The Memphis landmark where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Howlin’ Wolf recorded turns 75 on Friday.
Category: Lewis, Jerry Lee
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Screamin’ Scott Simon, Longtime Sha Na Na Keyboardist, Dies at 75
A mainstay of the rock ’n’ roll nostalgia band, he also wrote the lyrics to “Sandy,” a song heard in the hit film “Grease.”
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Jimmy Van Eaton, Purveyor of the Sun Records Beat, Dies at 86
His drumming lent spontaneity and imagination to the unfettered sound of seminal rock ’n’ roll records by Jerry Lee Lewis and others.
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Jerry Lee Lewis: Listen to 10 Songs From a Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer
The New York Times – Music:From “Great Balls of Fire” to “Over the Rainbow,” whether the songs were brash or tearful, Jerry Lee Lewis was indomitable.
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Jerry Lee Lewis, a Rock ’n’ Roll Original, Dies at 87
The New York Times – Music:With his pounding piano, his impassioned vocals and his incendiary performing style, Mr. Lewis lived up to his nickname, the Killer.