Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
You can tell this one is special from the beginning. The strings come in, but all of a sudden, there’s an insistent, pounding drum driving the schmaltz into the background. And then, out of nowhere, a swoop down the piano scales, as if a signature.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.
THE “KILLER" ROCKS ON JERRY LEE LEWIS SMASH
You can tell this one is special from the beginning. The strings come in, but all of a sudden, there’s an insistent, pounding drum driving the schmaltz into the background. And then, out of nowhere, a swoop down the piano scales, as if a signature. Jerry Lee Lewis!
The song is “Don’t Be Cruel” and, aside from the strings, it might as well be ’55. Jerry Lee Lewis could have been Elvis, if anyone else could have been The King, and, for my money, he’s weathered the years a whole lot better.