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 sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87.
His passing was confirmed Friday by his publicist, who revealed in a statement that Lewis had suffered from “various illnesses and injuries” over the course of the past few years.
