Jerry in the 80's

Amsterdam, (February 21, 1980)

Picture: Piet Versteijnen

Genk, Belgium (February 22, 1980)

Picture: Rene Goffins (provided by Luc Meyvis)

Genk, Belgium (February 22, 1980)

Picture: Rene Goffins (provided by Luc Meyvis)

Genk, Belgium (February 22, 1980)

Picture: Rene Goffins (provided by Luc Meyvis)

Genk, Belgium (February 22, 1980)

Picture: Rene Goffins (provided by Luc Meyvis)

Genk, Belgium (February 22, 1980)

Picture: Rene Goffins (provided by Luc Meyvis)

Genk, Belgium (February 22, 1980)

Picture: Rene Goffins (provided by Luc Meyvis)

Genk, Belgium (February 22, 1980)

Picture: Rene Goffins (provided by Luc Meyvis)

Paintville (November 26, 1980)

Picture: Matthew Gilliam

Paintville (November 26, 1980)

Picture: Matthew Gilliam

Paintville (November 26, 1980)

Picture: Matthew Gilliam

Rotterdam, the Netherlands (April 20, 1981)

Picture: Piet Versteijnen Piet:

"Something you don't see nowadays, but it used to be a regular thing: roll up those sleeves till it goes no further"

Jerry with Carl Perkins in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (April 20, 1981)

Picture: Piet Versteijnen

Rotterdam, the Netherlands (April 20, 1981)

Picture: Piet Versteijnen Piet:

"Just before the bench hit the floor I took this picture during that great concert in Rotterdam."

G othenburg, Sweden (April 10, 1982)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"I was lucky enough to see Jerry play for the first time at the Country Festival in 1981 in Stockholm. Although this was a rather "quiet" show compared to the rest of that tour, Jerry was in great shape and I enjoyed it tremendously. Just a few weeks later, we learned that he had become ill and that he was in the emergency room for a long time. It was a sad period for all his fans, and we were extremely happy to hear that he made it through it and would still be with us for a long time.



On April 10, 1982 the country festival was in Göteborg (Gothenburg) and we were 6 guys that went there in an old military VW double cabin pick up. We had a rebel flag and concert tickets - no hotel or anything, we just couldnt afford it. It was a long drive from Oslo in that beat up old car, but we made it and saw the Killer once more.



The Ice Stadium trembled as Jerry came on stage, he was very thin, smoking a pipe and smiling as he sat down behind the old piano and ran through a couple of notes. Kris Kristofferson was supposed to play the same night, but had to go home because his daughter had been in an motorcycle accident. Jerry did two of his songs as a tribute. What I remember best about the show was Bobby Mc Gee, Mean Woman Blues and Drinkin' Wine, there was no question that the Killer was back and in good shape too. All I had was a pocket camera, but I got close enough to the stage that I could get a few decent pictures of Jerry, and with a modern scanner, you can do wonders. "

G othenburg, Sweden (April 10, 1982)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Lancaster, TX (June 25, 1983)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"These two pics are from The Crystal Chandelier in Lancaster, TX on June 25 1983. Jerry was in the best shape ever, he had just married Shawn and was hotter than a two dollar pistol, as they say down south."

Lancaster, TX (June 25, 1983)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"The copy of "Great Balls of Fire" next to the piano was a copy that was handed to Jerry to sign. He had just signed two 8 track tapes (!!!!&&&%%%???) for two Aussie girls that shook their boobs at him as he entered the stage. They didn't take the cellophane off the tapes, but Jerry did it and signed them in the middle of the show, nice gesture. The book was then handed to him and Jerry was no longer in a good mood, he improvised a melody to the words "I dont need this silly book to tell me who I am" and threw it back at the guy. At this show he forgot to do Great Balls Of Fire, but many other goodies came out of the master songbook. JM Van Eaton was there, and I think Bill Strom too. Shawn can be seen in some of my pics sitting back watching Jerry play."

Memphis Cotton Carnival (June 3, 1984)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"We were in Memphis for the Cotton Carnival. Jerry was on, as usual, and later that night he was going to play an official gig at the Hernando's Hideaway."

Memphis Cotton Carnival (June 3, 1984)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"A little further into the show Jerry was cookin' and the band was hot. This was the first time I saw the all star band with Ken, JB, Buddy and Bob."

Memphis Cotton Carnival (June 3, 1984)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

" The show was great and Jerry had the audience jumpin' and a jivin'. He also announced he was going to appear at the Hideaway later that night, but most people stayed for Chuck Berry instead - we didn't!!"







Hernando's Hideaway in Memphis, TN (June 3, 1984)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"This pic was taken at Hernando's Hideaway on June 3 1984. Jerry had just played the Memphis Cotton Carnival and held an official concert at the Hideaway. He was in good shape, but not as cheerful as the year before, due to the tragic events that had taken place in the meantime. In spite of Jerry announcing the Hideaway gig from the stage of the Cotton Carnival, there were not too many people at the show, he was scheduled to do two shows, but left after the first for unknown reasons."

Hernando's Hideaway in Memphis, TN (June 3, 1984)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Hernando's Hideaway in Memphis, TN (June 3, 1984)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"In this pic, Jerry is standing on top of the piano stool with both feet. That's as close as I ever got to seeing him climb on top of the piano."

Kansas City (july, 1984)

Picture: Rick Murray Rick:

"It was a very hot July early evening. You can tell from the pictures that the sun was still up when Jerry started playing."

Kansas City (july, 1984)

Picture: Rick Murray

Kansas City (july, 1984)

Picture: Rick Murray

Kansas City (july, 1984)

Picture: Rick Murray

Kansas City (july, 1984)

Picture: Rick Murray





Stockholm, Sweden (April 4, 1985)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"This one was taken by me in Stockholm in 1985, a wild show, I had a photo pass and was at the edge of the stage all night taking pics. As you can see, Jerry is caught in a pretty hot mood."





Stockholm, Sweden (April 4, 1985)





Stockholm, Sweden (April 4, 1985)

European Tour 1987

European Tour 1987

Dendermonde, Belgium (April 4, 1987)

Picture: Piet Versteijnen Piet:

"A picture from Jerry with the three people who are still very close to him: Linda, Kenny and Phoebe all in one picture and on stage in that long tour in 1987."

Zwolle, the Netherlands (April 11, 1987)

Picture: Piet Versteijnen

Zwolle, the Netherlands (April 11, 1987)

Picture: Piet Versteijnen

Gothenburg, Sweden (April 18, 1987)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"I had not seen him since 1985 and was stunned by his very thin appearance when he arrived at the hotel. Still he seemed to be in good spirits and put on a short, but rockin' set that same night. The picture shows Jerry just as he is "kicking" the piano stool away - actually it was a kitchen chair that they provided him with, probably because they feared he would ruin the piano stool."

Linda Gail and Jerry in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 18, 1987)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Gothenburg, Sweden (April 18, 1987)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Stavanger, Norway (April 24, 1987)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"He was in a bad mood for some reason from the start and the cameraman filming the show did get to be on the receiving end of his temper. Jerry threw his cigar at him at one point and told him it would be a brick next if he kept walking between him and the audience! Jerry did wear a t-shirt from my friends Harley Davidson shop, Ben Thor import and that was really cool, we thought."

Stavanger, Norway (April 24, 1987)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Indianapolis (summer 1987)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"I was in the US in the summer of 1987 living on the sofa circuit, visiting friends and having fun. I saw a lot of great shows, and of course I wanted to see Jerry again as well. One saturday I called Ken Lovelace and found out they were playing two shows that night and one the following night at the Beef and Board in Indianapolis, Indiana. I went there to find out the show was cancelled, but rescheduled for ONE show the next sunday. I am thinking a deal was struck because of low ticket sales for the shows. I came back for the show the week after and met Ken who took me backstage.

Jerry did a long show and was rockin' pretty good, I don't have the set list here, but I think it was in FireBall Mail at the time. The guys were going on a commercial flight back to Memphis that night and both Kenny and JW talked to Jerry several times, but he ignored them. Some guy at a table close to the stage was making comments and Jerry told him a couple times to shut up and leave the show to him. When the time came for Shakin' and kicking the piano stool back, Jerry placed it at the guys table - glass and stuff flying everywhere. The guys were in a real hurry by now and just ran out the back door and made the flight."

Indianapolis (summer 1987)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Memphis, TN (July 17, 1988)

Picture: Kristopher Jansson

Halden, Norway (April 9, 1989)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"This was the first show of a week long tour with Jerry in Norway. We had met the guys at the airport and headed straight for the club where the show was to be held. By the time the show was to begin we had gotten good and drunk, together with the large audience that sunday night. Jerry was greeted by a thunderous applause and was in a great mood. On this picture he is missing Kennys fiddle and I think he is doing Billy Joe Shaver's "Ride Me Down Easy" as the picture was taken early in the show."

Hønefoss (April 11, 1989)

Picture; Folke Myrvang Folke:

"This was the second night of Jerrys tour of Norway, he was in top form and we were all gathered round the stage. It was as close as I got to the 1964 Granada as far as re enactments go...............

I scanned in a couple pictures to show you how close we got to Jerry and to the piano.

It was great hanging out with Jerry and the guys every night for a whole week, we wished it would never end.........."

Hønefoss (April 11, 1989)

Picture; Folke Myrvang

Oslo (April 14, 1989)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"On the Norwegian tour Jerry played in Oslo twice. The first gig was at a club and the other was at a concert house. The club had a rowdy and drunk audience and Jerry was in a hot mood. This first pic shows Jerry getting on stage smoking his cigar and the second one shows Jerry holding a small bracelet that he found on stage. I think it was thrown at him. It was not the last item to land on stage that night!"

Oslo (April 14, 1989)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Oslo (April 14, 1989)

Picture: Folke Myrvang Folke:

"After a while, a boot was thrown on stage and I thought for sure the show was over. Oslo has a history of pissing Jerry off, someone rushed the stage TWICE in 1978 and that ended the show. On this occasion Jerry grinned and threw it up in the air, see pic and you'll have a good laugh. Not long after this, the second boot landed on stage and Jerry made some dry comment about walking home barefoot. The last pic shows Jerry playing with his hand between his legs and Joel grinning at the unusual image."

Oslo (April 14, 1989)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Jerry exiting the hotel for the premiere of Great Balls Of Fire in New York City (June 21, 1989)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Jerry arriving at the movie theatre (June 21, 1989)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Jerry on stage at the party for the movie (June 21, 1989)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Jerry with Jimmie Vaughan of the Fabulous Thunderbirds (June 21, 1989)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Jerry and Dennis Quaid with Linda Gail in the background (June 21, 1989)

Picture: Folke Myrvang

Picture: Kay Martin

Picture: Kay Martin