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Lewis was born on March 16, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. [4] [5] His parents were Daniel "Danny" Levitch (1902–1980), a master of ceremonies and vaudevillian who performed under the stage name Danny Lewis, whose parents immigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire to New York, and Rachael "Rae" Levitch (née Brodsky; 1904–1982), a WOR radio pianist and Danny ...
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".
On Thursday, his death was falsely reported before a representative for Lewis confirmed he was still alive. Lewis is survived by his seventh wife, Judith Coghlan Lewis, his children Jerry Lee ...
Lewis would still play the old hits on stage, but on the radio he would sing country. Lewis had a run of top 10 country hits between 1967-70, and hardly mellowed at all.
On Thursday his death was falsely reported before a representative for Lewis confirmed he was still alive. Lewis is survived by his seventh wife, Judith Coghlan Lewis, his children Jerry Lee Lewis ...
On December 12, 1957, at the age of 13, Myra Brown married Jerry Lee Lewis, then 22, in Hernando, Mississippi. [3] [2] When Lewis arrived in London for a 37-date tour in May 1958, Brown revealed to a reporter at the airport that she was his wife. [4] Lewis asserted that Brown was 15 years old and was his wife of two months.
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Seeing an opportunity to capitalize on the Lewis name, [10] Garrett put the band into the studio to develop, [6] still financed by Gary's mother. [10] Garrett pushed Lewis to improve his drumming skill, even getting Buddy Rich to tutor him, [6] and, more importantly, made Lewis the singer and therefore the focal point of the group. [10]