A Killer Comeback. At 69, his face puffy and jowly, Jerry Lee Lewis moves so slowly backstage that you wouldn't want him near a treadmill without paramedics in the building. Watching him slumped in a chair, it's hard to imagine him being able to do anything more onstage than accept an award. Then again, people have counted Lewis out for decades — only to see him bounce back, from delicate stomach operations and career-threatening scandals. And sure enough, this night Lewis not only makes it to the piano but comes alive once his fingers hit the keys, pumping out that distinctive Lewis groove that is part honky-tonk, part boogie-woogie, part juke joint and all magic.