Jerry Lee Lewis, Influential & Controversial Rock Musician, Dies At 87
Jerry Lee Lewis, the songwriter and pianist who notoriously married his 13-year-old cousin, has died at the age of 87. His death was incorrectly reported two days earlier on Wednesday, and he had fallen ill with reported flu which caused him to miss his induction ceremony into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Lewis was known for songs like “Great Balls of Fire,” a cover of “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” by Big Maybelle and “Me and Bobby McGee.” He rose to prominence quickly in the late-1950s. His career then stalled after an uproar over the fact that he was marrying his then 13-year-old first c...