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Today's Morning Edition music is from Jerry Lee Lewis with one of his country hits "Thirty Nine and Holding." The Killer celebrates his 79th birthday today. 

There are many stories that have been told about Jerry Lee over the years. One is that while he was celebrating his 41st birthday he tried to shoot a pop bottle with a handgun. He missed the bottle. Instead, he hit bass player Norman Owens in the chest twice. Owens made a full recovery.  

Let's hope The Killer includes his take on that incident in the first authorized biography of his life. The book is due out in late October.

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Today's Morning Edition music is from Jerry Lee Lewis with his country hit "Thirty Nine and Holding."

Today's Morning Edition music is from the one and only Jerry Lee Lewis with one of his country hits "Thirty Nine and Holding." The Killer celebrates birthday number 79 today. There are many legends that have been have been told about Jerry Lee over the years.  One is that while he was celebrating his 41st birthday he tried to shoot a pop bottle with a handgun, but missed and instead hit his bass player Norman Owens in the chest twice.  Owens made a full recovery.  I'm hoping we'll get the Killer's take on that incident in the first-ever authorized biography of his life.  That book is due out at the end of October.

A musical celebration of The Killer's 79th birthday

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