The Greatest Live Show on Earth

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The Greatest Live Show on Earth is an album by rock and roll performer Jerry Lee Lewis with his "Memphis Beats" touring band. It was released on Smash Records (mono and stereo versions) in 1964 and re-released by Philips Records later the same year.

The album was recorded during a July 1, 1964 performances at Municipal Auditorium. Producer Shelby Singleton was motivated to assemble a live album when legal complications prevented Smash from distributing Lewis' "Live at the Star Club, Hamburg" in the United States. He and co-producer Jerry Kennedy set up microphones all over the stage to capture each song in a single live take.

Joe Rumore wrote the copy for the back of the album sleeve, noting that Lewis performed in front of "15,000 Alabamians" under the sponsorship of the Dixie Jamboree and as part of WVOK-AM's annual "Shower of Stars".

Track listing

  • Side A
  1. "Jenny Jenny" (Johnson, Penniman)
  2. "Who Will the Next Fool Be" (Charlie Rich)
  3. "Memphis" (Chuck Berry)
  4. "Hound Dog" (Leiber, Stoller)
  5. "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude DeMetrius) (incorrectly listed as "I Got a Woman" by Ray Charles)
  • Side B
  1. "High Heel Sneakers" (Tommy Tucker)
  2. "No Particular Place To Go" (Chuck Berry)
  3. "Together Again" (Buck Owens)
  4. "Long Tall Sally" (Johnson, Penniman)
  5. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (David, Williams)

References

  • Bonomo, Joe (2011) Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found. Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 9781441118806

External links

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