Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". 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.
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- Born in
- Ferriday
- Educated at
- Nelson University
- Awards
- 🏆 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame🏆 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Trending topics shown first"I never set fire to a piano. I'd like to have got away with it, though. I pushed a couple of them in the river. They wasn't any good."
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1935
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