Rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis has died at the age of 87.
10:13 AM PDT, October 28, 2022Jerry Lee Lewis has died. The rock 'n' roll singer, who was best known for his 1957 track,"Great Balls of Fire," died in Memphis, Tennessee, Lewis' publicist confirms to ET. He was 87. in 1935, Lewis began playing the piano at age nine. He signed with Sun Records in 1956."Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" was Lewis' first hit, followed by"Great Balls of Fire" later that year.
Lewis soon became known as"The Killer" for how he captivated crowds with his on-stage antics, some of which included lighting a piano on fire. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's first class in 1986. Three years later, a biopic about Lewis' life, In April 2013, Lewis opened Jerry Lee Lewis' Café & Honky Tonk on historic Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, which features food, live music and memorabilia. His most recent album and tour came the next year, when he released