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Jerry Lee Lewis, one of rock ‘n roll’s pioneers and a Hall of Fame member in several genres, died Friday morning at 87. Lewis died at a home in Memphis, TN, his publicist Zach Farnum said in a release.
Nicknamed “The Killer,” Lewis’s work as a singer, songwriter, and pianist was marked by a frenetic energy that often saw him standing on his keyboard or bending over as if trying to inhale its essence. He stands in the pantheon of rock ‘n roll’s greatest artists, but also crossed over to rockabilly, gospel, country, blues and even jazz. Although he rarely wrote his own songs, his interpretation was his strength, as his keyboard dexterity and barely controlled passion transformed each work into something special.
Lewis made his first recordings in 1956 at the legendary Sun Records in Memphis. That first year was known for the hit “Crazy Arms,” which sold 300,000 units, but also for a recording of an impromptu gospel music jam session featured Lewis, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash that didn’t surface until the 1980s.
The recordings were dubbed “The Million Dollar Quartet” by the news media. Even in that rarified company, Lewis intimidated. “No one wanted to follow Jerry Lee, not even Elvis,” Johnny Cash later wrote in his 1997 autobiography, Cash.
That session happened in December 1956, but it was merely the warmup to perhaps the greatest year in Lewis’s history. The year 1957 saw the singles “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Great Balls of Fire” arrive, both selling multiple millions and making Lewis a worldwide sensation.
But just as quickly as his career climbed, it crashed. His marriage to his 13-year-old cousin, Myra Gale Brown, was an international scandal, and its revelation cut short a planned
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Jerry Lee Lewis has died, aged 87, it was confirmed on Friday.In a statement, his publicist Zach Farnum said: “Lewis, perhaps the last true, great icon of the birth of rock n roll, whose marriage of blues, gospel, country, honky tonk and raw, pounding stage performances so threatened a young Elvis Presley that it made him cry, has died”.“He was there at the beginning, with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, and the rest, and watched them fade away one by one till it was him alone to bear witness, and sing of the birth of rock n roll”, he went on.The musician’s death came just days after TMZ falsely reported that Lewis had died – his management saying at the time that the website had fallen for a hoax, telling reporters: “He’s alive. TMZ reported erroneously off of a bullshit anonymous tip”.
Bruce Arnold, best known as the chief songwriter and singer of the soft-rock band Orpheus, has died at age 76 in Marin County. His family confirmed the death but did not provide a date or cause.
In a rare moment of conversation with his audience, Bob Dylan paid tribute to the late Jerry Lee Lewis before covering the keyboardist’s 1970 hit, “I Can’t Seem to Say Goodbye.”
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died aged 87.
Rock ’n’ roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87.
Jerry Lee Lewis has died, Fox News Digital can confirm. The rock 'n roll pioneer passed away after suffering from various illnesses throughout the years, his publicist wrote in a press release Friday.
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