"Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 song by written by Otis Blackwell and sung by Jerry Lee Lewis. It was released as a 45rpm single on the Sun Records label. The song title is derived from a blasphemous Southern expression that makes light of Pentecostalism's defining moment when the Holy Ghost manifested Himself in "cloven tongues as of fire" and the Apostles spoke in tongues. See also: 1956 in music, other events of 1957, 1958 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Pat Boone stars in his first two Hollywood motion pictures: Bernadine and April Love Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Será, Será), from 1956s Alfred Hitchcock... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Otis Blackwell (16 February 1931 - 6 May 2002) was a songwriter, singer, and pianist whose work significantly influenced rocknroll in the 1950s. ... Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter, and pianist, as well as an early pioneer of rock and roll music. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Label of the fourth Sun Records Sun Records has been the name for four 20th century record labels. ... Look up blasphemy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The U.S. Southern states or The South, known during the American Civil War era as Dixie, is a distinctive region of the United States with its own unique historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as shown in the Biblical account of the Day of Pentecost. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Twelve Apostles (in Koine Greek απόστολος apostolos [1], someone sent forth/sent out, an emissary) were probably Galilean Jewish men (10 names are Aramaic, 4 names are Greek) chosen from among the disciples, who were sent forth by Jesus of Nazareth to preach the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles... Glossolalia (from the Greek, γλώσσα (glossa), tongue and λαλώ (lalô), to speak) comprises the utterance of what appears (to the casual listener) either as an unknown foreign language (xenoglossia), meaningless syllables, or utterance of an unknown mystical language; the utterances sometimes occur as part of religious worship (religious glossolalia). ...

Dolly Parton also recorded a version in 1979. Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

In 1989, a motion picture of the same name detailed part of the life of Jerry Lee Lewis. It starred Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder. // Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. ... Winona Ryder Winona Ryder (born Winona Laura Horowitz on October 29, 1971) is an American actress. ...

The film shows the part of his life where he became a teen idol, to the point where many thought he would supplant Elvis Presley as the "king of rock and roll". It also shows episodes of the singer's life where he had to battle alcohol addiction, and where he romanced his 13 year old cousin. The movie takes viewers through a part where Lewis and his underaged cousin went to Mississippi and married secretly, then had her father make threats against him, and the general public turn their backs on the singer once a British reporter discovered he was married to his teenaged cousin, upon the couple's arrival in London. Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor, a giant in the modern entertainment industry. ... In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom, which in turn is bound to other hydrogen and/or carbon atoms. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 32nd 125,443 km² 275 km 545 km 3 30°13N to 35°N 88°7W to 91°41W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 31st 2,697,243 23. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ...

The movie ends after Lewis learns he is about to become a father, as his wife and cousin tells him she has become pregnant.

One of the film's most famous aspects is its closing text card, reading: "Jerry Lee Lewis is playing his heart out somewhere in America tonight."