Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed “the Killer“, he was described as “Rock and roll’s first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century.Jerry Lee Lewis died of natural causes Friday morning at his home in Desoto County, Mississippi. He was 87 years old and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Oct. 16.
- Born: September 29, 1935 Ferriday, Louisiana, U.S.
- Died: October 28, 2022 (aged 87) DeSoto County, Mississippi, U.S.
- Genres: Rock and roll, rockabilly, country, gospel, honky-tonk
- Occupations: Singer,songwriter,pianist
- Instruments: Vocals,piano
- Years active: 1949–2022
Spouses:
- Dorothy Barton(m. 1952; div. 1953)
- Jane Mitchum(m. 1953; div. 1957)
- Myra Gale Brown(m. 1958; div. 1970)
- Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate(m. 1971; died 1982)
- Shawn Stephens(m. 1983; died 1983)
- Karrie McCarver(m. 1984; div. 2005)
- Judith Lewis(m. 2012)
Jerry Lee Lewis discography
- Jerry Lee Lewis (1958)
- Jerry Lee’s Greatest! (1962)
- Live at the Star Club, Hamburg (1964)
- The Return of Rock (1965)
- Country Songs for City Folks/All Country (1965)
- Memphis Beat (1966)
- Soul My Way (1967)
- Another Place, Another Time (1968)
- She Still Comes Around (1969)
- Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1 (1969)
- Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 (1969)
- The Golden Cream of the Country (1969)
- She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye (1970)
- A Taste of Country (1970)
- There Must Be More to Love Than This (1971)
- Touching Home (1971)
- Would You Take Another Chance on Me? (1971)
- The Killer Rocks On (1972)
- Who’s Gonna Play This Old Piano? (1972)
- The Session…Recorded in London with Great Artists (1973)
- Sometimes a Memory Ain’t Enough (1973)
- Southern Roots: Back Home to Memphis (1973)
- I-40 Country (1974)
- Boogie Woogie Country Man (1975)
- Odd Man In (1975)
- Country Class (1976)
- Country Memories (1977)
- Jerry Lee Keeps Rockin’ (1978)
- Jerry Lee Lewis (1979)
- When Two Worlds Collide (1980)
- Killer Country (1980)
- Class of ’55 (1986)
- Young Blood (1995)
- Last Man Standing (2006)
- Last Man Standing Live (2007)
- Mean Old Man (2010)
- Rock and Roll Time (2014)
