Post by Scully on May 18, 2020 11:13:53 GMT -6
JERRY LEE LEWIS REMEMBERS HIS FELLOW FOUNDER OF ROCK AND ROLL, LITTLE RICHARD
“It is with a heavy heart that I ask for prayers for the family of my lifelong friend and fellow Rocker ‘Little Richard.’ He will live on always in my heart with his amazing talent and his friendship! He was one of a kind and I will miss him dearly. God Bless his family and fans. Rest In Peace, my friend. Love Eternally, Jerry Lee Lewis.”
Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis enjoyed a special bond that created a lifelong friendship. They both brought a new genre of music "Rock and Roll" to the masses throughout the 1950's and decades following. Careers that launched each of them into the highly-acclaimed first class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In 2006, they released a duet of "I Saw Her Standing There" on Lewis' Last Man Standing album. The pair kept in touch, frequently, right up until Little Richard's death on May 9, 2020.
Elton John told Rolling Stone in 1973, "I heard Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, and that was it. I didn’t ever want to be anything else."
*Watch Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis perform a rockin' version of "I'll Fly Away": Click Here
*Watch an All-Star Jam featuring Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis: Click Here
*Jerry Lee Lewis and Don Everly are the last living members of the original class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame