Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis has partnered with Mick Jagger, Victoria Pearman, Steve Bing, and Peter Afterman to produce a career-spanning documentary film. Directed by T-Bone Burnett and Callie Khouri. We expect you’ll be hearing much more about the project in the coming months.

Because so much of the Jerry’s story involves YOU, the fans, we want you to be involved. We’re looking for submissions of: Photos / home movies of Jerry Lee Lewis in any stage of his life.

Important Notes:

• Please DO NOT send any photos or videos initially, please only send us a short note telling us what you have available including show date, and a general description (example: “9/3/73, Jerry Lee Lewis in Germany, shot on Super 8 sound film”).
• We must know what years the material was shot, what format it was shot in, and what format it is currently in. (i.e. super 8, regular 8mm, 16mm, VHS, mini DVD, etc.)
• Please let us know if this footage is a dub, original, edited, or a camera original. Please let us know if you are the sole rights holder for the material.
• If the materials are photos, please let us know if they are photo prints, slides, etc.
• Please let us know if you’re capable of digitizing and uploading the material. If we use the material in the final film we will pay you a licensing fee and give you credit.

Send your photo and video/film listings to us at: jerryleelewisdoc@gmail.com and we’ll be in touch if we’d like to see your photos or footage.

Just to reiterate: Please do not send any attachments, our server will automatically reject anything but an email.

Thank you, and stay in touch!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jerry Lee Lewis Receives Mississippi Country Music Trail Marker, Sings “Touching Home”

Nesbit, Miss. – Music icon Jerry Lee Lewis received a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail Thursday afternoon at The Lewis Ranch, his longtime home in Nesbit, Miss. The event was his first public appearance since a minor stroke in March of 2019 and signals a productive 2020 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member. Watch the presentation here, with an acoustic performance of “Touching Home” by Marty Stuart with Lewis joining in and singing along.

“After pioneering the genres of rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly with hits that crossed over to the country music charts, Jerry Lee decided to locate to Nesbit to settle down, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have the music legend call Mississippi home,” said Governor Phil Bryant, adding, “it is an honor to dedicate a Mississippi Country Music Trail marker here at his ranch.”

In addition to Gov. Bryant, the marker unveiling ceremony included remarks from GRAMMY® Award-winning musician and Mississippi Country Music Trail Commissioner Marty Stuart, Visit Mississippi Director and Mississippi Country Music Trail Chairman Craig Ray, Lewis’ publicist Zach Farnum, DeSoto County Supervisor Michael Lee and Visit Mississippi Tourism Development Bureau Manager Kamel King. Also in attendance was Country Music Hall of Fame member Connie Smith, country artist Steve Azar, The Recording Academy’s Jon Hornyak and many more local notables.

A native of Ferriday, La., Lewis started his musical career in Natchez, Miss. Lewis’s 1956 rock ’n’ roll classics “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On” and “Great Balls of Fire” both topped the country charts. Starting in 1968, the singer had a string of country music hits including “To Make Love Sweeter for You,” “There Must Be More to Love Than This” and “Would You Take Another Chance on Me?” In 1973, the musician established the Lewis Ranch in Nesbit.

The marker is located at The Lewis Ranch, 1595 Malone Rd. in Nesbit. It is the trail’s 34th marker. The Lewis Ranch is open for tours by appointment at thelewisranch.com.

Founded in 2010, the Mississippi Country Music Trail recognizes the state’s contributions to country music. To learn more about the Mississippi Country Music Trail, visit mscountrymusictrail.org.

About Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis is one of the all-time best singer-songwriters, musicians and pianists. He was born in 1935 to Mamie and Elmo Lewis of Ferriday, Louisiana. In November of ‘56 Jerry Lee made his way to Memphis, Tennessee where he would join Sun Records and launch hit records with “Crazy Arms,” “Whole Lotta Shakin,’”, and “Great Balls of Fire.” Jerry Lee, along with with his friends Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins would become known as the Million Dollar Quartet and there is not any part of music that their influences haven’t touched. As a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s very first class of inductees, “The Killer” holds numerous awards including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, numerous GRAMMYs, the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award and countless other honors. He is truly rock’s first great wildman, and shows no signs of stopping, touring around the globe still today. Visit www.jerryleelewis.com to follow “The Killer.”

Contacts

Jerry Lee Lewis
Zach Farnum
zach@117group.com
615-997-0100

Mississippi Development Authority
Savannah Tirey
stirey@mississippi.org
601-359-9436

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