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Jerry Lee Lewis, "Great Balls of Fire" singer, has died at age 87
CBS News ^
| October 28th, 2022
| Jordan Freiman
Posted on 10/28/2022 10:09:19 AM PDT by shadowlands1960
Jerry Lee Lewis, the early rock n' roll star who skyrocketed to fame with a string of hits in the 1950s, had died, his publicist confirmed to CBS News. He was 87.
Nicknamed "The Killer," Lewis was known for his energetic stage performances, which included antics such as playing the piano with his feet and lighting the instrument on fire.
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: jerryleelewis; memphis; music; tennessee; thekiller
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Rockin' On...
To: shadowlands1960
Are we sure this time? The Killer ain’t so easy to kill, apparently....
To: shadowlands1960
I guess it’s true this time.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:10:18 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: shadowlands1960
Are they sure this time? Yesterday he was just “mostly dead.” (TMZ reported it and they were promptly corrected.)
To: dfwgator
He’s dead until his publicist sobers up again?
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:11:38 AM PDT
by
shadowlands1960
("...some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again... " CSL)
To: shadowlands1960
In before Goose or Rooster...
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:11:47 AM PDT
by
real saxophonist
(Hoplophobia will never be in the DSM, because the DSM is written by hoplophobes.)
To: shadowlands1960
Last of the big 50’s stars?
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:13:36 AM PDT
by
Levy78
(Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
To: Levy78
Maybe Pat Boone is the only one left.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:13:55 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: shadowlands1960
It is so rude having your obituary read before you are even dead....or having your election loss announced for your opponent on TV before the election.
Geesh people
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:13:55 AM PDT
by
dforest
To: dfwgator
Wow, had no clue he was still with us.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:15:13 AM PDT
by
Levy78
(Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
To: Levy78
I can’t think of any of the big 50s rock stars still living.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:15:15 AM PDT
by
shadowlands1960
("...some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again... " CSL)
To: dfwgator
Supposedly he still plays golf. Or maybe he just poses with a golf club for commercials.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:15:29 AM PDT
by
dforest
To: Levy78
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:16:29 AM PDT
by
dforest
To: dforest
Well Pat took much better care of himself than the others, so it stands to reason he would be the last one standing.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:16:32 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dforest
I saw him the other day with Jim Morrison.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:16:51 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dforest
Hey don’t look at me! I was the one who corrected the record when TMZ did that day before last... apparently the person who spoke to TMZ knew ‘something’ though...
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:17:31 AM PDT
by
shadowlands1960
("...some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again... " CSL)
To: dfwgator
Pat Boone isn’t really a rock star though? I know his daughter Debbie had a big hit with ‘You Light Up My Life’ back in the 70s...
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:19:27 AM PDT
by
shadowlands1960
("...some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again... " CSL)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:19:33 AM PDT
by
Levy78
(Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
To: shadowlands1960
He is the last of the piano rock-and-rollers, during the shift from piano (Little Richard, Fats Domino, Lewis) to guitar (Holly, Berry, Presley) as the defining instrument of rock-and-beyond music.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:20:02 AM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: dforest
He does a show periodically on the 50’s channel on Sirius XM.
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