Editing Jerry Lee Lewis (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:2011-01-08 Downtown Memphis TN 43.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lewis's "Brass Note" at the Beale Street Walk of Fame in Memphis]]
[[File: Jerry Lee Lewis Drive in Ferriday IMG 1201.JPG|right|thumb|Jerry Lee Lewis Avenue in Ferriday, Louisiana]]
Along with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Roy Orbison, Lewis received the first Grammy Award in the spoken-word category for the very rare album of interviews released with some early copies of the ''Class of '55'' album in 1986.<ref name=":2" /> The original Sun cut of "Great Balls of Fire" was elected to the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 1998, and Lewis's Sun recording of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" received this honor in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2010 |title=Grammy Hall of Fame |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/hall-of-fame |website=Recording Academy Grammy Hall of Fame |access-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626221355/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/hall-of-fame |url-status=live }}</ref> Only recordings that are at least 25 years old and have left a lasting impression can receive this honor. On February 12, 2005, Lewis received the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award the day before the Recording Academy's main Grammy Awards ceremony, which he also attended.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2020 |title=Jerry Lee Lewis |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jerry-lee-lewis |website=Recording Academy Grammy Awards |access-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607003815/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jerry-lee-lewis |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 19, 2019 |title=Jerry Lee Lewis |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jerry-lee-lewis/4890 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108110129/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jerry-lee-lewis/4890 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 1989, Lewis was honored for his contribution to the recording industry with a star along [[Hollywood Boulevard]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. On October 10, 2007, Lewis received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's American Music Masters Award. His next album, ''Mean Old Man'', was released in September 2010, and reached number 30 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart.

On November 5, 2007, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and [[Case Western Reserve University]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio, honored Lewis with six days of conferences, interviews, a DVD premiere, and film clips, dedicated to him and entitled ''The Life and Music of Jerry Lee Lewis''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jerry Lee Lewis |url=https://www.classicbands.com/jerrylee.html |access-date=March 21, 2021 |website=Classicbands.com |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423140656/http://www.classicbands.com/jerrylee.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 10, the week culminated with a tribute concert by [[Kris Kristofferson]]. Lewis was present to accept the American Music Masters Award and closed his own tribute show with a rendition of "[[Over the Rainbow]]". On February 10, 2008, he appeared with [[John Fogerty]] and [[Little Richard]] on the [[50th Annual Grammy Awards|50th Grammy Awards]], performing "Great Balls of Fire" in a medley with "[[Good Golly Miss Molly]]". On June 4, 2008, Lewis was inducted into the [[Louisiana Music Hall of Fame]], and appeared on ''[[A Capitol Fourth]]'' and performed the finale's final act with a medley of "[[Roll Over Beethoven]]", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On", and "Great Balls of Fire".

In December 2019, Lewis was honored with a Mississippi Country Music Trail marker at his ranch in [[Nesbit, Mississippi]], to celebrate his contributions to country music.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2019 |title=Jerry Lee Lewis Receives Mississippi Country Music Trail Marker |url=https://visitmississippi.org/jerry-lee-lewis-receives-mississippi-country-music-trail-marker/ |website=Visit Mississippi |access-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204105154/https://visitmississippi.org/jerry-lee-lewis-receives-mississippi-country-music-trail-marker/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In May 2022, Lewis was announced as a member-elect to the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]], to be inducted in October 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eu.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2022/05/17/country-music-hall-fame-class-2022-inductees/9805843002/ |website=The Tennessean |first1=Marcus K. |last1=Dowling |first2=Dave |last2=Paulson |first3=Matthew |last3=Leimkuehler |date=May 17, 2022 | title=Keith Whitley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Joe Galante are headed to the Country Music Hall of Fame | access-date=May 17, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240823203032/https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2022/05/17/country-music-hall-fame-class-2022-inductees/9805843002/ |archive-date= 23 August 2024  }}</ref> "This year's inductees are trailblazers who each paved their own unique path within country music," Sarah Trahern, CMA chief executive officer, said. "Jerry Lee, Keith ([[Keith Whitley|Whitley]]), and Joe ([[Joe Galante|Galante]]) each found their [sic] musical callings early in life and displayed a strong-minded and fierce passion for music making. In very different ways, they all have left a lasting impact on the industry and generations of fans alike. I am thrilled to welcome this deserving class to the Country Music Hall of Fame." "I'm just overwhelmed that they asked me here today," Lewis, 86, said during an event earlier that week at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, adding that his career had taught him to "be a good person and treat people right."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-rotunda/induction-ceremony-medallion/|title=Induction Ceremony Medallion |website=Country Music Hall of Fame |access-date=May 25, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714152827/https://countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-rotunda/induction-ceremony-medallion/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>supertalk.fm/jerry-lee-lewis-to-be-inducted-into-country-hall-of-fame/</ref>