Last Man Standing - The Duets | 
 enlarge | Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis
Label: Artist First
Category: Music
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Rating:  162 reviews
Sales Rank: 7928
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 20001
UPC: 878722000123
EAN: 0878722000123
ASIN: B000GRUQYW
Release Date: September 26, 2006
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Condition: Sealed in original shrinkwrap, which may have sticker residue, marking, or tears. Item has not been opened. US First Class mail is my standard delivery method for one CD.
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| Tracks:
| • | Rock And Roll | | • | Before The Night Is Over | | • | Pink Cadillac | | • | Evening Gown | | • | You Don't Have To | | • | Twilight | | • | Travelin' Band | | • | That Kind Of Fool | | • | Sweet Little 16 | | • | Just A Bummin' Around | | • | Honky Tonk Woman | | • | What's Made Milwakuee Famous | | • | Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age | | • | A Couple More Years | | • | Old Glory | | • | Trouble In Mind | | • | I Saw Her Standing There | | • | Lost Highway | | • | Hadacohl Boogie | | • | The Irish Heart Beat | | • | The Pilgrim Ch.33 |
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Amazon.com
How do you drum up interest in a Jerry Lee Lewis record, since the Ferriday Fireball is 71 and hasn't put out an album since 1996? First, you pair him with 22 of the biggest stars of rock (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards), country (Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard), and blues (Buddy Guy, B.B. King), to show how he put his stamp on nearly every genre. Then, you hire the dean of music chroniclers, Peter Guralnick, to give the liner notes heft. And--oh, yes, you also make sure the piano-pounding pioneer displays the best finger form he's shown in 25 years. Throughout, the Killer crows, struts, and self-mythologizes with the brio of youth, and who could resist him? At times, one may question the wisdom of turning an obvious guitar tune (Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll") into a piano-dominated performance, just as it seems odd to not make the best use of such guests as Toby Keith or Delaney Bramlett. But Lewis never yields the throne for a second, even surrounded by the likes of Robbie Robertson, Neil Young, and Eric Clapton. For that reason, most of these aren't true duets--the star instrumentalists take their solos, and the harmonies of some of the most legendary vocalists (Don Henley, Little Richard) stay too far in the background. But when things really work--as they do with Bruce Springsteen (the rave-up "Pink Cadillac"), Neil Young (a crackling rendition of "You Don't Have To Go"), Kid Rock (an even blacker "Honky Tonk Woman"), George Jones (the novelty-framed "Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age"), and Kris Kristofferson (an especially poignant take on "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33"), the rock of ages cleaves for thee and me. Last Man Standing refers to the famous cover of Million Dollar Quartet, on which he's pictured with fellow Sun artists Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins, all now jamming in the great beyond. Yet in a spoken-word reprise at the end of the Kristofferson song--"From the rocking of the cradle / To the rolling of the hearse / The going up was worth the coming down"--the Last Man seems to suggest his own fine epitaph. It's hard to argue with a hellraiser extraordinaire. --Alanna Nash
Album Description
Twenty-two rock and country legends duet with Jerry Lee Lewis on this incredible package, celebrating The Killer's impact on American music. Among the luminaries igniting these all-new recordings of seminal rock 'n' roll are Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Toby Keith, Little Richard, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, and more.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 157 more reviews...
 Great DVD July 13, 2008
Sharon Pratt
Last Man Standing is a very enjoyable DVD. It's a great buy for anyone who is a Jerry Lee Lewis fan. I highly recommend this DVD.
Has something for everyone July 3, 2008
Harold H. Allen
Jerry Lee still Rocks and his pals on this CD are obviously having trouble staying up with him! I listen to this often though.
Some Clearly Don't Understand Jerry Lee Lewis June 28, 2008
AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I won't go into the details of the tracks contained in this album as that aspect has been well covered by many of the 146 5- and 4-star reviews. Suffice to say that those few who awarded 2 stars clearly do not understand the complex character that is Jerry Lee Lewis. The noted author and music critic Peter Guralnick covers that very well in his 10-pages of liner notes in the insert, which also contains numerous vintage photos and a track-by-track sessionography.
Those who accept Jerry Lee as he is - warts and all - will love this album. Might I also suggest seeking out the paperback book Jerry Lee Lewis Rocks by Robert Palmer, first published in 1981 by Delilah Books of New York and distributed by G.P. Putnam's Sons. One of the best ever released on The Killer.
As for the title of this CD, I quote from the note on the reverse: "50 years ago, Sam Phillips' legendary Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee was the home of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, the founding fathers of Rock And Roll. Today, Jerry Lee Lewis is The Last Man Standing."
Each of the above, all of whom were rooted in Country Music, is also a member of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, with Jerry Lee being one of the original inductees in 1986.
It's worth noting that only four performing artists have the honour of being in both the R&R and Country Music (which started in 1961) Halls Of Fame: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Brenda Lee and The Everly Brothers. Apparently the Country body does not feel that 65 hit singles, six of them # 1s and 27 in all in the Top 10, not to mention numerous best-selling albums by Jerry Lee is sufficient for recognition (the Everly Brothers, by comparison, had 17 Country hit singles, four of them # 1 and eight in all in the Top 10). It's past the time for his induction into that Hall as well.
Jerry Lee Is Still The Killer June 21, 2008
Victor L. Peters (San Francisco, CA USA)
This collection of duets from Jerry Lee Lewis and a host of other amazing talented musicians is fantastic. Any Jerry Lee Lewis fan will surely enjoy this wonderful album!
 old music May 15, 2008
Sandra Jacka (clarksville, tennessee)
nice to hear jerry lee record with other artists, you must be a jerry lee fan to enjoy this we sure do
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