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Great Balls Of Fire (other)
"Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 song by Jerry Lee Lewis. *"The Great Ball of Fire" is an extended play by Lewis released the same year * ''Great Balls of Fire!'' (film), a 1989 American biographical film about Lewis Great Balls of Fire may also refer to: * ''Great Balls of Fire'' (Mae West album), 1972 * ''Great Balls of Fire'' (Dolly Parton album), 1979 * WWE Great Balls of Fire, a professional wrestling event produced by WWE, 2017 See also * 1972 Great Daylight Fireball The Great Daylight Fireball (also known as the Grand Teton Meteor ) was an Earth-grazing fireball that passed within of Earth's surface at 20:29 UTC on August 10, 1972. It entered Earth's atmosphere at a speed of in daylight over Utah, Unite ... (10 August 1972) meteor * Ball of Fire (other) * Fireball (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Balls Of Fire
"Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 popular song recorded by American rock and roll musician Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie '' Jamboree''. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song ever by ''Rolling Stone''. The song is in AABA form. The song sold one million copies in its first 10 days of release in the United States making it one of the best-selling singles in the United States at that time. Song information The song is best known for Jerry Lee Lewis's original recording, which was recorded in the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 8, 1957, using three personnel: Lewis (piano/vocals), Sidney Stokes (bass), and a session drummer, Larry Linn, instead of the usual Sun backups Jimmy Van Eaton (drums) and Roland Janes (guitar). Lewis was quoted in the book ''JLL: His Own Story'' by Rick Bragg, (pg 133), as saying "I knew Sidney Stokes but I didn't know him that wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Balls Of Fire! (film)
''Great Balls of Fire!'' is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as rockabilly pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis. Based on a biography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., the screenplay is written by McBride and Jack Baran. The film is produced by Adam Fields, with executive producers credited as Michael Grais, Mark Victor, and Art Levinson. The film depicts the early career of Lewis, from his rise to rock-and-roll stardom to his controversial marriage to his 13-year-old cousin that led to his downfall. Until the scandal of the marriage depreciated his image, many had thought Lewis would supplant Elvis Presley as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the 1950s. Plot Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid) plays piano, as opposed to a guitar like most other rock artists, during rock and roll's early years from 1956 to 1958. Jerry Lee is a man with many different sides: a skilled performer with little discipline, and an alcoholic. As Jerry Lee rise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Balls Of Fire (Dolly Parton Album)
''Great Balls of Fire'' is the twenty-first solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on May 28, 1979, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Dean Parks and Gregg Perry with Parton and Charles Koppelman serving as executive producers. The album peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart and number 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Two of the album's four singles charted in the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. " You're the Only One" topped the chart, while " Sweet Summer Lovin'" peaked at number seven. The album has been certified Gold in the United States. Content The album includes four Parton compositions. There are two notable covers on the album: Great Balls of Fire, the Jerry Lee Lewis hit from 1957; and a bluegrass-inspired recording of The Beatles hit "Help!". Release and promotion The album was released May 28, 1979 on LP, 8-track, and cassette. Singles The album's first single, " You're ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWE Great Balls Of Fire
WWE Great Balls of Fire was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming List of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events, event produced by WWE. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand division. The event took place on July 9, 2017, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event's title referenced Jerry Lee Lewis' Great Balls of Fire, song of the same name, which was used as the event's theme song. It was a one-off event by WWE, as following WrestleMania 34 the following year, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued, resulting in WWE reducing the amount of yearly PPVs produced. Nine matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, Brock Lesnar defeated Samoa Joe to retain the WWE Universal Championship, Universal Championship. On the undercard, Braun Strowman defeated Roman Reigns in an Professional wrestling match types#Ambulance match, ambu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Great Daylight Fireball
The Great Daylight Fireball (also known as the Grand Teton Meteor ) was an Earth-grazing fireball that passed within of Earth's surface at 20:29 UTC on August 10, 1972. It entered Earth's atmosphere at a speed of in daylight over Utah, United States (14:30 local time) and passed northwards leaving the atmosphere over Alberta, Canada. It was seen by many people and recorded on film and by space-borne sensors.Observation of Meteoroid Impacts by Space-Based Sensors Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Edward Tagliaferri, 2003, 'It was first detected by satellite at an altitude of about 73 km, tracked as it descended to about 53 km, and then tracked as it climb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ball Of Fire (other)
Ball of Fire (also known as ''The Professor and the Burlesque Queen'') is a 1941 comedy film. '"Ball(s) of Fire" may also refer to: Music * "Ball of Fire" (song), by Tommy James and the Shondells * ''Ball of Fire'' (album), an album by Jamaican ska band the Skatalites * ''Balls of Fire'', a 1976 album by Southern rock band Black Oak Arkansas Other * 5th Indian Division in World War II, nicknamed ''Ball of Fire'' See also *Great Balls of Fire (other) "Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 song by Jerry Lee Lewis. *"The Great Ball of Fire" is an extended play by Lewis released the same year * ''Great Balls of Fire!'' (film), a 1989 American biographical film about Lewis Great Balls of Fire may also re ... * Fireball (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
