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Jerry Lee Lewis

  • Jerry Lee Lewis, in a photo taken during his infamous trip to London in June 1958, when it became public that he was married to his 13-year-old cousin.
    Music
    Jerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87
    Blake Farmer
    The iconic rock 'n' roll pioneer and last living member of the "Million-Dollar Quartet" — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.
  • Sam Phillips, the founder of the label Sun Records, poses with Elvis Presley.
    Music
    The Man And The Mistakes That 'Invented Rock 'n' Roll'
    In his new book, Sam Phillips, music writer Peter Guralnick profiles the founder of the Sun Records label. Guralnick says Phillips rejected perfection in favor of spontaneity and individuality.