Lewis said “I Do” to Judith Brown on March 9 in Natchez, Mississippi,CNN reports. Brown was married to Lewis’ cousin Rusty Brown, a drummer who played with the piano prodigy since they were kids. Rusty is Myra’s older brother. Got all that? Best known for rockabilly hits like “Wh...
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(Lewis' seventh wife was formerly married to Myra’s brother.) They had two children: daughter Phoebe and son Steve, who died at the age of three. Myra, then 70, explained her philosophical approach to what had happened to her In a 2014 interview.“The only problem was that nobody told...
Along the way, though, his career was checked with scandal and mishap, often self-generated. His first flush of fame imploded on a 1958 UK tour when it was revealed that his companion and wife Myra was his cousin and only 13 years old (not 15, as Lewis claimed)...
He became an international star, and when he arrived in London for a 1958 tour, he stepped off the plane accompanied by his new wife, Myra Gale Brown, who was 13 years old and Lewis’ third cousin. Lewis, who was 22 years old, told the press that Brown was 15, but reporters discove...
Rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87. The Louisiana-born Lewis rose to fame thanks to the classic songs like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" and "Great Balls of Fire," but he was also embroiled in controversy when he married his 13-year-old cousin, Myra Gale Brown...
Jerry Lee Lewis. Soundtrack: Grease. Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29, 1935 into a very religious family . His family, though not very wealthy, sold their house when he was a child to get their son a piano. He loved to play piano. He was sent to
Jerry Lee Lewis is survived by his wife, Judith Coghlan Lewis, his children Jerry Lee Lewis III, Ronnie Lewis, Pheobe Lewis and Lori Lancaster, sister Linda Gail Lewis, cousin Jimmy Swaggart and many grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Elmo and Mamie ...
his new wife. Myra and Lewis married when she was only 13 years old, and beyond that, she was his first cousin once removed. The overlapping nature of several of his marriages also brought troubles for Lewis, and (perPeople) his appearance fees went from $5,000 a night to $350. Comme...
“He was one of the first people to play an electric bass. J.W. and his wife, Lois, made a home for Jerry, Jane and Jerry Lee Jr. there in Memphis. A little later on, when Jerry started going out on the road, the Browns’ daughter, Myra, Jerry’s third cousin, would baby-...