Inductee Honors
Jerry Lee Lewis
"..,rock 'n' roll's first great wild man..." (Wikipedia)
Point of intrigue - When Lewis married his underage first cousin, his fame in the rock and roll genre failed when the scandal hurt his career in the 1960s
With that said...
Early fame with "Crazy Arms" (1956) - 300,000 copies sold in the Southern U.S.
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (1957) - launched global fame
Other successful songs include "Great Balls of Fire," "Breathless," etc.
1968 - Moved to the country music genre
30 Top 10 songs on Billboard Country and Western Chart
Last Man Standing (2006) - Best selling album with over 1 million copies sold
4 Grammy Awards
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
2 Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
No. 24 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2004)
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (2022)
12 Gold records
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