From “Great Balls of Fire” to “Over the Rainbow,” whether the songs were brash or tearful, Jerry Lee Lewis was indomitable. By Jon Pareles He never mellowed. Jerry Lee Lewis, who died on Oct. 28, was ...

'Last man standing!" said the 79-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis with a hearty laugh, speaking by telephone from Manhattan. A founder of rock and roll, Lewis is, indeed, last of the many luminaries ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock 'n' roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, the Country Music Hall of Fame's newest inductee, has died at age 87. The iconic rock 'n' roller and country star died on Friday morning (Oct. 28) at his home in Mississippi. He had ...

One of the greats of the early rock 'n' roll era, Jerry Lee Lewis, has died at the age of 87. Born Sept. 29, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana, Lewis would rise to great musical heights with his live wire ...

On this day (April 15) in 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis released “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On” as his second single for Sun Records. It went to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, giving Lewis ...

One of the last surviving pioneers of rock and roll, a country legend whose reign was tragically cut short and an executive with a peerless eye for talent will join country music’s most esteemed club ...

Country Music Hall of Fame’s newest inductee and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jerry Lee Lewis has passed away at age 87. Lewis, also known as “The Killer” a rock and country music pioneer died ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, the piano-playing music legend who helped create both rock & roll and the notion of the larger-than-life rock star, died on Oct. 28, just days after his death was erroneously reported ...