JERRY LEE LEWIS was one of the true pioneers of rock’n’roll and, with perhaps the exception
of Duane Eddy, outlived all of his peers, despite his high-octane life style. He was one of the
first rock artists to have his thrilling performances captured on a live album release, while as
recently as 2010 Mean Old Man garnered some of his best album sales to date (Last Man
Standing, 2006) remains his biggest seller).
1979 witnessed Jerry Lee’s first performance at the Palomino Club in Van Nuys, California.
This legendary honkytonk was one of Lee’s favorite stomping grounds, and he was
something of a favorite son with the patrons. He played for three nights from 18-20 June and
there were further appearances in 1981 and 1985. In 1991, some thirty years ago, The
Complete Palomino Club Recordings – a double CD set – was released on Tomato Records.
The Tomato set was short-lived and is reissued here, worldwide, due to continuing demand.
There have been many releases of live Jerry Lee albums over the years, of varying quality,
however At The Palomino must rate as one of his very finest. In May of this year (2022) – and
not before time – it was announced that Jerry Lee had been inducted into the Country Music
Hall of Fame, and many of his country hits are featured here. You certainly get a whole Iotta
Jerry Lee with this release!
