Wikipedia's dedicated article on Jerry Lee Lewis, citing Rick Bragg's biography that Lewis was raised in the Assemblies of God, that his mother enrolled him at the Southwest Bible Institute in Waxahachie, Texas, from which he was expelled after playing a boogie woogie rendition of the hymn My God Is Real, and quoting his exchange with producer Sam Phillips during the Great Balls of Fire session, "How can the devil save souls? What are you talkin' about?"
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Tier three, general reference encyclopedia entry, matching this database's established convention for Wikipedia citations. Cites Rick Bragg's biography for the Assemblies of God claim; the Sam Phillips exchange is independently corroborated by a History.com feature. Citation
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis
Source Typereference-database
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This source names Assemblies of God directly: "biography that Lewis was raised in the Assemblies of God, that his mother enrolled him at the Southwest Bible Institute in Waxahachie, Texas, from which he was expelled after playing a boogie woogie..."
This source names Texas directly: "Bible Institute in Waxahachie, Texas, from which he was expelled after playing a boogie woogie rendition of the hymn My God Is Real, and quoting his exchange with producer Sam Phillips during the..."
Claims Backed By This Source (98 claims)
This source backs 98 claims across the atlas. As facts: 93 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Articles, 88 claims: 87 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Musical Works, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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