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Rock ‘n’ Roll star Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87

The cause of death of the “Great Balls of Fire” star was not immediately available.

• October 28, 2022
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis

“Great Balls of Fire” star Jerry Lee Lewis has died at the age of 87. Mr Lewis’s publicist confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, but a cause of death was not immediately available.

Me Lewis died at his home in Desoto County, Mississippi, with his seventh wife, Judith Coghlan, by his side.

“It is with great sadness we’ve learned about the passing of Jerry Lee Lewis, who was just inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this month.

“We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones during this difficult time,” Country Music Association tweeted on Friday. 

Mr Lewis won three Grammys. In 2006, he released “Last Man Standing,” featuring Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, B.B. King and George Jones.

In 2010, Mr Lewis featured Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Sheryl Crow, Tim McGraw and others for the album “Mean Old Man.”

Mr Lewis married seven times. His fourth wife, Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate, drowned in a swimming pool in 1982 while suing for divorce. His fifth wife, Shawn Stephens, died of an apparent drug overdose in 1983. Mr Lewis then married Kerrie McCarver. They divorced in 2005 after several years of separation. The couple had one child, Jerry Lee III.

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