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Singer Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87 years old
Jerry Lee Lewis, the piano-pounding, foot-stomping singer known for hits like "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" died at his home in Mississippi Friday. His seventh wife, Judith, says he died of "natural causes," and she was by his side when it happened. In his final days, he told her, "he welcomed the hereafter, and that he was not afraid." Jerry Lee Lewis was 87 years old.