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Jerry Lee Lewis Emerges After Stroke, Receives Mississippi Country Music Trail Marker

December 19, 2019 by Joe Mirrione

NESBIT, Miss. (Dec. 19, 2019) – Music icon Jerry Lee Lewis received a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail Thursday afternoon at The Lewis Ranch, his longtime home in Nesbit, Miss. The event was his first public appearance since a minor stroke in March of 2019 and signals a productive 2020 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member. Watch the presentation here, with an acoustic performance of “Touching Home” by Marty Stuart with Lewis joining in and singing along.

“After pioneering the genres of rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly with hits that crossed over to the country music charts, Jerry Lee decided to locate to Nesbit to settle down, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have the music legend call Mississippi home,” said Governor Phil Bryant, adding, “it is an honor to dedicate a Mississippi Country Music Trail marker here at his ranch.”

Jerry Lee Lewis Receives Mississippi Country Music Trail Marker

(L to R): Front Row: Judith Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gov. Phil Bryant, Connie Smith
Back Row: Jerry Lee Lewis III, Steve Azar, Marty Stuart

In addition to Gov. Bryant, the marker unveiling ceremony included remarks from GRAMMY® Award-winning musician and Mississippi Country Music Trail Commissioner Marty Stuart, Visit Mississippi Director and Mississippi Country Music Trail Chairman Craig Ray, Lewis’ publicist Zach Farnum, DeSoto County Supervisor Michael Lee and Visit Mississippi Tourism Development Bureau Manager Kamel King. Also in attendance was Country Music Hall of Fame member Connie Smith, country artist Steve Azar, The Recording Academy’s Jon Hornyak and many more local notables.

A native of Ferriday, LA, Lewis started his musical career in Natchez, Mississippi. Lewis’s 1956 rock ’n’ roll classics “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On” and “Great Balls of Fire” both topped the country charts. Starting in 1968, the singer had a string of country music hits including “To Make Love Sweeter for You,” “There Must Be More to Love Than This” and “Would You Take Another Chance on Me?” In 1973, the musician established the Lewis Ranch in Nesbit.

The marker is located at The Lewis Ranch, 1595 Malone Rd. in Nesbit. It is the trail’s 34th marker. The Lewis Ranch is open for tours by appointment at thelewisranch.com.

Founded in 2010, the Mississippi Country Music Trail recognizes the state’s contributions to country music. To learn more about the Mississippi Country Music Trail, visit mscountrymusictrail.org.

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