Jerry Lee Lewis

(1935-2022)

American rock 'n' roll musician

more_vert

76,884 views

favorite

About

edit

Jump to

Family
Relationships
Associates
Similar

Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, and early recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. He later became known for his chart topping country music recordings from the 1960s and 1970s. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the Southern United States, but his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" shot Lewis to worldwide fame. He followed this with the major hits "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential".

Key details

edit section

Born	Jerry Lee Lewis 29 September 1935 Ferriday, Louisiana, USA
Died	28 October 2022 (aged 87) Nesbit, Mississippi, USA
Zodiac	Libra
Tags	Add tag

Family members

add

Spouse

Dorothy Barton 1935- · · m. 1952; div. 1953 info edit

expand_more

view couple »
Jane Mitchum - · American spouse · m. 1953; div. 1957 info edit

expand_more

view couple »
Myra Lewis 1944- · American author · m. 1957; div. 1970 info edit

expand_more

view couple »
Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate 1946-1982 · American spouse · m. 1971 info edit

expand_more

view couple »
Shawn Michelle Stevens 1957-1983 · American spouse · m. 1983 info edit

expand_more

view couple »
Kerrie McCarver 1962- · American spouse · m. 1984; div. 2005 info edit

expand_more

view couple »
Bonnie Lee Bakley 1956-2001 · American fraudster info edit

expand_more

view couple »
Judith M. Brown - · American relative · m. 2012 info edit

expand_more

view couple »

Show more expand_more

Children

Phoebe Allen info 1st child with Myra Lewis Female · - · Celebrity Baby

expand_more
Ronnie Guy info 2nd child with Jane Mitchum Male · - · Celebrity Baby

expand_more
Jerry Lee info 3rd child with Jane Mitchum Male b. 2 Nov 1954 · Age: 70 · 1954- · Celebrity Baby

expand_more
Steve Allen info 4th child with Myra Lewis Male b. 27 Feb 1959 · Age: 66 · 1959- · Celebrity Baby

expand_more
Lori Lee info 5th child with Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate Female b. 1972 · Age: 53 · 1972- · Celebrity Baby

expand_more
Jerry Lee info 6th child with Kerrie McCarver Male b. 28 Jan 1987 · Age: 38 · 1987- · Celebrity Baby

expand_more
Jeri Lee info 7th child with Bonnie Lee Bakley Female b. 28 Jul 1993 · Age: 32 · 1993- · Celebrity Baby

expand_more

Parents

Mamie Lewis · Mother edit info

expand_more
Brian Jones · Father · 1942-1969 · British musician, founding member of the Rolling Stones edit info

expand_more

Siblings

1 sister

Linda Gail Lewis · Sister · 1947- · American musician edit info

expand_more

Other family members

Jimmy Swaggart · Cousin · 1935-2025 · American religion edit info

expand_more
Mickey Gilley · Cousin · 1936-2022 · American country music singer and musician edit info

expand_more

Other romantic interests

add

Friends & associates

add

June Carter · Friend · 1917- edit info

expand_more
June Carter Cash · Friend · 1929-2003 · American singer edit info

expand_more
Johnny Cash · Friend · 1932-2003 · American country singer edit info

expand_more
Simon Kirke · Associate · 1949- · English musician edit info

expand_more
Steve Bing · Friend · 1965-2020 · American businessman and filmmaker edit info

expand_more