Jimmy Swaggart, a scandal-plagued Pentecostal televangelist who was known for his fire-and-brimstone sermonizing, and who waged a fiery campaign against rock ‘n’ roll even though he was the ...

Jimmy Swaggart, a scandal-plagued Pentecostal televangelist who was known for his fire-and-brimstone sermonizing, and who waged a fiery campaign against rock ‘n’ roll even though he was the ...

Born in 1935 and the cousin of famous musician Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart was a prominent televangelist and bestselling recording artist known for his large revival events.

Jerry Lee Lewis was rock & roll’s original prodigal son. When he burned brightly, in the mid-to-late 1950s, he was untouchable. Then, when he fell from grace, he was untouchable in a different ...

American rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, who was torn between his Bible-thumping upbringing and his desire to make hell-raising rock 'n' roll with hits such as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, a Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend Who Made as Much Trouble as He Did Music. 16 minute read. ... Jerry Lee, whose cousin is the evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, ...

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart speaks at the funeral service for his cousin, rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, in Ferriday on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. AP PHOTO BY GERALD HERBERT Facebook ...

Jerry Lee Lewis the defining performers of his era. He also did terrible things, ... (his cousin was the televangelist Jimmy Swaggart). To perform that music, he forsook many hopes, and a few ...

Jerry Lee Lewis performs during Farm Aid on Sept. 20, 2008, in Mansfield, Massachusetts. – Lisa Poole / AP, File. Lewis reinvented himself as a country performer in the 1960s, and the music ...

Jimmy Swaggart, a scandal-plagued Pentecostal televangelist who was known for his fire-and-brimstone sermonizing, and who waged a fiery campaign against rock ‘n’ roll even though he was the ...

Family, friends and fans bid farewell Saturday to rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis at memorial services held in his north Louisiana home town. Skip to content Coronavirus ...