The publicist for US singer and rock’n’roll royalty, Jerry Lee Lewis, has confirmed that the icon sadly passed away at the age of 87.
Lewis became a star back in 1957 with his hit ‘Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On’ and was dubbed as “The Killer” for his breathtaking performances that would leave spectators speechless. One evening he even set his piano on fire to end a concert.
Lewis’s publicist, Zach Farnum, released a statement stating: “Lewis, perhaps the last true, great icon of the birth of rock ‘n’ roll, whose marriage of blues, gospel, country, honky-tonk and raw, pounding stage performances so threatened a young Elvis Presley that it made him cry, has died.
