"Great Balls of Fire": Rock-'n'-Roll-Legende Jerry Lee Lewis ist tot

Songs like "Great Balls of Fire" made him famous in the 1950s.

"Great Balls of Fire": Rock-'n'-Roll-Legende Jerry Lee Lewis ist tot

Songs like "Great Balls of Fire" made him famous in the 1950s. Along with Elvis Presley and others, he was one of the best-known representatives of rock 'n' roll. Now Jerry Lee Lewis dies at the age of 87.

Rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis is dead. The pianist, known among other things for the classic "Great Balls of Fire", died at the age of 87, according to his agent. So he died a natural death.

Born in Ferriday, Louisiana, in 1935, Lewis is considered one of the pioneers of rock 'n' roll. The blonde musician was a friend and at the same time a competitor of Elvis Presley. In his more than fifty-year career, he not only created numerous hits, but also regularly made headlines with his wild lifestyle with many women, excessive alcohol consumption and tax disputes.