Asymmetric Music

This song selection is inspired by this act of heroism:

A 26-year old Greek woman has become an overnight national hero after setting fire to the genitals of a 23-year old drunken Briton who allegedly tried to sexually assault her in a crowded bar.

Here.

Jerry Lee Lewis, along with a couple dozen others is one of the pillars of Rock and Roll. He's a colorful performer (some would say "nuts" with his penchant for pyrotechnics) and a genuinely talented musician and singer, both his style and musicianship being unique and inimitable.

Singing "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" on the Steve Allen Show. I thought the commercials might be interesting.

Besides the scandal surrounding his penchant for young girls, Lewis' downfall resulted from a lack of musical variety. After his piano-pounding steamrollers like "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," the pickings became slimmer, if not altogether poor (impossible, considering his talent).

Lewis' decline saw his increased reliance on music derivative of his great hits and covers of contemporary Rockers Little Richard ("Good Golly, Miss Molly"), Chuck Berry ("Sweet Little Sixteen" and others), and Ray Charles ("What'd I Say"), all of whom, ironically, suffered from a lack of musical variety to some extent or another.

Later, Jerry Lee Lewis turned to Country. I have a two-disc set which includes much of his country singles. Again, talented, but nothing absolutely necessary as far as I can tell (yes, I like Country). "Another Place, Another Time" is his most famous Country song. It's written by Jerry Chestnut.