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American rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at the age of 87. Lewis battled the disease in recent years and suffered a stroke in 2019. Lewis played a pivotal role in shaping rock ‘n’ roll in the mid-1950s.
Raed has disappeared Music American rock and roll Jerry Lee Lewis, known for many hit songs such as (Great Bulls of Fire), “Great Balls of Flame” and (Holl Lauta Checkin Gwen On) or “A Lot of Dance Around Us”, at the age of 87.
His advertising and media agent said in a statement that Lewis died of natural causes at his home in Desoto County, Mississippi, with his wife Judith by his side.
Lewis has been battling the disease in recent years and suffered a stroke in 2019.
He was one of the fantastic talents presented by Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, which included Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Karl Perkins and Roy Orbison. And Louis lived the longest of all.
He was one of the first artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and is so popular with his peers that when John Lennon met him backstage at a show in Los Angeles, the Beatles fell to their knees and kissed their feet. by Lewis.
But Lewis lived a life filled with alcohol, drugs and tragedy. His music has at times been overshadowed by scandals, including his marriage to 13-year-old cousin Mira in 1957.
FRANCE 24 / Reuters
