Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis was born

Sep 29, 1935

Jerry Lee Lewis was born

Jerry Lee Lewis

Period: Sep 29, 1935 to Mar 12, 2012

1st Marriage

Mar 12, 1952

to Dorothy Barton

First Record

Mar 12, 1954

Jerry Lee Lewis begins recording his first record.

Auditioned for "Sun Records"

Nov 12, 1954

Jerry Lee Lewis put some hits on the charts

Jan 1, 1957

Songs included: "Great Balls of Fire", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", "Breathless" and "High School Confidential". He was originally a Rock n Roll Artist

Marriage Scandal

Mar 13, 1960

Lewis marries his young cousin, people are turned off to him and he loses popularity. She was 13 and he was 23.

Lewis' Son Drowns

Mar 12, 1962

Lewis' son drowns

Mar 12, 1962

Lewis resurfaces as a country musician

Mar 12, 1967

with songs like "Another Place, Another Time" in the late 60s. Begins to become popular again.

Lewis' other son dies in car crash

Mar 12, 1973

Lewis' 4th wife drowns

Mar 12, 1983

Lewis' 5th wife dies of drug OD

Mar 12, 1984

Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986

Mar 12, 1986

Movie made based on his life

Mar 12, 1989

"Great Balls of Fire"

Recognition in Rolling Stone Magazine

Mar 12, 2003

In 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine listed his box set All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology number 242 on their list of "500 greatest albums of all time".