This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Linda Gail Lewis (born July 18, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. She has recorded with her brother Jerry Lee Lewis, as well as Van Morrison, Robbie Fulks, Wanda Jackson, Melanie, Dale Watson, Mitch Ryder and Robert Gordon. She also has recorded with her two daughters, Mary Jean Ferguson and Annie Marie Lewis, in a group called the Lewis 3.
Linda Gail Lewis | |
|---|---|
 Lewis's opening act prior to her brother's set from 1977 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 18, 1947 Ferriday, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Labels | Smash Sire Fox Virgin Lantasi Castle Ball & Chain Cleopatra Records |
| Website | Official website |
Since 2019 she has been signed with Cleopatra Records and most her albums have been produced by her son-in-law Danny B. Harvey, guitarist with The Rockats, Lemmy Kilmister and The Headcat along with drummer Slim Jim Phantom from Stray Cats and The Headcat. Clem Burke from Blondie is the drummer on her latest single.
[1] She is married to former Stax promotions director Eddie Braddock.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Two Sides of Linda Gail Lewis | — | Smash |
| Together (with Jerry Lee Lewis) | 8 | ||
| 1990 | International Affair | — | New Rose |
| 1991 | Do You Know | — | Lewis |
| Rockin' With Linda – Recorded Live in London | — | Deep Elem | |
| 1992 | I'll Take Memphis | — | Fox |
| 1995 | Love Makes the Difference | — | Icehouse |
| 1999 | Linda Gail Lewis | — | Sire/Lantasi |
| 2000 | You Win Again (with Van Morrison) | — | Virgin |
| 2001 | Rock 'n' Roll Special (with The Firebirds) | — | Rockville |
| 2002 | Out of the Shadows | — | Evine/Ten35/Lantasi |
| Rock 'n' Roll | — | LGL | |
| 2004 | Boogie Woogie Country Gal | — | Castle |
| Lie and Deny | — | Lantasi | |
| 2005 | Me and the Boys in the Band | — | |
| 2006 | Rock, Roll & Remember | — | CB Artists |
| Hungry Hill | — | Benlim | |
| 2007 | Dazed and Confused | — | Collecting |
| Jabalaya | — | ||
| You Were There | — | Ball and Chain | |
| The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll Live in France | — | Big Beat | |
| 2010 | You & Me & Sweet Rock 'n' Roll – Best from Sweden | — | Ball and Chain |
| 2015 | Heartbreak Highway | — | Ball and Chain |
| Gas Station Flowers | — | Raucous Records | |
| Hard Rockin' Woman | — | Lanark | |
| 2018 | Wild! Wild! Wild! (with Robbie Fulks) | — | Bloodshot |
| 2019 | "Merry Christmas From Nashville (The Lewis 3)" | — | Cleopatra Records |
| 2020 | "Rockin' In England 1996" | — | LGL Records |
| 2022 | "Early Sides 1963-1973" | — | Cleopatra Records |
| 2022 | "Family Jewels Live" (with Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey) | ||
| 2023 | "A Tribute To Jerry Lee Lewis" (with Slim Jim Phantom & Danny B. Harvey) | — |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1963 | "Teenage Letter" (with Jerry Lee Lewis) | — | — | Sun |
| "Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Tree)" | — | — | ||
| 1965 | "Break Up the Party" | — | — | ABC |
| "Green Green Grass of Home" (with Jerry Lee Lewis) | — | — | Smash | |
| 1967 | "Jim Dandy" (as Linda Lewis) | — | — | Columbia |
| 1968 | "Good" | — | — | Smash |
| 1969 | "T-H-E E-N-D" | — | — | |
| "Don't Let Me Cross Over" (with Jerry Lee Lewis) | 9 | — | ||
| "He's Loved Me Much Too Much" | — | — | ||
| "Roll Over Beethoven" (with Jerry Lee Lewis) | 71 | 12 | ||
| 1970 | "My Heart Was the Last One to Know" | — | — | |
| "Before the Snow Flies" | — | — | ||
| 1971 | "Working Girl" | — | — | Mercury |
| 1972 | "Handwriting on the Wall" (with Jerry Lee Lewis) | — | — | |
| "Smile Somebody Loves You" | 39 | — | ||
| "He's Loved Me Much Too Much" | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "I Wanna Be a Sensuous Woman" | — | — | |
| "The Joy and Love You Bring" | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Love Makes the Difference" | — | — | Bellmark |
| 2000 | "Let's Talk About Us" (with Van Morrison) | — | — | Virgin |
| "Real Gone Lover" (with Van Morrison) | — | — | ||
| "No Way Pedro" (with Van Morrison) | — | — | ||
| "A Shot of Rhythm & Blues" (with Van Morrison) | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Baby, I'm in Love" | — | — | Lantasi |
| 2004 | "Lie and Deny" | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Me and the Boys in the Band" | — | — | |
| 2023 | "Down The Line (with Slim Jim Phantom & Danny B. Harvey)" | — | — | Cleopatra Records |
| 2023 | "Gilley's Last Ride EP (with Mickey Gilley)" | — | — | |
| 2023 | "Who's Bed Have Your Boots Been Under (with Wanda Jackson)" | — | — | |
| 2023 | "Diggin My Way Out of Hell (with Slim Jim Phantom)" | — | — | |
| 2023 | "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (with Danny B. Harvey)" | — | — | |
| 2023 | "Seven Long Years" | — | — | |
| 2024 | "Baby Please Don't Go" | — | — | |
| 2024 | "Funnel Of Love" | — | — | |
| 2024 | "The Nickel Song (with Melanie)" | — | — | |
Music videos
edit| Year | Video |
|---|---|
| 2002 | "I'd Rather Stay Home And Rock 'n' Roll" |
As "The Lewis 3"
edit- "Perfect World" (Ame Dane/Castle Music) (2006)
- "Merry Christmas From Nashville" (Benlin Music) (2006)
- "Merry Christmas From Nashville - Remastered)" (Cleopatra Records) (2019)
Import CDs
edit- Think Twice Before You Go (Swingin' Pig) (2001) (with Van Morrison)
- The Early Sides of Linda Gail Lewis (Smash Records) (2005)
- Early Rocking Country Days (Jukebox Records) (2005)
Videos and DVDs
edit- The Jerry Lee Lewis Show (various labels) guest appearance
- Jerry Lee Lewis – I Am What I Am (various labels) guest appearance
- Micke Muster – Live! (Silverrock Music) (2004) guest appearance
- Jerry Lee Lewis – Killer Piano (Alfred Publishing Co.) (2007) guest appearance
- The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll Live in France (Big Beat Records) (2007)
- The Many Sounds of Jerry Lee (ClassicCountryDVD) (2010) guest appearance
- The Family Jewels - Live Concert DVD from Crappon France on CLEOPATRA RECORDS
References
edit- ^ "Lewis (and her daughters) make beautiful music (occasionally) and carry on the legacy – March 2020". www.countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Linda Gail Lewis.
This article about a United States keyboardist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |