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American rock and roll musician (1935–2022)

This article is about the musician. For the comedian, see Jerry Lewis. For other uses, see Jerry Lee Lewis (disambiguation).

Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer and songwriter.

Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man".

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A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, and early recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the Southern United States, but it was his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" that shot Lewis to worldwide fame.

He followed this with the major hits "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential".

His rock and roll career faltered in the wake of his marriage to Myra Gale Brown, his 13-year-old first cousin once remo