Home›Sources›Jerry Lee Lewis Records Great Balls Of Fire In Memphis, Tennessee (History.com)SourcesJerry Lee Lewis Records Great Balls Of Fire In Memphis, Tennessee (History.com)sourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Jerry Lee Lewis Records Great Balls Of Fire In Memphis, Tennessee (History.com)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/great-balls-of-fire-history-com.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Jerry Lee Lewis Records Great Balls Of Fire In Memphis, Tennessee (History.com). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/great-balls-of-fire-history-comCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-jerry-lee-lewis-records-great-balls-of-f, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Jerry Lee Lewis Records Great Balls Of Fire In Memphis, Tennessee (History.com)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/great-balls-of-fire-history-com}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA History.com This Day In History feature on the October 8, 1957 recording of Great Balls of Fire, describing Lewis's Assemblies of God upbringing as the source of his doubts about rock and roll and quoting his exchange with Sam Phillips, "How can the devil save souls?...I got the devil in me!" Independently worded corroboration of the same session Wikipedia's Jerry Lee Lewis article describes.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedHistory.com (A&E Television Networks)URLWell-attestedhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-8/jerry-lee-lewis-records-great-balls-of-fire-in-memphis-tennesseeSource TypeWell-attestedreference articleAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier two: an established broadcast history publisher's editorially produced reference feature, independently corroborating Wikipedia's account of the same recording session in different wording.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAssemblies of God, Denominations Well-attested This source names Assemblies of God directly: "Balls of Fire, describing Lewis's Assemblies of God upbringing as the source of his doubts about rock and roll and quoting his exchange with Sam Phillips, "How can the devil save souls?...I got the..."Source Jerry Lee Lewis Records Great Balls Of Fire In Memphis, Tennessee (History.com)tier 2Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.Musical Works, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested6Musical WorksGreat Balls of FireSourcesJerry Lee Lewis Records Great Balls Of Fire In Memphis, Tennessee (History.com)Holds1SourcesJerry Lee Lewis Records Great Balls Of Fire In Memphis, Tennessee (History.com)General References2ArticlesHow Can the Devil Save Souls, Jerry Lee Lewis Asked on TapeMusical WorksGreat Balls of FireComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year