“Without Jerry Lee Lewis, I wouldn’t have become who I am today,” Elton writes. “He was groundbreaking and exciting, and he pulverized the piano. A brilliant singer too. Thank you for your trailblazing inspiration and all the rock ‘n’ roll memories.” (KSLX)
Jagger’s tribute reads, “God bless you Jerry Lee … Your songs lit up my life!”
As for Fogerty, he posted a message that reads, “Sad to hear of the passing of Jerry Lee Lewis. I love his music and I was hugely influenced by his records and live performances which were always full of fire and inspiration! No one could touch him! God Bless you, Jerry Lee.”
The Rocketman hitmaker took to Instagram to pen an emotional tribute to rock 'n' roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis after his death was confirmed by his representative Zach Farnum. The Great Balls of Fire singer passed away aged 87 at his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
John accompanied the note with a video clip of him performing with Lewis, as well as audio of a duet the two did on the CCR classic “Bad Moon Rising.”
Here are some more celebrity tributes to Lewis:
Ringo Starr: “God bless Jerry lee Lewis peace and love to all his family.”
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood: “R.I.P. JLL the KILLER -What a man.”
KISS‘ Gene Simmons: “Sadly, One of the pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll has passed. A rebel to the end. RIP, Jerry Lee Lewis.”
George Thorogood and the Destroyers: “We are saddened to hear about the passing of the great Jerry Lee Lewis, your music and influence will shine on forever.”
Slash: “RIP #JerryLeeLewis”
Dennis Quaid, who portrayed Lewis in the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire: “Jerry Lee was a Christian, an American icon and the greatest piano player in the world. People will be listening to ‘Great Balls of Fire’ and ‘Whole Lot of Shakin” 500 years from now. I will miss him. God bless you Jerry Lee.”
The singer rose to fame in the 1950s and was considered to be a rival to Elvis Presley, but he was mired in scandal during a 1958 tour when it emerged that he had married his then 13-year-old cousin.
However, the singer was able to reinvent himself and also rose to country music superstardom, with hits such as Me and Bobby McGee and There Must Be More to Love Than This.
Jerry would also go on to win four Grammy awards, including a Lifetime Achievement award, and was inducted into the Rock
Jerry Lee Lewis, Influential and Outtrageous Rock & Roll Pioneer, Dead at 87
"The Killer" embodied rock rebellion with songs like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," but drew widespread outrage for marrying his 13-year-old cousin in 1957
Rock ‘n’ roll musician Jerry Lee Lewis he was very sick
Two days ago it was a a report from US publication TMZ initially said the 87-year-old had died today (26 October) at home in Memphis.
Jerry Lee Lewis, whose hammering boogie-woogie piano, unleashed-tomcat voice, and unapologetic bad-boy persona made him an architect of rock & roll and an early rival of Elvis Presley, has died. Lewis’ publicist confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, but a cause of death was not immediately available; he was 87.
He died of natural causes at his home in DeSoto County, Mississippi. “Judith, his seventh wife, was by his side when he passed away at his home in Desoto County, Mississippi, south of Memphis,” a statement said. “He told her, in his final days, that he welcomed the hereafter, and that he was not afraid.”
