Swaggart and his son Donnie conducted the 40-minute service for Lewis, attended by his widow, Judith Brown Lewis, various family members and close friends, and broadcast live via Mid-South Broadcasting. Music history: Jerry Lee Lewis, 'Last Man' of rock and roll, looks back A makeshift shine had been erected around it, with a large gilt framed painting of Lewis in his 1950s pomp, as well as numerous photos of The Killer in concert, and pictures of him with his cousins, the late country star Mickey Gilley and televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. At the front of the chapel, his mahogany casket was covered in red roses and topped by a swirling piano key sculpture. More: Fans, peers pay last respects at Mississippi funeral homeĮqually large crowds packed into the intimate confines of Young’s Funeral Home in Ferriday on Saturday morning for Lewis’ sendoff. Services in Ferriday followed a visitation for Lewis on Thursday held at Hernando Funeral Home in DeSoto County, as hundreds of fans, friends, peer musicians and others - some in suitcoats and ties, some with tattoos and rockabilly pompadours - lined up to pay their respects to the rock 'n' roll pioneer.
A profound musical and spiritual influence on several generations - on the entire zeitgeist of rock 'n' roll culture - Lewis authoritatively essayed everything from Tin Pan Alley to boogie-woogie to blues over the course of his long, storied and often controversial career. One of the foundational rock 'n' roll artists of the 1950s, Lewis also enjoyed a successful second career as a country artist from the late '60s through the early '80s. The Sun Records star, Million Dollar Quartet member, Rock and Roll and Country Music Hall of Famer passed away at his home in DeSoto County, Mississippi, on Oct.
But, on Saturday, Lewis came home for good, as the musical icon was buried in his native Ferriday, Louisiana. Jerry Lee Lewis’ pumping piano brought him fame, fortune and took him to every corner of the globe during his eight decades. Watch Video: 'Jerry Lee Lewis was as big of a star as anybody': Jerry Phillips at late-singer's visitation
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