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Jerry Lee Lewis' Reps SLAM TMZ's False Death Report
The satellite of stone n' roll has mislaid an icon.
Singer Jerry Lee Lewis, known for hits specified arsenic "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" has died. He was 87.
The musician's publicist confirmed his decease to NBC News Oct. 28—two days aft respective outlets erroneously reported his passing, sharing an obituary written by Lewis' biographer, Rick Bragg. "Judith, his seventh wife, was by his broadside erstwhile helium passed distant astatine his location successful Desoto County, Mississippi, southbound of Memphis," it read, "He told her, successful his last days, that helium welcomed the hereafter, and that helium was not afraid."
A week earlier the Lewis' erroneous decease report, a station connected his Instagram leafage from Oct. 19 had stated that the instrumentalist was "too sick with the flu to attend" celebrations of his caller induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame connected Oct. 16.
The singer's origin of decease has not been revealed yet. However, according to his obituary, Lewis "suffered done the past years of his beingness from assorted illnesses and injuries that, his physicians person often said, should person taken him decades ago; helium had abused his assemblage truthful thoroughly arsenic a young antheral helium was fixed small accidental of lasting done mediate age, fto unsocial aged age."
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Just earlier Lewis' death, Judith said her hubby "is acceptable to leave," his obituary noted. "He said helium was acceptable to beryllium with Jesus."
Lewis is besides survived by his children Jerry Lee Lewis III, Ronnie Lewis, Phoebe Lewis and Lori Lancaster, a sister, cousin Jimmy Swaggart and galore grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded successful decease by his parents, 2 sons, Steve Allen Lewis—who drowned successful a swimming excavation astatine property 3 successful 1962, and Jerry Lee Lewis Jr.—who died successful a car clang astatine 19 successful 1973, and 2 siblings.
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Lewis began his vocation successful the '50s and roseate to fame arsenic 1 of the astir celebrated stone n' rotation singers and pianists. The four-time Grammy winner's astir caller album, gospel grounds Jimmy Lee & Jerry Lee: The Boys From Ferriday, which was released successful July 2022, is simply a collaboration with his cousin Swaggart, a televangelist "who had preached against his euphony erstwhile they were younger."
According to his obituary, portion moving connected the project, "Lewis, though his dependable and assemblage were weakened by his wounded and a caller stroke, seemed happy, content."
In the obituary, Lewis besides described his ain legacy. Bragg wrote, "If you asked him, successful his waning years, what helium hoped radical would accidental astir him, helium had a elemental answer: 'You tin archer 'em I played the soft and sang stone n' roll.'"
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