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Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87
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The untamable and often outrageous rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning at his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Legendary rock icon Jerry Lee Lewis has not passed, Page Six reports, hours after TMZ reported that the “Great Balls of Fire” singer died at his home in Memphis on Wednesday.
The untamable and often outrageous rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning at his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
Of all the rock rebels to emerge in the 1950s, few captured the new genre's attraction and danger as unforgettably as Louisiana-born piano player Jerry Lee Lewis.
Jerry Lee Lewis, a kingpin of 1950s American rock and roll who played a pivotal role in shaping the genre's nascent sound, has died. He was 87 years old.
Lewis upended pop music with 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' and 'Great Balls of Fire' but his personal life was a chronicle of scandal and controversy.
Of all the rock rebels to emerge in the 1950s, few captured the new genre's attraction and danger as unforgettably as the Louisiana-born piano player who called himself “The Killer."
The last survivor of a generation of groundbreaking performers that included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard, Lewis died at home in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jerry Lee Lewis, a kingpin of 1950s American rock and roll who played a pivotal role in shaping the genre's nascent sound, has died. He was 87 years old.
By Brandon Griggs, CNN Jerry Lee Lewis, the piano-pounding, foot-stomping singer who electrified early rock ‘n’ roll with hits like “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” before marital scandal derailed his career, has died, according to a statement from his representative, Zach Fa…
The untamable and often outrageous rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning at his home near in Memphis,
Lewis was known for his energetic stage performances, which included antics such as playing the piano with his feet and lighting the instrument on fire.
Jerry Lee Lewis, 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 sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87.
Lewis filled his albums not only with ground-breaking rock but with gospel, country and rhythm and blues such as "Me and Bobby McGee" and "To Make Love Sweeter for You" as he endured a life often filled with alcohol, drugs and tragedy.
Jerry Lee Lewis, the enfant terrible of Rock ‘n Roll, one of Sun Records million dollar quarter, the rocker whose career was momentarily cancelled when it was revealed his third wife, Myra, was thirteen years old and was his cousin, has died age 87.
The iconic rock 'n' roll pioneer and last living member of the "Million-Dollar Quartet" — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.
