Rock ‘n’ roll star Jerry Lee Lewis dies aged 87. Lewis was born in Ferriday, Louisiana. From an early age, he played music with his cousins. He studied blues musicians at the local honky-tonk. He enrolled briefly at the Southwestern Bible Institute in Waxahachie, Texas, but was kicked out for playing wild piano renditions of hymns.
Jerry Lee Lewis dies: Cause of death revealed
The rock’n’roll musician soared to popularity with the hits “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” but fell from grace after marrying his 13-year-old cousin when he was 22 years old, Jerry Lee Lewis died, He died of natural causes at his home in DeSoto County, Mississippi. in recent years, Lewis dealt with various illnesses, such as acute bronchitis, which forced him to miss a birthday celebration in 2016.
The controversial rock’n’roll pioneer, often referred to by his nickname “The Killer,” was 87 years old. Lewis’s death was erroneously reported by TMZ earlier this week.