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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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To: shadowlands1960
I canβt think of any of the big 50s rock stars still living.Bit of a stretch but Cliff Richard is still alive. Far more successful in Britain than in America but his career success started in the late 1950s. You'll get no argument from me if you say he doesn't really qualify, though.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:28:37 AM PDT
by
CommerceComet
("You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case, the government forgets the first." Rush Limbaugh )
To: shadowlands1960
Jim Fowler did all the work
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:29:39 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom Hi Dad)
To: dfwgator
But he did have a couple of Number One hits in the 50s, yeah I guess you could have called it a watered-down version of Rock and Roll. But who else from that time that had Number One hits is still around? Last I heard, Chubby Checker is still doing the Twist.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:29:41 AM PDT
by
fidelis
(π Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
To: CommerceComet
I think Chubby Checker is still alive.
To: Levy78
I saw him hawking walk-in bathtubs on TV this week.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:30:28 AM PDT
by
gundog
( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: shadowlands1960
sure, Jerry Lee married his 13 year old cousin and the media was all over it and made Jerry Lee the first victim of Cancel Culture.
But did you every notice that the media never reported on Jerry Lee’s 13 year old cousins that he did not marry?
They just reported on that one 13 year old cousin that he did marry.
To: fidelis
That was the 60s, though.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:31:05 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: CommerceComet
I think in the 50s Richards was doing skiffle. He was still big in the UK when I was a tyke.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:31:44 AM PDT
by
shadowlands1960
("...some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again... " CSL)
To: al baby
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:32:00 AM PDT
by
ronniesgal
(Just GET A JOB already. )
To: shadowlands1960
I think in the 50s Richards was doing skiffle. He was still big in the UK when I was a tyke. The only song I know is "Devil Woman", and that was a pretty rocking tune.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:32:17 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Round Earther
Southern man can’t get no respect....
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:32:51 AM PDT
by
shadowlands1960
("...some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again... " CSL)
To: al baby
Doggone it. That would have really been fun. You should have done it.
Now Iw won’t be sad if I hear you are dead. LOL
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:33:48 AM PDT
by
dforest
To: Psalm 73; dfwgator
Iiii don't know if we should be including Pat Boone in the same conversation as Jerry Lee, Elvis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash. Awww,
Now my broken heart aches
With every wave that breaks
Over love letters in the sand.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:34:00 AM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(ποΈ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars βοΈ, aka every man.)
To: al baby
I watched it a few days ago, oh wait that was the Fetterman debate
To: dforest
Elvis is still alive
Gotta respectfully disagree on this one. If he didn't come back from the dead when Lisa Marie married Michael Jackson, you can bet the ranch on it, HE'S DEAD
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:34:03 AM PDT
by
Impala64ssa
(If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
To: shadowlands1960
The last of the Founding Fathers of Rock & Roll.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:36:10 AM PDT
by
Coronal
To: Impala64ssa
No, a lady saw him behind the frost on her sliding door in Memphis.
He likes being real private.
lol
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:36:31 AM PDT
by
dforest
To: shadowlands1960
Shame on you for not leading that rock guitarist list with Carl Perkins....I would expect someone to chide b=me about forgetting Fats Waller for the piano, but I forgot about Perkins for the guitar.
In my college music course, I compare Muzio Clementi and Beethoven to Orville Gibson and Les Paul, in that Clementi designs the piano to fit what Beethoven wanted to write for it in the early 1800s, and Gibson designs the electric guitar to fit what Les Paul wanted to write for it--and the original Les Paul guitar comes out in 1952, essentially the year rock-and-roll was born.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:36:50 AM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: dfwgator
That was the 60s, though. His first big hit "The Twist" came out in 1960, so yeah, Chubby is borderline.
There's also Dion DiMucci of Dion and the Belmonts. Their first big hit, "I Wonder Why" came out in early 1958. Dion's still around.
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:36:51 AM PDT
by
fidelis
(π Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
To: Impala64ssa
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posted on
10/28/2022 10:36:51 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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