Jerry Lee Lewis
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican rock 'n' roll musician (1935-2022)
Jerry Lee Lewis was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man".
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Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, where Lewis began his career and recorded many of his most famous singles
Cash Box advertisement, November 16, 1957
Lewis performing with Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins on The Johnny Cash Christmas Special in November 1977
Lewis performing in 1977
Lewis performing in 2009
Lewis performing at the Rhythm Festival in Bedford, England, in 2006
Lewis performing in 2006Listen
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Jerry Lee Lewis was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, and early recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. He later became known for his chart topping country music recordings from the 1960s and 1970s. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the Southern United States, but his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" shot Lewis to worldwide fame. He followed this with the major hits "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential".
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