Great Balls of Fire! It's Jerry Lee Lewis! Quiz

Answer: September 1935

Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana.

Answer: Sun Records

Jerry learned to play the piano when he was just 8 years old. When he got older, Jerry attended the God's Institute Bible School located in Waxahatchie, Texas but was expelled when he played a hymn, ("My God is Real"), with a blues rhythm. In 1956, Jerry joined the Sun Records crew with Sam Phillips, the same record label that made Elvis famous.

Answer: Jaren Pate

Jerry married his first wife, the daughter of his preacher, Dorothy Barton, on February 21, 1952, when he was 17 years old. They divorced on October 8, 1953. Before his divorce was final, Jerry married Janet Mitchum on September 15, 1953 and before they were divorced in 1957, he married his cousin, Myra Gale Brown, which caused major controversy.

His marriage to Myra failed and they were divorced on December 9, 1970. Jerry married his fourth wife, Jaren Pate, in 1971 and was divorced by 1973. His fifth marriage, to Shawn Stephens, didn't last more than a year. Jerry got married for the sixth time on April 24, 1984 to Kerrie Mann and filed for divorce from her in 2003.

Answer: Yes

The "Million Dollar Quartet" included Jerry, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash. In December 1956, the four made a recording with a mixture of gospel, pop and country songs. The "Million Dollar Session" CD wasn't officially released until February 1990 on the RCA Records label.

Some of the songs included on this CD are, "Peace in the Valley", "Down By the Riverside", "Little Cabin on the Hill" and "Keeper of the Key".

Answer: False

Jerry first single, "Crazy Arms" was released on November 14, 1956. "End of the Road" was the back-up track. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" wasn't released until March 1, 1957 and four months later, it reached the top 40 and stayed there for almost 5 months. Jerry performed the song on the "Steve Allen Show" a few weeks after its release and it peaked the charts at #1, (in all genres-pop, country, R&B), in its 20th week on the top 40 list.

Answer: 1986

Jerry was inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame on January 23, 1986.

Answer: Killer

Jerry's autobiography, "Killer", was released in the U.S. on January 15, 1994 by the publishers, Random House UK Distribution. Jerry also had took part in writing the book, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On: The Life and Times of Jerry Lee Lewis" with Charles White (Hyperion Press 1994).

Answer: 1962

In 1962, Jerry's 3 year old son, Steve Allen, drowned while playing in a swimming pool. Jerry Lewis Jr. died in a car accident when he was 19 years old. In 1982, Jerry's ex-wife, Jaren, also drowned in a pool, which is speculated to be under mysterious circumstances.

In 1983, Jerry's fifth wife, Shawn, was found dead as an apparent drug overdose. Jerry has three surviving children, Lori, Phoebe and Jerry Lewis III.

Answer: 6631 Hollywood Blvd

Jerry received his star on the Walk of Fame on June 13, 1989. Lee Majors' star is located at 6931 Hollywood Blvd. Mickey Mouse's, (yes, Mickey Mouse), star is located at 6925 Hollywood Blvd and Richard Pryor's star is located at 6438 Hollywood Blvd.

Answer: Nick Tosches

The book, "Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story" was written by Nick Tosches and originally released by Delacorte Press in May 1982. Murray Silver took part in writing, "Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis" with Jerry's ex-wife, Myra.

This book was originally released in October 1982 by William Morrow & Company. Robert Cain wrote, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On: Jerry Lee Lewis", which was originally released in the U.S. on . The book, "The Devil, Me, and Jerry Lee", was written by Jerry's sister, Linda Gail Lewis, and was released in the U.S. in October 1998 by Longstreet Press. "Rockin' My Life Away: Listening to Jerry Lee Lewis" was written by Jerry Guterman and was released in October 1991 by Rutledge Hill Press.