He sure made Somewhere Over The Rainbow his own.
He was disliked by a few people but he had some great songs and I liked most of them.
Thanks Meanderer.
"Million Dollar Quartet" is a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash made on December 4, 1956, at the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Left to right: Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash
Looks like I'm in the minority here but he was a bit to wild for me,jumping around on the piano and such. Personally I don't like it when a singer makes a song"his own" especially when I loved the song by the original artist. I don't mind if another artist sings it exactly as the original was sung. Just a quirk of mine.
Jerry Lee's first record was Crazy Arms, in 1956. I prefer this 1983 version, I think.
I had almost forgotten about this song. It was recorded by *many* others, including Ray Price, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, and a nice version by Patty Loveless.