Great Balls of Fire singer Jerry Lee Lewis is alive despite death reports

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Singer Jerry Lee Lewis is alive despite previous reports he had died in his Memphis home aged 87. 7NEWS

The outlet made the incorrect death announcement 25 minutes before confirming the music great was still alive.

Rock ’n’ roll legend Lewis is best known for his song Great Balls of Fire, associated with the Top Gun franchise.Credit:The singer previously suffered from a stroke in 2019 and was paralysed in his right hand.Lewis rose to international fame in the 1950s with his rock hits Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Breathless and High School Confidential.Great Balls of Fire was released in 1957 and went on to sell over 5 million copies worldwide - one of the best-selling singles of all time.

He earned himself the nickname “the Killer” for his immense contribution to rock ‘n’ roll and became one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century.Lewis’s life was chronicled in the movie Great Balls of Fire starring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder.

 

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