American Songwriter

Remember When Jerry Lee Lewis Broke All the ‘Grand Ole’ Rules During His 1973 Performance Banning Him From the Opry

"I am a rock-and-rollin,' country-and-western, rhythm-and-blues-singin' motherf--ker," said Jerry Lee Lewis during his 1973 Opry performance.
Yahoo

Full Cut Of Jerry Lewis’ Most Controversial Film May Have Been Found After 45 Years

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of cinema’s most notorious films may soon be seen in its most complete form after being thought lost for 45 years. “The Day ...

Grammy Museum celebrates legendary cousins Lewis, Swaggart and Gilley

A new exhibit at the Grammy Museum Mississippi celebrates the legacies of icons and cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Jerry Lewis Telethon Raises $65-Million

The annual Labor Day telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, featuring the comedian Jerry Lewis, raised $65-million, reports the Associated Press. The telethon also asked people to donate for ...
WGN Radio

This is History: Chicago’s historic role in the American labor movement, Jerry Lewis and the MDA Telethon

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk about the history of the American labor movement as well as the legacy of comedian Jerry Lewis and what was an annual tradition on Labor Day weekend, the ...
The Forward

Legendary ‘King of Comedy’ Jerry Lewis placed a weekly Jewish deli order, his son recalls

DALLAS — Christopher J. Lewis stood at his booth in the midst of a sprawling exhibit hall earlier this year as 2,000 physicians, researchers, pharmaceutical representatives, journalists and rare ...