In a 2014 interview, Myra Lewis Williams recounted to journalist Alan Light the moment the world found out about Jerry Lee Lewis’ shocking marriage.
Jerry Lee Lewis passed away Friday at age 87, and along with the outpouring of tributes to his talents came reminders of his notorious marriage to his 13-year-old cousin in 1957.
After the press found out in 1958 that Lewis, then 22, married his young cousin, the rock-and-roll star experienced a tremendous backlash that stalled his career for years. His bride, Myra Gale Brown, was also thrust into the spotlight, and years later discussed how she «never lost the first name ’13-year-old-child-bride-Myra.'»
Williams described to Light the moment when the world learned of their scandalous marriage. Arriving for a tour of England, a journalist asked her who she was when the couple arrived to London’s Heathrow Airport.
