Jerry Lee Lewis died Friday at the age of 87 according to several outlets.
On October 11, 1986 Jerry Lee Lewis performed in Atlanta, Georgia.
The singer died, according to his publicist.
Lewis died at his home in Desoto County, Mississippi, but no cause of death was given.
On Wednesday, it was reported that Lewis had died, but later it was corrected to say that he had passed. It wasn't the case.
Last week, Lewis was included in the Country Music Hall of Fame, but he was too ill with the flu to attend.
Lewis told Judith in his final days that he was not afraid.
Elvis Pressley and Chuck Berry were both credited with bringing rock'n' roll into the mainstream in the 1950's. In 1957, his success in the genre was halted when it was revealed that he had wed his 13-year-old cousin. Brown accused Lewis of committing many types of physical and mental abuse. He had 63 songs on the U.S. country chart and 40 albums. He received a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy. A 24 produced a documentary on Lewis called Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in My Mind, in which Denis Quaid played Lewis. Lewis was known for his crazy behavior, like marrying several times, shooting his bassist in the chest and drunk driving. Lewis is survived by four of his children. Two of his children, Steve Allen Lewis and Jerry Lee Lewis Jr., passed away.
Jerry Lee Lewis died at the age of 87.
Jerry Lee Lewis died at the age of 87.
Rock pioneer and singer Jerry Lee Lewis died at the age of 87.
The wild man of rock 'n' roll, Jerry Lee Lewis, has died.
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