Jerry Lee Lewis
14 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. He signed with Sun Records in 1956 and quickly became a star.
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In 1958 Lewis married his 13-year.
. He began playing the piano at age 9 copying the styles of preachers and black musicians that traveled through the area. 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. 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.
He signed with Sun Records and became a rockabilly star. 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. Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29th 1935 in Ferriday Louisiana.
He was the first person inducted into the first class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. TMZ reported on Oct. Kristofferson and his wife then traveled to Memphis Tennessee where they.
Jerry Lee Lewis was too ill with the flu to attend the Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony during which he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Nashville Tennessee. He loved to play piano. Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29th 1935 in Ferriday Louisiana.
His family though not very wealthy sold their house when he was a child to get their son a piano. Jerry Lee Lewis began playing the piano at age 9 copying the styles of preachers and Black musicians. Mini Bio 1 Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29 1935 into a very religious family.
Instead Lewis longtime friend and fellow music legend Kris Kristofferson accepted the medallion on Lewis behalf. Jerry Lee Lewis born September 29 1935 is an American singer songwriter and pianist. He signed with Sun Records in 1956 and quickly became a star.
He was sent to a religious school but was soon thrown out shortly thereafter -- he did a boogie version of a song about Jesus. He began playing the piano at age 9 copying the styles of preachers and black musicians that traveled through the area. 14 hours agoRock n roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis died at his home in Memphis Tennessee representative Zach Farnum told the Associated Press.
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Rock N Roll Pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis Has Died At Age 87 Reuters