Jerry Lee Lewis, the last of the 1950s rock ’n’ roll superstars, whose wild stage antics and piano-pounding performances fueled a brief run of smash hits that was overshadowed by controversy and who ...

Atom Egoyan ‘s “ Where the Truth Lies ” brings back the seamy underbelly view of the 1950s, a decade that tends to be remembered as the halcyon days of suburban America. The film is a thinly veiled ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, one of the original pioneers of rock’n’roll, has died, aged 87 at his Memphis home. The infamous musician and last surviving member of the generation of rock that included Elvis ...

When the modern world was born, Jerry Lee Lewis was there. During that heady spurt of mid-1950s generational rebellion, Lewis and his pompadoured peers invented rock ‘n’ roll and became footloose ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, one of rock and roll’s trailblazers, died in late October at age 87. The singer had been in poor health, but no cause of death was given. Nicknamed “the Killer,” Lewis epitomized rock ...

Rock ’n’ roll was still in its infancy when a brash, backwoods maverick with a wavy blond pompadour and an arrogant sneer roared onto the airwaves with an unruly concoction of country, gospel, and ...

Lewis came up in rock, but proved his country chops on the 1968 album Another Place, Another Time. The music suited his piano style, and the lyrics fit the emotions he brought to every performance.