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Hellfire (Paperback)

by Nick Tosches (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 1st Grove Press Ed edition (25 Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0802135668
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802135667
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 178,660 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest rock'n'roll book on the greatest rock'n'roller, 2 Jan 1999
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This review is from: Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story (Paperback)
I bought this book through "Amazon", when they were a solely american company, so it took quite a while for it to arrive on my doorstep.... but the wait was worth it!!! The book started in the early 1800's,starting with his ancestors, and went through to the present day (1983), and I learnt a lot of things about Jerry Lee Lewis, that I never knew. If you are going to buy a rock'n'roll biography, make sure it is this one...... you won't be disappointed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Whore of Fame, 25 Sep 2009
By Barry McGloin "Baz" (Canberra, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story (Penguin Magnum Collection) (Paperback)
Hellfire is the second Nick Tosches book I have had the pleasure of reading, the other book being Unsung Heroes of Rock and Roll. Both books are laced with black humour, both have soundtracks, and both have elements of mammon's struggle between fame and salvation.

Hellfire drops you deep into Jerry Lee Lewis' psyche, his conflicts, his sins and his internal agony.
It contrasts the three cousins whose fame made Ferriday proud, Jerry Lee, Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley. The book was written in 1982 and does not reach the calamities of Swaggart's downfalls or the mysterious deaths of two of Lewis' wives, or Gilley's ten number one country hits and subsequent decline and financial crisis. Nonetheless it is a riveting read written by a talented stylist whose biblical prose evokes the fire and brimstone puritanism of old backwoods Louisiana where the Spirit possessed and spoke in tongues, and where the devil growled in the darkness beyond.

In dirt farming Ferriday the poor were succoured by the Holy Ghost and the Hidden Hooch and enticed by the Lure of The Devil, and you were hot or cold, never lukewarm, and Jerry Lee became seduced by the Whore of Fame. I recall Little Richard had the same conflict (refer the entertaining Life and Times of Little Richard by Charles White) and doubtless they had philosophical discussions when they played together... Jerry Lee was convinced that his way was the way of the Devil and that he was leading his fans to Hellfire. This was the flame of his fame, his agony which he doused with drugs, booze and women, a similar platter to that which served his perceived arch rival Elvis.

Jerry Lee Lewis was a product of his time and location with it's attendant racism, sexism, wife bashing, violence, and yea religion - all those good ole black and white values. This book does not dwell on goodness; there is little grace, comfort or light. It is not an uplifting read but it is fascinating and well written. The soundtrack is Lewis's Live At The Star Club, Hamburg, a 1964 gig where the Killer is absolutely manic, growling and speaking in tongues. It is astounding. It's energy is unrelenting in fact I can't think of anything which comes close, unless there is a good Little Richard live album. Mmm, must suss that out. Nick Tosches is gifted and I'll read more of his output, maybe Dino or Country, sometime later.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, 7 Aug 2009
By Mr. A. Upton "anders of london" (england) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story (Paperback)
Nice book about Jerry Lee, highly recommended to even the slightest fan. Lots of info, ties nicely into Graet Balls Of Fire movie/book.
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