The Killer Has Died

The Killer has left the building and there will never be another one like him. RIP

RIP 

Rock in peace

Saw him perform live once. Was it at the Troubadour in Hollywood? Or was he the opening act for someone like the Doors? Or did I see him twice? Yeah he was a bit sloppy but so what? He brought scads of both fun and authority to the proceedings.

R.I.P.

He lived a wild life!

RIP

R.I.P.

Back in Biblical times,13 was marrying age 

Farewell to The Killer.  He will be missed.  They just don't make them like him anymore.

Bojack- you know who he was though don't you?  Ass.

One of the last original R&R artists , RIP !

Oh and also another white performer getting rich off of black music.

Good riddance to a pedophile asshole. 

+10

Never cared for his music. When he married his 2nd cousin who was 13, he was 22. Where he was from in Louisiana people married young. He was first married at age 16 in 1949. When he married his 2nd cousin not only was she under age but his was still married to his then 2nd wife. Oh well.... He was married a total of 7 times. 

Middle Age Crazy no more. 

It was a different time, and place. Their marriage was legal, or would've been had he been properly divorced. Nor was the age uncommon in the south at that time. I believe he and Myra were married for 12-13 years.

Things seem to always turn ugly of late.  Just another sad example.

I can understand why many are conflicted here. Separating "the person" from their cultural contribution is not an easy task. We never feel quite right about being complicit about bad behaviors, regardless of an overwhelming number of positives related to the person.

When the name "Michael Jackson" comes up, my first thought is the evening I saw him perform the Moonwalk on live television. Wow!!! He loved children a little more than he should have, and history will always add this footnote to his resume. I appreciate the incredible talent, inspite of his indiscretions. Does this make me a bad person?

Judge not lest you shall be judged.  I read that somewhere.

On the way home last night I put in Live at the Star Club and turned it up in his honor.  He was a true original and the last of the Million Dollar quartet; he may have been the last living link to that time and place.  For those who are interested, the Rick Bragg biography is highly recommended.

Agree about the Rick Bragg book being wonderful

Jerry #1 is gone. Both Lee Lewis and #2 Reed totally under represented at the Music Halls of Fame in Cleveland AND Nashville.

Too good for the rooms. Forget the stoopid cancel culture.

Forever remembered for the greatest live R&R album ever - Live At The Star Club, Hamburg with the Nashville Teens, (April 5, ’64) They sounded like they they had been playing together for many gigs but in fact there was no rehearsal. Jerry said "I guess you know all my songs?"

"Yeah" was the answer.

It was wild music banged out early in Jerry’s "wilderness years."

The quote from JLL:

"Oh, man, that was a big monster record" but "the record company never paid me a penny."

RIP Meat Man

Sharing is caring. The Killer and a special friend...

Just found this one...

I feel the same way as Keith Richard when I listen to him

on the marriage thing: Phil Spector shot his girlfriend in the mouth. I would call that a sin to drag out at the someone's death

Great write up over on Vulture on the career of Lewis:

Not the kind of life I'd lead but then, that's me.

All the best,
Nonoise

I figured he'd long been dead,  I wasn't paying attention. It doesn't matter how good of an artist you were if your a horrible human, that's what your judged on.  What the heck was he thinking marrying that young girl and then not taking care of his kids and mistreating his wife's! he needed some corporal punishment till he learned how to act.  No excuse.

Thanks for posting that write up   nonoise 

He and Little Richard were rock & roll.

thanks for the links, dweller

@waytoomuchstuff 

" I appreciate the incredible talent, inspite of his indiscretions. Does this make me a bad person?"

The reality is: artists are human and humans are flawed (some to a greater degree than others).  

Each listener must make up their own mind.  

Personally, I've never found J.L.L's music particularly appealing, so there's no dilemma, in this case. 

Clapton has espoused views with which I strongly disagree but I haven't stopped listening to Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith or Derek and the Dominos.