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Obituary: Jerry Lee Lewis, piano-playing rock ’n’ roll wildman who gave the world ‘Great Balls of Fire’

Jerry Lee Lewis, who has died aged 87, was the most spectacular of all rock and roll performers; along with Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Chuck Berry, he was one of the foundation stones on which the original edifice of rock music was built in the 1950s, but he generally…

Irish Independent

Jerry Lee Lewis' teenage bride speaks out: 'I was the adult and Jerry was the child'

When Myra Williams looks back on her life — her marriage to her second cousin, singer Jerry Lee Lewis, in 1957 when she was just 13 years old, their good and bad times together, the two children they had, the permanent damage that their relationship inflicted on Lewis' career and…

Los Angeles Times

Jerry Lee Lewis: Rock’n’roll pioneer who was as controversial as he was famous

Known as ‘The Killer’, his blistering piano and vocals style fuelled by alcohol and amphetamines led to chart success, but a private life that racked up seven marriages was plagued by death and destruction

The Independent UK

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Jerry Lee Lewis, Outrageous Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, Dies at 87

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 sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87. The last survivor of a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87

The untamable and often outrageous rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87

The Independent UK

US rock ‘n’ roll star Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87

Pioneering musician known for hits such as Great Balls of Fire and his tumultuous personal life has died.

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Jerry Lee Lewis, original wild man of rock ‘n’ roll, dies at 87

Jerry Lee Lewis, the original wild man of rock ‘n’ roll whose explosive records, fiery performances and real-life scandals made him one of the genre’s most fascinating and fearsome figures, died Friday. He was 87.

Los Angeles Times

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Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, known as 'The Killer,' dies

American rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, who was torn between his Bible-thumping upbringing and his desire to make hell-raising rock 'n' roll with hits such as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," has died at the age of 87.

Reuters

Jerry Lee Lewis, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dies at 87

With hits such as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” Lewis was all about lust and gratification. He was a one-man stampede who made the fans scream and the keyboards swear.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87

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 sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died on Friday morning at 87.

Irish Independent

Jerry Lee Lewis, notorious US rock’n’roll star, dies aged 87

Artist’s songs such as Great Balls of Fire helped install rock’n’roll as the dominant American pop music of the 1950s

The Guardian - UK

Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87

The untamable and often outrageous rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87

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