"Lewis sat before his piano and — amid that boogie-woogie foundation — banged out maelstroms of intricate runs and cascading and sometimes dissonant chordage. It was a trip down a treacherous musical mountain road with no guardrails. Over this racket he keened, howled, and caterwauled in a way that gave fairly innocuous lyrics — what’s the big deal about 'shakin’,' after all? — a lusty, unmistakable carnality that left very little to the imagination."

Jerry Lee Lewis Was an SOB Right to the End

Jerry Lee Lewis Was an SOB Right to the End

The talented hell-raiser of early rock and roll died at 87.

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