Piano-bashing Rock n Roll founding father, swaggering Country shouter and 2005 GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD honoree JERRY LEE LEWIS passed away at the age of 87. The announcement was made TODAY (10/28). He died peacefully in his MEMPHIS-area home surrounded by family after TMZ prematurely reported his death WEDNESDAY evening (10/26). Throughout his career, LEWIS accumulated 10 gold records, with his biggest, 2006’s all-star duets release, "Last Man Standing," .