Jerry Lee Lewis

20 hours agoJerry 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. The Great Balls of Fire singers rep Zach Farnum confirmed his death.

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Jerry Lee Lewis the early rock n roll star who skyrocketed to fame with a string of hits in the 1950s had died his publicist confirmed to CBS News.

. The last survivor of a generation. He signed with Sun Records and became a rockabilly star. He loved to play piano.

He was sent to a religious school but was soon thrown out shortly thereafter -- he did a boogie version of a song about Jesus. 21 hours agoRock n roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis died Friday after a false report of his passing earlier this week. 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 sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal died Friday morning at 87.

The last survivor of a generation of groundbreaking performers that included Elvis Presley Chuck Berry and. Jerry Lee Lewis born September 29 1935 is an American singer songwriter and pianist. Jerry Lee Lewis began playing the piano at age 9 copying the styles of preachers and Black musicians.

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29th 1935 in Ferriday Louisiana. Mini Bio 1 Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29 1935 into a very religious family. 20 hours agoJerry Lee Lewis has passed away just two days after he was falsely reported as dead Page Six can confirm.

He began playing the piano at age 9 copying the styles of preachers and black musicians that traveled through the area. His family though not very wealthy sold their house when he was a child to get their son a piano. He was the first person inducted into the first class of the Rock and.

He signed with Sun Records in 1956 and quickly became a star. Getty Images The rock pioneer was born in Ferriday Louisiana on Sept. 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.

In 1958 Lewis married his 13-year. Nicknamed the Killer he has been described as rock n roll s first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century 8 A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music Lewis made his first recordings in 1956 at Sun Records.

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