Jerry Lee Lewis, rock 'n' roll star, dies at 87
Rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, known for hits like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," died Friday morning. He was 87 years old.
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Rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, known for hits like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," died Friday morning. He was 87 years old.
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.
He was known as the last survivor of a generation of performers that included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard
Sun Records star, Million Dollar Quartet member and American music icon Jerry Lee Lewis has died. He was 87.
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.