DeathOctober 282022
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1935)
In context
- When
- Friday, October 28 20224 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2020s
- Recorded from
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- Person
- Jerry Lee Lewis
At a glance
Born 1935-09-29; died 2022-10-28.
Who they were
Jerry Lee Lewis was an American country music and rock and roll 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. He later became known for his chart topping country music recordings from the 1960s and 1970s.
Early life
Early life and education Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29, 1935, to Elmo Kidd Lewis Sr. and Mary "Mamie" Herron Lewis in Ferriday, Louisiana . He grew up in an impoverished farming family in Eastern Louisiana. In his youth, he began playing the piano with two of his cousins, Mickey Gilley (later a popular country music singer) and Jimmy Swaggart (later a popular televangelist). His parents mortgaged their farm to buy him a piano. Lewis was influenced by a piano-playing older cousin,
Path and career
Career J&M Studio Lewis made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Recording Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana. He covered Lefty Frizzell 's "Don't Stay Away (Till Love Grows Cold)" and his own instrumental composition "Jerry's Boogie" ( a.k.a. "New Orleans Boogie"). [ 1 ] Sun Records Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee , where Lewis began his career and recorded many of his most famous singles Sun Records artist Ray Harris singing "Greenback Dollar",
Why this date
Jerry Lee Lewis appears on our October 28 calendar for 2022 as a death entry.
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