Jerry Lee Lewis was rock & roll’s original prodigal son. When he burned brightly, in the mid-to-late 1950s, he was untouchable. Then, when he fell from grace, he was untouchable in a different way, ...

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 ...

Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story (Harper), by Rick Bragg Jerry Lee Lewis was a Louisiana-born supernova who helped create rock n roll and raced toward stardom in the 1950s until his marriage to his ...

Rock 'n' roll's first great wild man, Jerry Lee Lewis — the singer and pianist nicknamed "The Killer" — has died. He was 87 years old. Sam Philips, the founder of Sun Records — and the producer who ...

Elton John, Ringo Starr and Dennis Quaid were among the celebrities who paid tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis following his death at the age of 87. The rock n' roll star, whose biggest hits include "Great ...

Famed musician Jerry Lee Lewis had two sons named after him Globe Photos/ZUMAPRESS ; PA Images / Alamy Over the course of his life, the late singer Jerry Lee Lewis grew a large family. A peer of Elvis ...

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 ...

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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 ...

(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 ...