Daily Sketcher
Sunday, May 25, 1958
BIGAMIST
The so called new “King of Rock and Roll” arrived yesterday. During his press conference a reporter walked to two girls standing nearby. “Are you related to Mr. Lewis?” he asked. One young lady replied that she was Mr. Lewis’ sister. When the other young girl was asked her relationship to Mr. Lewis, she replied that she was the wife of Mr. Lewis. When questioned about her age she responded that she was 15. Upon questioning Mr. Lewis, he replied, “Yes I am married to her and proud of it! This is my little bride, Mrs. Myra Gale Lewis.” Many people in the crowd began to get hostile saying that 15 was much too young to be married. Myra Gale Lewis spoke up and responded, “Gosh, backhome people get married young. One girl got wed at 9.”
In the process of confirming Mr. and Mrs. Lewis’ story, the Daily Sketcher has discovered that Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis is not 15, but 13 and furthermore is Mr. Lewis’ cousin. We also discovered that Mr. Lewis was not divorced from his first wife when he married Myra Gale Brown Lewis. Therefore, he is a bigamist.
During Mr. Lewis’ first concert here in London, a baby carriage was rolled across the stage while angry members of the audience began shouting and cursing. They yelled, “Get out of here, baby snatcher! Get off the stage!”
Let’s show Mr. Lewis what we think of him and his baby snatching ways. Your lack of attendance at his scheduled concerts will give a voice to your concerns. Let’s run him out of England on a rail and show him that we disapprove of him and his boogie-woogie music!
Bibliography:
Field, Adam (Producer), & McBride, Jim (Director). (1989). Great Balls of Fire
(videotape). MGM/UA Videos
This video gave me an all-around feel for the incredible life of Jerry Lee Lewis. While watching it, I got the idea to create a bill for Sun Records for the piano that he set on fire.
Hurtt, Michael. (2003, November). Masters of Louisiana Music. Of f BEAT New Orleans’ and Louisiana’s Music Magazine. Retrived March 7, 2003, from
http://www.offbeat.com/obnovember2003/masters.html
The information in this article helped me to see the “spiritual” life of Jerry Lee Lewis in his earlier days. I used this information in Jimmy Swaggart’s sermon. It also had pictures that I downloaded for my title page.
Jerry Lee Lewis Marries 13 Year Old Cousin. (n.d.). Retrieved March 7, 2004, from
http://www.oversight.com/soFein/RockStories/Jerry.html
This website gave me specific details about Jerry Lee and Myra Gales secret wedding. It had dates and places for my marriage certificate. It also was useful in creating Myra Gale’s diary.
Papard, Tony. (n.d.). Jerry Lee Lewis (a.k.a. The Killer). Retrieved February 24, 2004, from http://www.btinternet.com/~Tony.Papard/JERRYLEELEWIS.HTM
This website had a list of quotes from Jerry Lee Lewis. When creating Myra Gale’s journal, I used some of these quotes. Also, it listed most of Jerry Lee’s songs and I used that information on my title page.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2004, from
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=144
The information on this site was lengthy. It was a biography of Jerry Lee Lewis’ life from childhood to date. It gave me a sense of Jerry Lee and helped me begin forming ideas about my artifacts.
Tosches, Nick. (1982). Hellfire the Jerry Lee Lewis story. New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press
This book was very helpful in each area that I was researching. I got added information that I was able to use when creating my artifacts. It especially gave me useful information to create the article from the Daily Sketcher.
Triumphs, Tragedies in the life of Jerry Lee Lewis. (1989, June). Nashville Banner.
Retrieved February 24, 2004, from http://www.kyleesplin.com/jllsb/JLLSBDIR/pages/72page.htm
This website provided a specific timeline in Jerry Lee Lewis’ life. It helped me to be more organized in my thinking and gave me some information about Jerry Lee’s relationship with Sun Records.
What is My Piano Worth?. (n.d.) Retrieved March 14, 2003, from
http://www.pianoworld.com/value3.html
I wanted to be as authentic as possible when billing Sun Records for the piano that Jerry Lee set on fire. I used this website to find out how much a nice piano would have cost in the 1950’s.
Why Jimmy Swaggart things his cousin Jerry Lee is inspired by devil. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2004, from http://www.kylessplin.com/jllsb/JLLSBDIR/pages/59PAGE.htm
This article gave me an insight into the mind of cousin, Jimmy Swaggart, which I used to create his sermon.
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