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Myra Gale Lewis Williams (née Brown; born July 11, 1944) is an American author, best known for her controversial marriage at the age of 13 to rock and roll musician Jerry Lee Lewis, who was her first cousin once removed and was 22 at the time.
Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. ... They had one daughter, Lori Lee Lewis (b. 1972).
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.
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 led a prolific music career. But that career hit a sharp nosedive when his marriage to 13-year-old Myra Gale Brown became public.
Linda Gail Lewis (born July 18, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. She has recorded with her brother Jerry Lee Lewis , as well as Van Morrison , Robbie Fulks , Wanda Jackson , Melanie , Dale Watson , Mitch Ryder and Robert Gordon .
In 1990, Bakley began pursuing singer Jerry Lee Lewis. [12] Bakley eventually did meet Lewis and even became close friends with Lewis' sister, Linda Gail Lewis. [14] In 1993, she claimed that the daughter she gave birth to, Jeri Lee, was Lewis' child. However, DNA tests later disproved her claim. [7]
The couple had one child, Jerry Lee III. Another son by a previous marriage, Steve Allen Lewis, 3, drowned in a swimming pool in 1962, and son Jerry Lee Jr. died in a traffic accident at 19 in 1973.