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Jerry Lee Lewis was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter born on the 29th of September 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana, who died on the 28th of October 2022. He was nicknamed "The Killer" and described as rock and roll's first great wild man for his explosive live performances, which included kicking over the piano bench, playing with his elbows and fists, and climbing on top of the instrument.
Lewis's biggest rock and roll hits were "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire", both from 1957, which brought him international fame. His top country hits included "Another Place, Another Time", "To Make Love Sweeter for You", "There Must Be More to Love Than This", "Would You Take Another Chance on Me", and "Me and Bobby McGee".
In May 1958, during a British tour, a reporter at London's Heathrow Airport discovered that Lewis's third wife, Myra Gale Brown, was his cousin and had been thirteen years old when they married. Lewis was twenty-two at the time. The tour was canceled after only three concerts, and Lewis's rock and roll popularity collapsed in the aftermath.
Lewis's country comeback began with the release of "Another Place, Another Time" on the 9th of March 1968, which climbed to number four on the country charts. Between 1968 and 1977, he placed seventeen top-ten singles on the Billboard country chart, including four number-one hits.
Yes. On the 4th of December 1956, Lewis was at Sun Records backing Carl Perkins when Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash dropped by, and the four began an impromptu session that Sam Phillips recorded. Those recordings were later released as Million Dollar Quartet. Lewis was the last surviving member of that group.
Lewis won four Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005 and two Grammy Hall of Fame Awards for "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On". He was inducted into the inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class in 1986, received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in June 1989, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022.