Hollywood Walk of Fame - "Rock Me Jerry Lewis" - Straight Out of Newark and "Competition for Aretha Franklin"

"Hey Miss Lady!" was born in Newark, New Jersey and had a song written about him as a parody of "Rock Me Amadeus" by the Austrian performer Falco. Beloved in France.

 

"Jerry Lewis goes from bed to nurse in the Disorderly Orderly"

 

"Don't reveal the surprise middle"

 

Not the most dignified and restrained performer in history, he has had a profound influence on the behavoir of most members of the current US Congress and State Legislatures. His unique talent is best displayed in:

 

"Who's Minding the Store" - saw it about 50 years ago and did not walk out

 

"The Bellboy" - filmed at the "Fabulous Fontebleau Hotel" in Miami

 

"The Disorderly Orderly" - Jerry's response to overhearing the woman outside the hospital describing her "weak kidneys" is the all-time high of sophisticated adult humor

 

"Geisha Boy" - the tidal wave at the Japanese bath is a highlight

 

Little known factoidette about Jerry:

 

Both Jery Lewis and Aretha Franklin hit the Top 40 charts with the same song! -- "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody". And Jerry outdid Aretha!! Jerry went to #10 in 1956 while Aretha only scored #37 in 1961!!! For both of them it was their first charted song. For Jerry it was also the last. {source: Joel Whitburn "Top 40 Hits" First Printing 1989, page 552}. But neither matched the #1 chart position for the song by Al Jolson in 1918.

 

His sons's group, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, had several Top 10 hits in the 1960's. They were produced by Snuff Garrett, who later produced recordings by Cher.

 

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1926 New Jewsey March 16th Jerry lewis is born in Newark

1946 at the age of 20 Jerry Lewis meets Dean Martin for the first time

1949 Martin and Lewis star in their first film "My Friend Irma"

1956 Martin and Lewis release "Hollywood or Bust" then split up

1963 on his own, Lewis stars in "The Nutty Professor"

1973 Lewis Chooses Las Vegas as the home for the MDA telethons

Labor day 3 years later Frank Sinatra reunites Martin and Lewis live on the telethon

In 1986 for no appearent reason Mike Elliot and Bud Latour record "Rock Me Jerry Lewis"

 

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