Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock 'N' Roll Trailblazer, Dies At 87



Jerry Lee Lewis, a rock ’n’ roll trailblazer has died at 87 years old at his home in Mississippi. Lewis was known for his free-wheeling performances and songs including, “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.”

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24 comments

  1. Jerry Lee Lewis
    Buddy holly
    Eddie cochran
    Chuck Berry
    Little Richard
    Buddy holly
    Gene vincent.
    Fats domino
    Elvis.
    Rock n roll heaven⁹

  2. R.i p
    Mr rock n roll.
    Ty for the music.

  3. giving me tears and chest pains. The King Of Rock N Roll has gone home.

  4. he really had great balls of fire…. he took rock and roll to another level…today (Oct 28th) he left the world and all of his fans, but hes sure as heck up there entertaining the heavens now

  5. Rip..
    Grazie per la energica genialità… R&R…

  6. The Killer rocks on in my heart. Rest in peace great man.

  7. He died at the same age as Little Richard did.

  8. If the opening few bars from Whole lot of shaking going on and Great balls of fire don't get you rocking, see a Cardiologist. God bless you killer set it alight wherever you are. X

  9. She was his 1st cousin once removed not his 2nd cousin

  10. RIP♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏

  11. Oh man I remember calling my Daddy collect from Texas to NC because I was watching The Killer play at Billy Bob's! 💔

  12. Goodbye and thanks for your art

  13. The last of the sun records artist RIP Jerry Lee Lewis you've been an incredible inspiration to me musically 😔

  14. So much for Elvis’s peaceful time in the after life, jerry Lee is going to shake him up…!!!!…

  15. Here's to one of the pioneers of rock 'n' roll, Jerry Lee Lewis. The man had a musical style of his own: Playing the piano intensely, knocking over his piano bench, shaking his body, and even pouring gasoline on top of the piano and setting it on fire. As much as he was into country music as well, I would also say that because of his rock 'n' roll flamboyancy, he became an inspiration to punk, heavy metal, and hip-hop musicians as well. He lived his life his way. Rest in peace Jerry, and I hope to meet you in the afterlife.

  16. I was traveling down I have 4:35 in Kansas City passed over ice 70 close to the Chiefs stadium when it came on the radio that Jerry Lee Lewis was going to be an Excelsior Springs I said whoa Let's Get on Up There we went up there to see Jerry Lee just in time for the IRS to seize his band is bus and everything he had and we never got to see Jerry Lee Lewis I don't know why people want to screw up something good I don't know why people want to pick on people and start trouble we couldn't believe it

  17. Rest In Peace 🙏🙏🙏