Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed the Killer, he has been described as "rock n' roll's first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century." A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the South, but it was his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" that shot Lewis to fame worldwide. He followed this with the major hits "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential". However, his rock and roll career faltered in the wake of his marriage to Myra Gale Brown, his 13-year-old cousin.
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| Full name at birth | Jerry Lee Lewis
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| Claim to fame | his hit 1957 song "Great Balls of Fire"
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| Date of birth | 29 September 1935
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| Place of birth | Ferriday, Louisiana, USA
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| Date of death | 28 October 2022
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| Age | 87 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Nesbit, Mississippi, USA
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| Cause of death | Pneumonia
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| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, musician, actor
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| Height | 6' (183 cm)
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| Net worth | $15,000,000 USD
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| High school | (dropped Out)
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- His 1964 album "Live at the Star Club, Hamburg" has been widely hailed as the hardest, pure rock `n` roll ever recorded.
- Contrary to public assumption, Lewis said that he actually had the nickname "Killer" ever since childhood. As a boy, he had the habit of calling acquaintances and friends "Killer," and they would return the greeting. The nickname has stuck with him since.
- Father, with Kerri McCarver, of a boy named Jerry Lee Lewis III (b. 1987). Father, with Myra, of a boy named Steven Allen Lewis (1959-1962) and a girl named Phoebe Allen Lewis (b. 1963). Father, with Jane Mitchum, of two boys named Jerry Lee Lewis Jr (1953-1973) and Ronnie Guy Lewis (b. 1956).
- Siblings: Linda Gail Lewis (b. 1947), Frankie Jean Lewis (b. 1944) and Elmo Lewis Jr.
- Was in the process of finalizing a divorce from his fourth wife, Jaren, when she drowned in a swimming pool in 1982. They had separated in 1974.
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