Tenn. Road Named After Rocker Jerry Lee Lewis

Musician Jerry Lee Lewis is honored at the State Capitol in Nashville ,Tenn. on Monday April 27,...

Musician Jerry Lee Lewis is honored at the State Capitol in Nashville ,Tenn. on Monday April 27, 2009. Lewis appeared in the state House on Monday as lawmakers unanimously voted to name a section of Getwell Road in Shelby County in his honor. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)

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Jerry Lee Lewis, the piano-pounding rock 'n' roller known as "The Killer," has been honored by Tennessee lawmakers who voted to name a stretch of road in his honor.

A proposal unanimously approved Monday evening by the House designates a stretch of Getwell Road in Shelby County as the Jerry Lee Lewis Highway. The section runs from the Mississippi state line to Interstate 240.

Lewis, well-known for his hit "Great Balls of Fire," said "it's not every day you get a street named after you. It's a great honor."

A companion bill unanimously passed the Senate earlier this month and now goes to Gov. Phil Bredesen for his consideration.

Sun Records, the label credit with discovering Lewis back in the 1950s, is based in Memphis.

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Read HB0231 at: http://www.capitol.tn.gov

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