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In 1956, Lewis moved in with J. W. Brown and his family. [2] On December 12, 1957, at the age of 13, Myra Brown married Jerry Lee Lewis, then 22, in Hernando, Mississippi. [3] [2] When Lewis arrived in London for a 37-date tour in May 1958, Brown revealed to a reporter at the airport that she was his wife. [4]
Myra Lewis Williams, also known as Myra Gale Brown, was the third wife of late rock ’n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and — more infamously — his 13-year-old cousin at the time they got married.
Jerry Lee Lewis' marriage to his 13-year-old cousin in 1957 nearly ended his career. Today, Myra Williams, 78, reflects on the scandal and her late ex-husband.
Jerry Lee Lewis led a prolific music career. But that career hit a sharp nosedive when his marriage to 13-year-old Myra Gale Brown became public.
Lewis's turbulent personal life was hidden from the public until a May 1958 British tour where Ray Berry, a news agency reporter at London's Heathrow Airport (the only journalist present), learned about Lewis's third wife, Myra Gale Brown. She is Lewis's first cousin once removed [27] [28] and was 13 years old when they married—though Lewis ...
Live at the Star Club, Hamburg is generally regarded as one of the greatest live rock and roll albums ever made. Recorded during his "wilderness years" following the fallout surrounding his 1958 marriage to his thirteen-year-old first cousin once removed Myra, the album showcases Lewis's phenomenal skills as a pianist and singer, which had been honed by relentless touring.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has paid tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis and his “rock and roll swagger” after losing its last inaugural inductee. ... he had married his 13-year-old cousin Myra Gale ...
Single by Jerry Lee Lewis; from the album Another Place, Another Time ; B-side "All the Good Is Gone" Released: May 1968: Genre: Country: Length: 2: 35: Label: Smash: Songwriter(s) Glenn Sutton: Producer(s) Jerry Kennedy Eddie Kilroy: Jerry Lee Lewis singles chronology