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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.
In September 1953, he married Billie Jean Jones, the widow of country-music singer Hank Williams. [1] Billie Jean and Horton had two daughters, Yanina (Nina) and Melody, and Horton adopted Billie Jean's daughter Jeri Lynn.
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.
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The song is an answer to Michael Jackson's hit "Billie Jean". The singer takes the place of Billie Jean and tells her side of the story. [16] It made it to no. 47 on the Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles chart. [17] [18] [19] It also charted in UK on the main chart, making it to no. 14 and charting for ten weeks during its run. [20]
Lynn was given the opportunity to record "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" by Norm Burley, who heard her sing on a local television show. Impressed by the composition, he gave money to Lynn and her husband to take a trip to Los Angeles, California and record the song. [7]
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. Billie Jean agreed to Williams's terms. [citation needed]
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