Jerry Lee Lewis dead at 87
Jerry Lee Lewis performed at the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival on Saturday, May 4, 2013. (Lance Murphey/The Daily Memphian file)
One of the original wild men of rock-and-roll, who simultaneously conquered the country and R&B charts in 1957, is no more, per The Associated Press.
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