제리 리 루이스

소개

제리 리 루이스(Jerry Lee Lewis, 1935년 9월 29일 ~ 2022년 10월 28일)는 미국의 싱어송라이터, 음악가, 피아노 연주자다. 종종 더 킬러(The Killer)라는 별명으로 불리면서 "로큰롤 최초의 야생적 남자"로 묘사된다.

Jerry Lee Lewis was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, and early recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. He later became known for his chart topping country music recordings from the 1960s and 1970s. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the Southern United States, but his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" shot Lewis to worldwide fame. He followed this with the major hits "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential".