Jerry Lee Lewis alive after false death report - The Independent

Rock ‘n’ rotation instrumentalist Jerry Lee Lewis is alive, his rep has said, aft the “Great Balls of Fire” vocalist became the unfortunate of a mendacious decease report.

A study from US work TMZ initially said the 87-year-old had died contiguous (26 October) astatine location successful Memphis.

However, an update from the outlet said that: “Earlier contiguous we were told by idiosyncratic claiming to beryllium Lewis’ rep that helium had passed. That turned retired not to beryllium the case.”

Lewi’s representatives confirmed the concern to Page Six, saying: “He’s alive. TMZ reported erroneously disconnected of a bulls*** anonymous tip.”

Considered 1 of the pioneers of rock’n’roll, the soft subordinate was calved connected 29 September, 1935, successful Ferriday, Louisiana.

“Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On”, released successful April 1957, gave Lewis his archetypal deed arsenic a solo artist. The follow-up, “Great Balls of Fire”, was an adjacent bigger occurrence and became his signature tune.

Released successful December 1957, it went connected to beryllium utilized prominently successful films specified arsenic 1986’s Top Gun and this year’s sequel Top Gun: Maverick. The song’s rubric gave its sanction to a 1989 biopic, which starred Dennis Quaid arsenic Lewis.

Last Sunday, Lewis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. According to a post connected the musician’s authoritative Facebook page helium was “too sick with the flu to be the ceremony.” Longtime person and collaborator Kris Kristofferson accepted the honour successful his spot earlier driving to Memphis to contiguous the grant to Lewis successful person.