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  • Sep 4, 1957
    Jerry Lee Lewis files for divorce from his second wife, Jane, accusing her of adultery and cursing in public
    Sep 5, 1957
    Jerry Lee Lewis records "You Win Again"
    Sep 9, 1957
    Jerry Lee Lewis takes "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" to the top of the Billboard country singles chart
    Sep 20, 1957
    Sixteen days after Jerry Lee Lewis filed for divorce, his second wife, Jane, also files, accusing him of cruel and inhuman treatment. Among her accusations: that he once left her to fend for herself and their child on 82 cents and six cans of milk
    Oct 8, 1957
    Jerry Lee Lewis records "Great Balls Of Fire" at the Sun Recording Studio on Union Avenue in Memphis
    Nov 3, 1957
    Sun Records releases Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls Of Fire"
    Nov 3, 1957
    Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Great Balls Of Fire" on NBC-TV's "The Steve Allen Show"
    Nov 12, 1957
    Jerry Lee Lewis makes his film debut, singing "Great Balls Of Fire," as "Jamboree" opens. Also in the picture: Fats Domino, Slim Whitman, Carl Perkins, Buddy Knox, Connie Francis, Jimmy Bowen, The Four Coins and Frankie Avalon
    Nov 28, 1957
    Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Great Balls Of Fire" on "American Bandstand"
    Dec 12, 1957
    Jerry Lee Lewis secretly marries his 13-year-old cousin Myra Brown in Hernando, Mississippi, though he is not yet divorced from his second wife. His career is damaged when he reveals the news in England

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