'Rolling Stone' ranked it among the 500 greatest songs ever.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The pioneering performer, famed for hits like "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless," won four Grammys and was among the inaugural ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The wife of the late, great Jerry Lee Lewis is speaking out for the first time regarding her husband's former club, Jerry Lee Lewis' Honky Tonk on Beale Street. "Not only were they ...

The landscape of rock music shifted forever in July 1957, when Jerry Lee Lewis made his TV debut on The Steve Allen Show. For more than seven decades, the Louisiana-born rockabilly pioneer churned out ...

On Oct. 8, 1957, a 22-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis recorded “Great Balls of Fire” at Sun Records. An early rock ’n’ roll favorite, the song became one of the biggest hits of Lewis’ career—but surprisingly ...

On this day (January 6) in 1958, Jerry Lee Lewis reached the top of the Billboard Country Best Sellers chart with “Great Balls of Fire.” Its placement in a popular film introduced it to a wide ...

He called himself "the Killer," and he lived up to the name, if not literally then figuratively. Jerry Lee Lewis was one of rock and roll's founding fathers, a piano-pounding boogie-woogie rocker with ...

When Jerry Lee Lewis first appeared on TV, it sent shock waves through rock music. Lewis made his TV debut on The Steve Allen Show on July 28, 1957, where he performed what would be one of his ...

Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind, a miniseries that explodes with rock ‘n’ roll fire, emotional turmoil, and the raw, untamed spirit of The Killer himself. Think Elvis’ swagger meets Walk the Line’s ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, born on September 29, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana, was an iconic American singer, pianist, and songwriter who earned the nickname "The Killer." He is widely regarded as one of the ...

Jerry Lee Lewis was one of the rock and roll stars in the world during the genre’s infancy. Iconic songs like “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Great Balls of Fire” brought him crossover hits and ...

On this day (April 15) in 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis released “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On” as his second single for Sun Records. It went to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, giving Lewis ...