My Career " Declared Lewis. The Best Pure Country Singles Of Her Career 1970's "Before The Snow Flies " Which Featured A Rare Appearance By Brother Jerry Lee On Rhythm Guitar And 1973's "I Wanna Be A Sensuous Woman " Which She Debuted On ABC-TV's In Concert Received No Meaningful Push From The Label. While Her Recording Career Languished Lewis Toured Almost Non-Stop As Part Of Her Brother's Show. She Twice Married And Divorced His Best Friend And Road Manager Cecil Harrelson And Then Married Jerry Lee's Guitarist/fiddle Player Kenny Lovelace With Whom She Often Wrote Songs. The Constant Touring Wreaked Havoc On Her Relationship With Her Two Children And Her Drug Use Took A Toll On Her Health. The Drugs Were Prescribed By Several Physicians None Of Whom Knew She Was Under Treatment By Others. Lewis Recalled That A Mistake May Have Saved Her Life. "I Slipped Up By Calling One Doctor Who Found Out About The Other Doctors—about Three Or Four Of 'em Were Giving Me These Things." Lewis Was Hospitalized As A Result Of Her Drug Habit And Jerry Lee Picked Up The Tab But Her Efforts To Stay Clean And Sober Alienated Her From Her Brother. By 1977 She Had Had Enough—she Quit The Act Married A Man Outside The Music Industry And Started A New Family. Returned In The Late 1980s After A Hiatus Of Nearly Ten Years Lewis Returned To Music In The Late 1980s Touring Briefly With Jerry Lee Before Belatedly Going Solo At Age 39. Realizing That Her Brother's Piano Was An Important Facet Of Her Public Identity Lewis Taught Herself To Pound The Keys In His Style. The Return To Show Business Ended Her Marriage To Her Sixth Husband And Threw Her Into The Arms Of Robert Ellis Aka Bobby Memphis A Professional Elvis Impersonator. The Two Played Clubs Throughout The Mid-South Before They Bitterly Parted Company And She Then Married Former Stax Promotion Man Eddie Braddock. Lewis Finally Caught A Career Break When The New Rose Label In France Released International Affair Her First Solo Album In 23 Years. Well Regarded By Critics For Its Raw Openly Country Sound The Album Did Not Get Much Distribution In The United States But Put The European Rock Community On Notice That She Was Available For Shows. Returning To Memphis In 1996 She Recorded A Strong Mix Of Country Songs Tinged With Rock 'n' Roll For Icehouse Titled Love Makes The Difference Although Few Outside The South Had Access To The Disc. Lewis Made Her Biggest Splash Outside The Recording Studio When She Entertainingly Chronicled Her Years On The Road In A 1998 Autobiography Titled The Devil Me And Jerry Lee. The Book Showcases Lewis's Genuine Voice And Attitude Which Is By Turns Catty Philosophic Salacious And Funny. Characterizing Herself As A "spoiled Little B***h " Lewis Reveals Sordid Details Of Her Eight Marriages And Dealings With Her Estranged Children Few Of Whom Describe Her In A Positive Light. However Her Memories Of Jerry Lee Provide The Slim Volume's High Points. At The Book's End She Poignantly Portrays Her Brother As An Aging Rocker Suffering The Whims And Financial Machinations Of His Then-Current Wife With The Threatened Removal Of His Only Surviving Son Being A Whip That Was Used To Keep Him In Line. For The Record … Born On July 18 1947 In Ferriday LA Daughter Of Elmo A Farmer And Carpenter And Mamie Lewis Sister Of Jerry Lee And Frankie Jean Lewis Married Eight Times Husbands Included Bobby Goza Jim Bushland Cecil Harrelson Twice Kenny Lovelace Brent Dolan Robert Ellis Aka Bobby Memphis Eddie Braddock Children Cecil Jr. Mary Jean Annie Oliver. Professional Country And Rock 'n' Roll Singer And Com Poser Best Known For Her Work With Brother Jerry Lee Lewis On Sun Records 1963 And Smash And Mercury Records 1964-74 Recording Debut "Seasons Of My Heart " With Jerry Lee Lewis Sun Records 1963 Re Corded Single For ABC-Paramount 1965 And For Co Lumbia Records 1967 Took Hiatus From Record Business 1977-86 Became Solo Artist 1987 Recorded For New Rose Icehouse And Sire 1991-99 Co-Wrote Autobiog Raphy The Devil Me And Jerry Lee 1998 Recorded For Lantassi Label 2000-03 Recorded Album You Win Again With Van Morrison 2000 With Brother And As Solo Artist Guested On Various Television Programs In U.S. And U.K. Awards ASCAP Airplay Award For "Smile Somebody Loves You " 1972 Inducted Into Rockabilly Hall Of Fame 1998. Addresses Record Company—Lantassi Records 408 Hall St. Conroe TX 77301 Phone 936 441-1256. Booking—Marc Potter E-Mail Atlantis@lcc.Net. Website—Linda Gail Lewis Official Website Http //www.Lindagaillewis.Com. The Attention Garnered By The Book Led To Lewis's Self-Titled 1999 Album On Sire. Boasting Higher Production Values Than Her Previous Discs And Including Songs Written By Motown Legend Smokey Robinson Sam Phillips's Son Jerry Phillips And Nashville Fire-Brand Tim Krekkal The Album Represented Lewis's Best Solo Work. However The Disc Has Yet To Be Released In America. "I Don't Know If They're Ever Going To Release It In The States " Said Lewis. Recorded With Van Morrison Lewis's Biggest Career Boost Came Via Legendary Irish Rocker Van Morrison. Fittingly Lewis Met Morrison At A Jerry Lee Lewis Convention In England. After A Sound-Check Jam Session Morrison Proposed The Collaboration Which Resulted In The 2000 Pointblank/Virgin Album You Win Again. "All This Happened Within Two Weeks " Lewis Remembered. "The Album He Had Scheduled To Release He Put On The Shelf In Favor Of This One. Then Van Wouldn't Commit To Releasing The Album Until We Knew How It Was Going To Work Live. Well We Had So Much Fun At The Gig That We Cut Two More Songs." The Album Reached The Pop Charts And Sold Strongly At The Duo's Live Shows. It Became Lewis's Best-Selling Disc. Splitting Her Time Between Residences In Wales And Big Sandy Tennessee Lewis Has Continued To Play European Rock Revival Venues. In 2003 She Released Out Of The Shadows An Album Of Soul And Country Pop Recorded In Austin Texas. The Disc Was Supposed To Mark Her Independence From Her Brother's Trademark Sound But Fans Reacted Cooly. Her Follow Up Boogie Woogie Country Girl Featured Her Return To Jerry Lee's Piano-Thumping Ways. Although Lewis Has Not Attained Major Success As A Solo Act She Has Continued To Savor Opportunities To Make Fresh Music. "It Should Be An Inspiration To A Lot Of Women My Age " She Declared "because I Am Fifty-Three And I'm Still Learning Still Growing As A Talent. Today I Am A Hundred Times Better Songwriter Than I Was A Year Ago. I'm Ten Times A Better Singer Than I Was A Year Ago. I'm Willing To Say That I Can Still Learn Something And I Can Still Grow!" Selected Discography Singles With Jerry Lee Lewis "Seasons Of My Heart " 1963. With Jerry Lee Lewis "Don't Let Me Cross Over " 1969. With Jerry Lee Lewis "Roll Over Beethoven " 1969. "Before The Snow Flies " 1970. "Smile Somebody Loves You " 1972. "I Wanna Be A Sensuous Woman " 1973. Solo Albums Two Sides Of Linda Gail Lewis Smash 1969. International Affair New Rose 1990. Rockin' With Linda—Live In London Deep Elem 1991. I'll Take Memphis Fox 1992. Love Makes The Difference Icehouse 1996. Linda Gail Lewis Sire 1999. With Van Morrison You Win Again Pointblank/Virgin 2000. Linda Gail Lewis & The Firebirds Rockville 2001. Out Of The Shadows Lantassi 2002. Boogie Woogie Country Girl Castle 2004. Albums With Jerry Lee Lewis Country Songs For City Folks Smash 1966. Another Place Another Time Smash 1968. Jerry Lee Lewis Sings The Country Music Hall Of Fame Hits Vol. 1 Smash 1969. Jerry Lee Lewis Sings The Country Music Hall Of Fame Hits Vol. 2 Smash 1969. Together Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis Smash 1969. In Loving Memory Mercury 1971. Live At The International Hotel Las Vegas Mercury 1970. Live In Italy Magnum 1988. Sources Books Lewis Linda Gail With Les Pendelton The Devil Me And Jerry Lee Longstreet 1998. Online Linda Gail Lewis Official Website Http //www.Lindagaillewis.Com May 4 2004 . Additional Information Was Obtained From An Interview With Linda Gail Lewis 2003. —Ken Burke
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