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Elvis Presley might have been the King, but Jerry Lee Lewis — the controversial American singer, songwriter and pianist who passed away Friday at his Mississippi home at the age of 87 — was something far more dangerous: the Killer. With that sobriquet, the wildest of O.G. rock and rollers could attack the eighty-eights with […]
Lewis was inducted into both the Country and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame.
Bob Dylan didn’t sing a note Friday night when he became the 25th recipient of the Person of the Year honor. He thanked people who had played a key role in his early career, ranging from talent scout John Hammond to music publisher Lou Levy, as well as artists who recorded his songs early on.