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Oct 28, 2022 · Jerry Lee Lewis, the notorious singer behind Great Balls of Fire, has died aged 87, his agent has confirmed. One of the last survivors of rock 'n' roll's golden age, his life was also marred by...
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Lewis began his career as a professional musician after being expelled from college at Southwest Bible Institute for playing scandalous music, including a boogie-woogie version of a Christian song. He began playing in clubs, and he recorded his first songs at Sun Records in 1956. Lewis’ music quickly caught on with young people hungry for the new s...
Nicknamed “the Killer” as a child, Lewis inspired fans to use the moniker too as he boogied his way through intense stage shows. Like fellow pioneering rock n’ roll pianist Little Richard (1932–2020), Lewis played his keyboard standing up – and he also jumped atop it, banged on the keys with his elbows and feet, and kicked the bench across the stag...
Just as Lewis was at the height of his newfound fame, preparing for a tour in Europe, scandal sidelined him. The news broke that the 22-year-old Lewis had married his 13-year-old first cousin once removed, Myra Gale Brown. He had still been married to his second wife at the time of their wedding. Lewis seemed baffled by the strong negative reaction...
Ten years after his marriage to Brown soured him in the public eye, Lewis released the single “Another Place, Another Time,” which shot up the country charts. He leaned into his success in the new genre, recording chart-toppers for decades. His No. 1 country hits included “To Make Love Sweeter for You,” “There Must Be More to Love than This,” and “...
Lewis is widely considered one of the key influences on rock n’ roll, shaping the new genre alongside hitmakers like Little Richard, Fats Domino (1928–2017), Presley, and Buddy Holly (1936–1959). He was among the first class of musicians inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when it opened in 1986, as well as a recent inductee to the Country...
“They said ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On’ was a really vulgar record. I never thought there was anything vulgar in it. Risqué. They said the same about ‘Great Balls Of Fire.’ What are they talking about, risqué? All I hear is the beat, the rhythm, the words.” —from a 2015 interview for the Guardian
Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. Nicknamed " The Killer ", he was described as " rock 'n' roll 's first great wild man".
Oct 28, 2022 · Obituary for Jerry Lee Lewis, the last man standing from rock and roll’s early era, who died on October 28, 2022, at 87.
Oct 28, 2022 · Jerry Lee Lewis, whose hammering boogie-woogie piano, unleashed-tomcat voice, and unapologetic bad-boy persona made him an architect of rock & roll and an early rival of Elvis Presley, has died.
Oct 28, 2022 · Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and...
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Oct 29, 2022 · American rock musician Jerry Lee Lewis holds his second cousin and third wife Myra Brown in his lap at a press conference in the Westbury Hotel, London, May 23, 1958.
