J erry Lee Lewis was rock & roll’s original prodigal son. When he burned brightly, in the mid-to-late 1950s, he was untouchable. Then, when he fell from grace, he was untouchable in a different way, but he was dogged. He kept recording music — much of it unheard — and …
Read More »Jerry Lee Lewis, Influential and Condemned Rock & Roll Pioneer, Dead at 87
Jerry Lee Lewis, whose hammering boogie-woogie piano, unleashed-tomcat voice, and unapologetic bad-boy persona made him an architect of rock & roll and an early rival of Elvis Presley, has died. Lewis’ publicist confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, but a cause of death was not immediately available; he was 87. …
Read More »Watch Miles Teller Belt Out 'Great Balls of Fire' in Extended Clip From 'Top Gun: Maverick'
Paramount Pictures has released the full footage of Miles Teller singing “Great Balls of Fire” in the new blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. In the film, only a portion of the barroom singalong is shown, with footage of Teller’s Rooster and his fellow fledgling aviators partying intercut with Tom Cruise’s Maverick …
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