Jerry Lewis passes

[Nutz and Boltz]

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jerry-lewis-dies-dead-nutty-professor-1202533899/

[Show Me the Wire]

The nation of France is in mourning.

[OntheRail]

RIP Jerry... the rest of the gang Dean... Sammy... Frank have a seat waiting for you.
The Nutty Professors really showcased his range.

[Jess Hawsen Arown]

Most people have no idea how wildly popular the Martin and Lewis comedy team was in their heyday. Their popularity predates most of us. The break up of the team was a shock wave that vibrated from coast-to-coast.

The ironic thing of the breakup was that most people thought that Dean Martin, the straight man of the duo, would fade away while Jerry Lewis would continue to roll.

However, while Lewis remained popular, Martin became a superstar.

Seemed to me that most of Jerry Lewis' movies were very funny through the first half of the movies, then faded late. His muscular dystrophy telethon was a Labor Day extravaganza for decades.

Ah well, 91 years is a great ride.

[Tom]

Martin and Lewis were GREAT!

They were in the audience of the Jack Benny Show one night, and he asked to take a bow - well, the took over the stage! Hilarious stuff. I looked for them every night on TV.

:rip: Jerry - you helped a lot of kids and made a lot more smile!

btw, did you know he inspired the Kenny Rogers song "Lady?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WMr8ZISY-c

[Ocala Mike]

RIP, Jerry; heaven is LOL right now.

[JustRalph]

Who sold the most records?

Lewis or Martin?

https://www.amazon.com/Just-Sings-Jerry-Lewis/dp/B000002Z9F/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_3

Number 3 on Billboard album charts

A single from the album was top ten too

Sold more records than Dean according to several publications.

[barahona44]

Who sold the most records?

Lewis or Martin?

https://www.amazon.com/Just-Sings-Jerry-Lewis/dp/B000002Z9F/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_3

Number 3 on Billboard album charts

A single from the album was top ten too

Sold more records than Dean according to several publications.

"Everybody Loves Somebody " was number 1 in the summer of 64 at the height of Beatlemania., the LP hit # 2

"That's Amore" "Ain't that a Kick in the Head" "Memories Are Made of This" (a # 1 in 1956) "Return To Me" "The Door Is Still Open to Your Heart, etc etc., even had a Top 20 hit in 1965 with a tune about your adopted hometown "Houston".

And for pure cool, nobody, not even Sinatra, could top Dino.

I think those publications were the Jerry Lewis Fan Club newsletter.:D

And RIP to Jerry, Labor Day won't be the same.

[JustRalph]

They get away with it by saying "who sold the most records"

There's been at least five different ways of counting that over the years.........of course I cringe every time I hear that the highest selling group of all time is "ABBA"

:bang:

Btw, Dean Martin is my fav and I listen to him often. I love being able to just ask my Amazon Echo to play Dino when I enter the shower. If you don't have one, they are great fun and actually becoming quite useful

[pandy]

I hope TCM plays a bunch of Jerry Lewis movies. Some of those scenes make me cry with laughter. What a brilliant physical comedic actor he was.

[lamboguy]

They get away with it by saying "who sold the most records"

There's been at least five different ways of counting that over the years.........of course I cringe every time I hear that the highest selling group of all time is "ABBA"

:bang:

Btw, Dean Martin is my fav and I listen to him often. I love being able to just ask my Amazon Echo to play Dino when I enter the shower. If you don't have one, they are great fun and actually becoming quite usefuli like LOUIS PRIMA

[Jess Hawsen Arown]

I hope TCM plays a bunch of Jerry Lewis movies. Some of those scenes make me cry with laughter. What a brilliant physical comedic actor he was.

I'd like to see a repeat of the 2002 made-for-tv movie "Martin & Lewis." It was the only effort I ever saw that DID NOT portray Jerry Lewis as the bad guy of the pair.

I thought Sean Hayes did a great job portraying Jerry Lewis. I think Sean Hayes is a great actor with great range playing all kinds of parts. Most of us first saw him as a regular on Will and Grace, but he really nailed it as Larry in The Three Stooges movie.

[reckless]

i like LOUIS PRIMA

The absolute greatest. He made Las Vegas, you can go to the bank on that.

One of the earliest of scat singers, Louis Prima was also the writer of the definitive big-band era song of the late 1930s, the sensational Sing, Sing Sing, a song that elevated the role of a drummer thanks to Gene Krupa's great drum solo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGxf93NqH74

Here's two of my favorite Prima songs, done in a way only Louis could do, Basin Street Blues and Sleepy Time Down South. Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IijXXXpUefM

[JustRalph]

Great stuff reckless 👍

My Pandora Dean Martin channel would mix Prima in......👍

[mountainman]

"Everybody Loves Somebody " was number 1 in the summer of 64 at the height of Beatlemania., the LP hit # 2

"That's Amore" "Ain't that a Kick in the Head" "Memories Are Made of This" (a # 1 in 1956) "Return To Me" "The Door Is Still Open to Your Heart, etc etc., even had a Top 20 hit in 1965 with a tune about your adopted hometown "Houston".

And for pure cool, nobody, not even Sinatra, could top Dino.

I think those publications were the Jerry Lewis Fan Club newsletter.:D

And RIP to Jerry, Labor Day won't be the same.

Great post. Nobody like Martin. Ever.

Love Lewis as Nutty Prof... Buddy Love character reputedly "real" Jerry Lewis, which makes cool movie 10x cooler..lampshade scene in which he and college Dean can't keep composure is pure gold...

[lamboguy]

try listening to KJUL from Las Vegas

http://www.mainstreamnetwork.com/listen/player.asp?station=kjul-fm

[Jess Hawsen Arown]

Yesterday on STARZ, I watched a re-release of a Jerry Lewis special that he produced in 2011.

http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/22/jerry-lewis-documentary-starz-re-release/

I thought the show was great from beginning to end. But one point I wanted to make regarded his friendship with JFK, who he visited many times in The White House.

Kennedy told him to never put politics in his act. You'll lose half of your audience.

Today's performers would rather preach to the choir than make something enjoyable for all.

Anyway, this show has ZERO politics and it is both entertaining and eye-opening. If you have never seen it, I strongly recommend it. You will learn a lot about Jerry Lewis -- and have a great time doing it.