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    • Jan 6, 1958
    Jerry Lee Lewis sews up the #1 spot on the Billboard country singles chart with "Great Balls Of Fire"
    Jan 28, 1958
    Jerry Lee Lewis and Ronald Hargrave secure copyright for "High School Confidential"
    Feb 15, 1958
    Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Breathless" and "Great Balls Of Fire" in the debut of ABC's Saturday night series "The Dick Clark Show." Broadcast from New York, the episode also features Connie Francis, Pat Boone, Johnnie Ray and songwriter Chuck Willis
    Mar 28, 1958
    Angry that Chuck Berry was selected to close the show, Jerry Lee Lewis sets his piano on fire during "Great Balls Of Fire" at Alan Freed's Big Beat Show at the Brooklyn Paramount. Also appearing: Buddy Holly, Frankie Lymon and The Chantels
    Apr 6, 1958
    Jerry Lee Lewis sets fire to one of two pianos on stage during a show in Cleveland, Ohio. Touring with him: Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry
    Apr 8, 1958
    Before a show in Columbus, Ohio, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry exchange barbs. The Killer's father, Elmo, pulls a knife and threatens Berry
    Apr 9, 1958
    Sun releases Jerry Lee Lewis' "High School Confidential"
    Apr 15, 1958
    Buddy Holly's guitar is stolen from a Kiel Auditorium dressing room in St. Louis, Missouri. Touring with him: Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry
    May 3, 1958
    Police turn the house lights on before the end of a Jerry Lee Lewis concert at the Boston Arena. When a riot erupts, mayor John Hynes bans rock & roll shows from the city. Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly are also on the Alan Freed-promoted bill
    May 13, 1958
    Jerry Lee Lewis and his second wife, Jane Mitcham, are officially divorced. Lewis is already married to his third wife, 13-year-old cousin Myra Gale Brown
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