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Jerry Lee Lewis recorded "Great Balls of Fire" at Sun Records. An early rock 'n' roll favorite, the song became one of the ...

On this day (January 6) in 1958, Jerry Lee Lewis reached the top of the Billboard Country Best Sellers chart with “Great Balls of Fire.” Its placement in a popular film introduced it to a wide ...

A heated studio argument nearly derailed this classic.

Years after establishing himself in the genre with country hits “She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye,” “To Make Love Sweeter for You,” “What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me),” “End of ...

Tuesday marks 69 years since countless Americans across the country got their first glimpse at an up-and-coming music star. In the mid-1950s, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash burst onto the music scene ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, born on September 29, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana, was an iconic American singer, pianist, and songwriter who earned the nickname "The Killer." He is widely regarded as one of the ...