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  "name": "Jerry Lee Lewis",
  "description": "Jerry Lee Lewis appears once in our Rock and Roll list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/jerry-lee-lewis/",
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  },
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      "trackKey": "jerry-lee-lewis--great-balls-of-fire",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/jerry-lee-lewis--great-balls-of-fire/",
      "title": "Great Balls of Fire",
      "year": 1957,
      "label": "Sun",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Piano played as an act of aggression, by someone who genuinely believed he was damning himself by recording it. That tension is audible and it is what makes the record.",
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}