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A semi-fictionalized account of the early career of is presented. The year is 1956, and he, as the front man, is trying to break into the business in a combo with among others his cousin, , playing his rollicking version of the music he has always been interested in: what he heard emanating from the black honky-tonks of the south. Success and what goes along with it - fame and money - are arguably foremost on his mind. Against the many odds, he is able to gain that success, the odds including the Christian moral majority largely denouncing his type of music - hard driving rock n roll - as that of the devil and thus anti-Christian, with one of his most vocal opponents with regard to his music being another cousin, sidewalk evangelist . He may derail his own success in his reckless behavior, especially falling prey to his urges with adoring young female fans, the most scandalous relationship being with J.W. and his wife Lois thirteen year old daughter, Myra Gale Brown, who would go on imminently to become , aka Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis, and who in part was looking for a protector in her fear during this nuclear age.
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public. In 1956, Louisiana bad boy Jerry Lee Lewis moves to Memphis, determined to dethrone Elvis Presley with his ferocious, God-given talent. When Jerry Lee bangs out the chorus with his feet, huge fans howl out for more. When he finishes his performance by setting his piano ablaze, they mob the stage. But when he marries his 13-year-old cousin Myra Gale Brown...the scandal nearly destroys the Killers career.
Dennis Quaid
Jerry Lee Lewis
Winona Ryder
Myra Gale Brown
John Doe
J.W. Brown
Stephen Tobolowsky
Jud Phillips
Trey Wilson
Sam Phillips
Alec Baldwin
Jimmy Swaggart
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Lisa Blount
Lois Brown
Joshua Sheffield
Rusty Brown
Mojo Nixon
James Van Eaton
Jimmie Vaughan
Roland Janes
David Ferguson
Jack Clement
Robert Lesser
Alan Freed
Lisa Jane Persky
Babe
Paula Person
Sam's Secratary
Valerie Wellington
Big Maybelle
Booker T. Laury
Piano Slim
Michael St. Gerard
Elvis
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