Sixty-eight years ago today, Jerry Lee Lewis topped the country chart with a song his producer had to convince him to record.

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 ...

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 ...

The Nacogdoches Shrine Club will present the Remembering Jerry Lee Lewis concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Appleby Sand Mercantile in Nacogdoches. The concert features Jerry Lee’s sister, Linda ...

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 ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock 'n' roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and ...

It’s not often that a musician earns the distinction of living in infamy without a touch of hyperbole, but Jerry Lee Lewis is a notable and disconcerting exception. He was, for all intents and ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, aka The Killer, visits some of his favorite songs by different songwriters on his new album, Rock & Roll Time. He’s joined by Daniel Lanois and Doyle Bramhill II, as well as ...

James Dupré and Jacob Tolliver will appear at GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi on Wednesday, Jan. 21 for a special program to mark the opening of The Killer, The Preacher and the Cowboy: The Legacies of ...

The Killers headlined the second night of the RiverBeat Music Festival in Memphis. The band paid tribute to Memphis music history with a cover of Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire." The Killers ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced today that their board of governors have voted to give Jerry Lewis the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Lewis is to be presented with the ...

Singer Jerry Lee Lewis, center with pipe, leaves the U.S. District Court after a jury acquitted him of tax evasion charges in Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1984. Lewis, 49, was accused of hiding his assets ...