Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Jerry Lee Lewis across 3 places, from 1958 to 2008.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 to October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Jerry Lee Lewis is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Jerry Lee Lewis was documented, and when
May 1958month
Londonattested“Lewis's turbulent personal life was hidden from the public until a May 1958 British tour where Ray Berry, a news agency reporter at London's Heathrow Airport (the only journalist present), learned about Lewis's third wife, Myra Gale Brown.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
October 2008month
100 Clubattested“In October 2008, as part of a successful European tour, Lewis appeared at two London shows, a special private show at the 100 Club on October 25, and at the London Forum on October 28 with Wanda Jackson and his sister, Linda Gail Lewis.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
October 2008month
London Forumattested“In October 2008, as part of a successful European tour, Lewis appeared at two London shows, a special private show at the 100 Club on October 25, and at the London Forum on October 28 with Wanda Jackson and his sister, Linda Gail Lewis.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
October 2008month
Londonattested“In October 2008, as part of a successful European tour, Lewis appeared at two London shows, a special private show at the 100 Club on October 25, and at the London Forum on October 28 with Wanda Jackson and his sister, Linda Gail Lewis.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
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Other places tied to Jerry Lee Lewis in the record
In each of these, a source puts Jerry Lee Lewis and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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19 November 1949exact date
Ferridaymentioned“On November 19, 1949, Lewis made his first public performance of his career, playing with a country and western band at a car dealership in Ferriday.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
1952year
New Orleansmentioned“After that incident, he went home and started playing at clubs in and around Ferriday and Natchez, Mississippi, becoming part of the burgeoning new rock and roll sound and cutting his first demonstration recording in 1952 for Cosimo Mata…”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
1952year
Ferridaymentioned“After that incident, he went home and started playing at clubs in and around Ferriday and Natchez, Mississippi, becoming part of the burgeoning new rock and roll sound and cutting his first demonstration recording in 1952 for Cosimo Mata…”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
1955year
Nashville, Tennesseementioned“Around 1955, he traveled to Nashville, where he played in clubs and attempted to build interest, but was turned down by the Grand Ole Opry, as he was already at the Louisiana Hayride country stage and radio show in Shreveport.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
1955year
Shreveportmentioned“Around 1955, he traveled to Nashville, where he played in clubs and attempted to build interest, but was turned down by the Grand Ole Opry, as he was already at the Louisiana Hayride country stage and radio show in Shreveport.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
June 1963month
Southend-on-Seamentioned“In June 1963, Lewis returned to the UK for the first time since the scandal that nearly ended his career five years earlier, to headline a performance on the MV Royal Daffodil, for a cross-channel rock-and-roll cruise from Southend, Esse…”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
June 1963month
Boulogne-sur-Mermentioned“In June 1963, Lewis returned to the UK for the first time since the scandal that nearly ended his career five years earlier, to headline a performance on the MV Royal Daffodil, for a cross-channel rock-and-roll cruise from Southend, Esse…”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
1964year
Star Clubmentioned“One major success during these lost years was the concert album Live at the Star Club, Hamburg, recorded with the Nashville Teens in 1964, which is considered one of the greatest live albums ever.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
1986year
Rock and Roll Hall of Famementioned“In 1986, Lewis was one of the inaugural inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
29 October 2009exact date
Madison Square Gardenmentioned“On October 29, 2009, Lewis opened the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
29 October 2009exact date
New York Citymentioned“On October 29, 2009, Lewis opened the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Jerry Lee Lewis
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back to it. Nothing is inferred, and a gap in the record is not evidence that someone was elsewhere.
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explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
mentioned a sentence that ties the person to the place without stating presence.
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