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JERRY LEE LEWIS - Last Man Standing (2006)

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 sest his own fine epitaph. It's hard to argue with a hellraiser extraordinaire. - amazon.com

01. Rock and Roll - Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Page
02. Before the Night Is Over - B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis
03. Pink Cadillac - Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springsteen
04. Evening Gown - Mick Jagger, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ronnie Wood
05. You Don't Have to Go - Jerry Lee Lewis, Neil Young
06. Twilight - Jerry Lee Lewis, Robbie Robertson
07. Travelin' Band - John Fogerty, Jerry Lee Lewis
08. That Kind of Fool - Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Richards
09. Sweet Little Sixteen - Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr
10. Just a Bummin' Around - Merle Haggard, Jerry Lee Lewis
11. Honky Tonk Woman - Kid Rock, Jerry Lee Lewis
12. What's Made Milwaukee Famous - Jerry Lee Lewis, Rod Stewart
13. Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age - George Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis
14. Couple More Years - Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson
15. Ol' Glory - Toby Keith, Jerry Lee Lewis
16. Trouble in Mind - Eric Clapton, Jerry Lee Lewis
17. I Saw Her Standing There - Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard
18. Lost Highway - Delaney Bramlett, Jerry Lee Lewis
19. Hadacol Boogie - Buddy Guy, Jerry Lee Lewis
20. What Makes the Irish Heart Beat - Don Henley, Jerry Lee Lewis

The title of the album refers to the fact that Lewis is the last of the Sun Records greats (Orbison, Cash, Presley) still walking the earth, let alone making music. That’s the real beauty of Last Man Standing: not only is Jerry Lee Lewis still standing, he’s still making music that means something. He’s proving that he can be as vital over 70 as he was 20, or even 40, years ago. Don’t bet against the man they call the Killer. HERE