Jerry Lee Lewis

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human pianist rock and roll musician rockabilly musician singer songwriter

Jerry Lee Lewis was a pioneering American rock and roll and rockabilly singer-pianist, famed for his wild performance style and hits like "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On."

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → pianist → rock and roll musician → rockabilly musician → singer → songwriter →
activeYearsStart	1950s →
associatedAct	Carl Perkins → Elvis Presley → Johnny Cash → Sam Phillips →
awardReceived	Grammy Hall of Fame Award → Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award → induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame → induction into Rockabilly Hall of Fame →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1935-09-29 →
familyName	Lewis →
genre	country music → rhythm and blues → rock and roll → rockabilly →
givenName	Jerry →
instrument	piano → vocals →
language	English →
memberOf	Sun Records Million Dollar Quartet →
movement	rockabilly →
name	Jerry Lee Lewis →
nickname	The Killer →
notableFeature	energetic piano playing → wild performance style →
notableWork	Breathless → Great Balls of Fire → High School Confidential → Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On →
occupation	pianist → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Ferriday, Louisiana, United States →
recordLabel	MCA Records NERFINISHED → Mercury Records NERFINISHED → Smash Records → Sun Records →
relative	Jimmy Swaggart → Mickey Gilley →
religion	Christianity →
spouse	Myra Gale Brown NERFINISHED → multiple spouses →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
706 Union Avenue →	associatedWithPerson
Carl Perkins →	collaboratedWith
Sam Phillips →	discovered
I'm Sitting on Top of the World →	hasNotableRecordingBy
Elton John →	influencedBy
Sun Studio →	MillionDollarQuartetParticipants
Jerry Lee Lewis →	name
Sun Records →	notableArtist
Memphis Recording Service →	notableArtistRecorded
Sam Phillips →	recorded
Sun Studio →	recordedArtist