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Billie Jean Horton (née Jones; born June 6, 1933) is an American former country-music singer-songwriter and music promoter.She had high profile marriages, briefly, until his death, to country musician and singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1952 until 1953 and subsequently to singer Johnny Horton from 1953 until 1960.
On October 22, 1975, a federal judge in Atlanta, Georgia, ruled that Billie Jean Horton was Williams's common-law wife, and that part of the copyright renewals of the songs belonged to her. [190] At the age of 21, Cathy learned that Hank Williams was her biological father.
She was awarded the house, their son, and half of her ex-husband's future royalties on the condition that she never remarry. [citation needed] In 1953, months after Hank Sr.'s death, Williams paid his second wife, Billie Jean Jones, $30,000 to relinquish the title of "Hank Williams's Widow". Both women had been using the description professionally.
OPINION: TheGrio’s Black Music Month “Ever Wonder” series imagines the other side of Black music’s most iconic songs. Today, we dive into the backstory of Michael Jackson's “Billie Jean."
In the summer of ‘74, new pals Billie Jean King and Elton John were driving together to one of Elton’s concerts when the rock ‘n’ roll superstar told her that he wanted to write a song ...
He lost it after playing the old Skyline. Seven years later, after that same gig, John took the wheel, but when he got to the bridge Billy Jean was alone for the second time." Billy Jean of course refers to Billie Jean Jones (Jones being her maiden name) who married both Hiram "Hank" Williams and, later, John "Johnny" Horton. Both men died in ...
Billie Jean King met Ilana Kloss at a tennis match. Ilana was a ball girl and eventually turned pro.The couple got hitched in a secret ceremony in 2018. Billie Jean King And Her Wife Dated For ...
Larry had revealed Billie Jean's abortion without consulting her. [6] In 1973, Billie Jean defeated Bobby Riggs in a well-publicized match. In 2017, the film Battle of the Sexes was released. In the film, King was shown as becoming aware, that year, of Billie Jean's infidelity with another woman, and decided to ignore it; King said that was ...