Elle King and The Black Keys Pay Tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis at the 2022 CMAs with Fiery Performance

Elle King and The Black Keys are honoring the late Jerry Lee Lewis, who died on Oct. 28.

At Wednesday's CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, King and The Black Keys joined forces to perform a cover of Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire."

For their performance, King, 33, passionately mimed playing the piano as she sang along to the iconic lyrics, while The Black Keys rocked out on their instruments.

At one point, the piano burst into flames and King — being the icon that she is — stood up and slammed the keys even harder. When she stood up, she also showed the crowd that Lewis' nickname, "The Killer," was embroidered on her pants.

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The rock n' roll legend and controversial musician died at his home in Desoto Country, Mississippi, with his wife, Judith Brown Lewis by his side. According to a press release confirming his death, he told her in his final days that he was not afraid to die.

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"He is ready to leave," Brown Lewis had said just before his death. "He said he was ready to be with Jesus."

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Lewis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame last month, but he was unable to make the ceremony due to a bout with the flu. Instead, Kris Kristofferson presented him with the award at his bedside.

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The rock star suffered a minor stroke in March 2019, but despite his health scare, he was still eager to make music.

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"I feel the crowd out on the first song. I want to look into their eyes and see the emotion," he told PEOPLE in 2017. "Sometimes [it's] the commotion too! It always works out good either way. I give them what they want. I just love music. I'm a musical person. I live for my music."

"When I cut sessions, I go home to my little small studio, I put my records on and I play them day in and day out," added the star. "I listen to my music because it's soothing and I love it. It's good … You just can't beat rock and roll."

Following his death, several musicians like Kid Rock, Dennis Quaid and Elton John paid tribute.

Meanwhile, other performances at the award show include: Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry, Cody Johnson, Brothers Osborne, Reba McEntire and more!

The 2022 CMAs are airing live Wednesday night from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.