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JIMMY SWAGGART AND JERRY LEE LEWIS MOVIE
Among the offerings - Lewis is seen making a controversial appearance at the Apollo Theater in New York City, and on display are original Sun 45 recordings of “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shaking Goin’ On.”Ī Gilley stage outfit is on view beside the album jacket for Encore, which shows him astride the mechanical bull from his Pasadena, Texas, honky tonk, made famous in the movie Urban Cowboy. Surrounding it are individual wall exhibits that showcase each inductee and his unique style. The collection continues with early photographs from the depression-era childhoods of the cousins as well as records, publicity items and other trademark offerings carefully gathered under glass.įront and center in the main part of the museum stands a piano that Lewis, Gilley and Swaggart each played while growing up. A huge framed picture of Sam Phillips’ “Million Dollar Quartet” - Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl PerkinsĪnd Elvis Presley gathered around a piano at Sun Studios in Memphis -– greets visitors. Nestled in the historic Ferriday post office, the new museum houses carefully archived memorabilia from the careers of all three men. Inside, they were treated to a glimpse into the history of the family of cultural trailblazers.
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Once in Ferriday, they joined a long line snaking toward the museum door. and all corners of Louisiana to this sleepy Delta town. They had traveled from South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Washington D.C. 2) for the grand opening of the Delta Music Museum and the anticipated arrival of hometown heroes and cousins Jerry Lee Lewisĭespite dark clouds, wind gusts and temperatures that plunged during the afternoon, the enthusiasm of the crowd never wavered. Over 5,000 people crowded the barricaded main street of this tiny town Saturday (Mar.