Adam Fields' Great Balls of Fire Collection, 1957-1989.

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Adam Fields' Great Balls of Fire Collection, 1957-1989.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/771988526

The Adam Fields' Great Balls of Fire Collection spans the years 1957 and 1986 to 1989, with the bulk of the collection dating between 1988 and 1989. The collection consists of promotional materials, audiovisual materials, and scripts primarily to related the 1989 film Great Balls of Fire, but also related to Jerry Lee Lewis. The files contains audiocassettes, a presskit, photographs, posters, programs, prop newspapers, scripts, slides, and videotapes. The collection provides information on the making and promoting of Great Balls of Fire with some background material on Jerry Lee Lewis. Seen in a broader context, the collection provides insight to the process of producing a major motion picture based on the life of well-known rock and roll performer.

10.25 linear feet.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8189997

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives

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Lewis, Jerry Lee, 1935-2022

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Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock 'n' roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, and early recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the Southern United States, but it was his 1957 hit "Whole Lot...

Fields, Adam.

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Adam Fields has been a producer of major motion pictures since 1985, when he was executive producer of the film Vision Quest. Fields has been a producer or executive producer on 11 films, including Great Balls of Fire, Money Train, and Donnie Darko. He also wrote the story for Brokedown Palace, released in 1999. From the description of Adam Fields' Great Balls of Fire Collection, 1957-1989. (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 771988526 ...