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Jerry Lee Lewis

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The Resume

    (September 29, 1935-October 28, 2022)
    Recorded 'Great Balls Of Fire' and 'Whole Lotta Shaking Going On'
    Had a biographical movie made about him called 'Great Balls of Fire'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was highly competitive; legend has it he set fire to his piano so Chuck Berry couldn't follow his act.
    Two words: Myra Lewis.
    When he married 13-year-old cousin Myra, he was already married to another woman.
    His records were banned virtually worldwide when word got out about the scandal.
    He divorced Myra eventually.
    He was an alcoholic for some time.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He got frustrated because he couldn't dance around on stage like Carl Perkins, so during a performance he kicked over his piano stool and played standing up; this became his trademark.
    He did a now-famous jam session with Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley.
    After the scandal, he nonetheless kept performing and made a successful comeback in the 60s, playing country music this time out.
    He had a bio-pic about him, starring Dennis Quaid.
    They call him 'The Killer.'
    He's a rock & roll legend.

Credit: Captain Hair


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 166 Votes: 30.12% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 61 Votes: 37.70% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1756 Votes: 23.69% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 74 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 70 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 20.83% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 208 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 23 Votes: 30.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 70 Votes: 52.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 53 Votes: 47.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 79 Votes: 51.90% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 73 Votes: 46.58% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 48 Votes: 52.08% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 88 Votes: 52.27% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 57.41% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 144 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 170 Votes: 58.24% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 265 Votes: 62.64% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 391 Votes: 60.61% Annoying