Jerry Lee Smoochy Smith
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Genre: Blues / Country / Rockabilly
Location MEMPHIS, Tennessee, US
Profile Views: 10257
Last Login: 8/22/2010
Member Since 5/15/2006
Website www.smoochysmith.com
Record Label Southern Music Studio
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Jerry Lee's Early Years ................................................................................................... Jerry Lee Smoochy Smith is a self-taught pianist and vocalist. He plays piano in the style of rockabilly, country, boogie, blues, and gospel. Jerry became interested in playing the piano when he was 9 years old. By the age of 15, he was already playing professionally. He was one of the first rockabilly piano players in Memphis, and was instrumental in creating The Great Memphis Pumping Piano Sound. ................................................................................. How Smoochy earned his nickname. One of the first things people want to know about Jerry Lee is how he got the nickname of Smoochy. When Jerry was 15, Kenneth Parchman and the Dixie Blues Boys were playing at a movie theater in Texas. The band played in between the double feature. While watching the first movie, Jerry met a cute little girl and told her that he was in the band. He took her backstage to meet the other band members. They were standing behind the movie screen as the movie was ending, and looked up and saw a couple kissing in the movie. Jerry asked the girl if she would like to do that, and she said yes, and grabbed him and started kissing him. The band went onstage to set up the instruments, except for Jerry. Kenneth went behind the screen and saw Jerry kissing the girl and told him it was time to start playing. When they got onstage, Kenny introduced him to the audience as Smoochy. The name has stuck with Jerry ever since. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After Smoochy left the Kenny Parchman band, he relocated to Memphis and started working as a session musician around the city. Smoochy was the staff piano player for Sun Records from 1957 to 1959. He played at Sun as part of the house band. He recorded with Billy Lee Riley, Ace Cannon, Warren Smith, and many others. Smoochy said "I'm not listed as the piano player many times, 'cause I was young and I wasn't in the Musicians Union. Sam Phillips gave me a dollar for each year of my age to cut those records. When he listed the session with the Musicians Union, he listed Jerry Lee Lewis or Jimmy Wilson as piano player." At Stax Records, Smoochy recorded with the Mar-Keys and was cowriter of their 1961 million-seller hit Last Night. He also played on Carla Thomas's first album, Gee Whiz. ...... ..Myspace Backgrounds.... ...... -
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Jerry Lee's autobiography "The Real Me" Released February 2008 This book is about Jerry Lee "Smoochy" Smith, a musician and entertainer from the fifties. Jerry Lee is a self-taught pianist and vocalist. He plays piano in the style of rockabilly, country, boogie, blues, and gospel. He became interested in playing the piano when he was 9 years old. By the age of 14, he was already playing professionally. This book is about the many things Jerry Lee has been involved in throughout his musical career. You will laugh, cry, and ooh and aah at the things he has to say about his personal life and his involvement with other people, friends, and musicians. The end of the book tells of the changes he made in his life. After reading this book, Jerry Lee says, “You will discover The Real Me.” If you want an autographed copy, you can order directly from Jerry Lee at http://www.smoochysmith.com/book.html -
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