Jerry Lee “Junior” Lewis Jr.

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Jerry Lee “Junior” Lewis Jr.

Birth
Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
13 Nov 1973 (aged 19)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Clayton, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Son of singer Jerry Lee Lewis

HERNANDO, Miss. Nov. 14 (UPI)—Jerry Lee Lewis Jr., the son of the popular rock 'n' roll singer and pianist, died yesterday in an auto accident near here. He was 19 years old.

Young Lewis, a drummer, appeared last Friday on the National Broadcasting Company's TV show "Midnight Special."

The entertainer lived with his father in Nesbit.

In 1962, his brother, Steve Allen Lewis, drowned in the family's swimming pool
Son of singer Jerry Lee Lewis

HERNANDO, Miss. Nov. 14 (UPI)—Jerry Lee Lewis Jr., the son of the popular rock 'n' roll singer and pianist, died yesterday in an auto accident near here. He was 19 years old.

Young Lewis, a drummer, appeared last Friday on the National Broadcasting Company's TV show "Midnight Special."

The entertainer lived with his father in Nesbit.

In 1962, his brother, Steve Allen Lewis, drowned in the family's swimming pool

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HIS LIFE WAS GENTLE, AND THE ELEMENTS SO MIX'D IN HIM, THAT NATURE MIGHT STAND UP AND SAY TO ALL THE WORLD " THIS WAS A MAN ! "

(Said by Anthony in William Shakespeare's, "Julius Caesar")