Photos: Jerry Lee Lewis through the years
American singer, songwriter and pianist Jerry Lee Lewis, nicknamed the Killer, was born Sept. 29, 1935. Here's a look back at his life and career, in photos.
In this May 2, 2015, file photo, Jerry Lee Lewis performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP)
Jerry Lee Lewis looks to the audience after he performed at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
Singer Jerry Lee Lewis performs at the Lone Star Cafe on Jan. 14, 1987. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan)
Singer Jerry Lee Lewis uses everything he has to entertain a crowd on the rooftop of the Hotel Peabody June 18, 1989, in Memphis. The party was part of the grand opening of the movie "Great Balls of Fire" with Dennis Quaid portraying Lewis. (AP Photo/Todd Lillard)
Rock-n-roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis performs onstage Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)
Rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, 71, talks with Matt Lauer, right, co-host of the NBC "Today" television program, when he performed on the show in New York, Nov. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Rockabilly star Jerry Lee Lewis is seen in 1986. Rocker Fats Domino can be seen in the background. (AP Photo)
Musician Jerry Lee Lewis performs at The Clinton Global Initiative & MTV's "Giving - Live At The Apollo" Sept. 29, 2007, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Rock singers Chuck Berry, left, and Jerry Lee Lewis embrace at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, Jan. 23, 1986. The reception preceded a dinner at which they were among the first 10 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett)
Singer Jerry Lee Lewis, right, and his 13-year-old bride Myra Lewis flew home to Memphis after the cancellation of the singer's concert tour of England, May 28, 1958. Lewis denied getting the boot from Britain because of his marriage to young Myra, his cousin and third wife. British newspapers criticized the marriage. (AP Photo/Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Rock 'n' roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis, left, and his 14-year-old wife, Myra Lewis, pose with their firstborn son, Steve Allen Lewis, in Ferriday Hospital, La., Feb. 28, 1959. (AP Photo)
Singer Jerry Lee Lewis, center with pipe, leaves the U.S. District Court after a jury acquitted him of tax evasion charges in Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1984. Lewis, 49, was accused of hiding his assets to avoid paying more than $1.1 million in income taxes, penalties and interest from 1975 through 1980. With Lewis is his wife, Kerrie Lewis, 22, right, and defense lawyer Bill Clifton, left. (AP Photo/ Perry Aycock)
Jerry Lee Lewis, right, performs with his band during "An Evening with Jerry Lee Lewis" at The GRAMMY museum in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Jerry Lee Lewis performs during "An Evening with Jerry Lee Lewis" at The GRAMMY museum in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Jerry Lee Lewis, American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist, sits at a piano during a photo call in London, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Jerry Lee Lewis performs during Farm Aid 2008, Sept. 20, 2008,in Mansfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
Jerry Lee Lewis performs on stage during a concert in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Keystone/Walter Bieri)
Musician Jerry Lee Lewis is honored at the State Capitol in Nashville ,Tenn., on April 27, 2009. Lewis appeared in the state House as lawmakers unanimously voted to name a section of Getwell Road in Shelby County in his honor. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)
Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, right, shakes hands with Representative Karen Camper (D-Memphis), left, after Lewis was honored at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)
Jerry Lee Lewis performs at the topping off ceremonies for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, July 28, 1994. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Jerry Lee Lewis performs in concert at Harrah’s Resort on Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Jerry Lee Lewis performs during the The Beale Street Music Festival on May 4, 2013, in Memphis, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
In this Oct. 30, 2009, file photo, Jerry Lee Lewis performs at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
In this Jan. 23, 1986, file photo, from left, musicians Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino and James Brown pose at a reception where they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett)
Jerry Lee Lewis performs during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 2, 2015, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Singer Jerry Lee Lewis shown at the Lone Star Cafe on Jan. 14, 1987. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan)
Jerry Lewis, left, waves goodbye with his wife, Myra Lewis and his sister, Frankie Lewis, right, as they board an airliner, in London, May 27, 1958. Lewis left England following tours cancelled by the Rank Organisation and Granada Cinemas following reports of his marriage to his 13-year-old cousin while still married to his second wife. (AP Photo)