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Jerry Lee Lewis marries wife No. 7 and it's, uh, complicated


Jerry Lee Lewis performed in Pomona, Calif., in 2010 on his 75th birthday.
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In 1958, Jerry Lee Lewis, then 22, appeared at a London news conference with his cousin, Myra Brown, 13, whom he took as his third wife before divorcing his second.
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By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY
March 30, 2012

Music legend Jerry Lee Lewis has wed for the seventh time in a ceremony this month in Mississippi, The Natchez Democrat reports [ http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2012/03/30/%e2%80%98killer%e2%80%99-weds-for-7th-time-in-natchez/ ], tying the knot with his cousin's ex-wife.

The 76-year-old piano-playing rocker, known as "The Killer," married Judith Brown, who is also his caregiver, on March 9, the paper says.

"Once we sat down in front of the preacher, everything just felt right," she tells the Democrat. "Neither of us feels like we've been married before, so this was like the first time for both of us."

Brown formerly was married to Lewis' cousin Rusty. Rusty's older sister, Myra Gale Brown, married Lewis in 1957 when she was 13 and was his third wife. That marriage caused shockwaves for Lewis' career.

Brown, 61, says she became Lewis' caregiver about two years ago.

The singer, famous for such scorching hits as Great Balls of Fire and Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, divorced his sixth wife, Kerry McCarver, in 2004 after 20 years of marriage, the newspaper reports.

Lewis is also cousin to fiery Pentecostal pastor Jimmy Swaggart.

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Jerry Lee Lewis marries No. 7


Jerry Lee Lewis
The Associated Press


Judith Coghlan Lewis
The Associated Press

March 30, 2012

JACKSON, Miss. — Rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis has married for a seventh time in Mississippi, and the new bride is his cousin's ex-wife.

Judith Ann Coghlan Lewis, 62, worked several years as Lewis' caretaker at his home in Nesbit, Miss., just south of Memphis – a job she said she was sent to do by her then-husband and one of Lewis' ex-wives, who were brother and sister.

She said she and the 76-year-old Lewis, also known as "The Killer," never intended to fall in love. It just happened.

She said she married for love, not for money.

"To the people that think there's never going to be someone out there for them to love, just wait until they're in their 60s and 70s," the new Mrs. Lewis told The Associated Press on Friday. "It's better than ever."

The Adams County circuit clerk's office said the marriage license shows the couple was married March 9 in Natchez, Miss. Lewis is famous for top hits like "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On."

The bride was previously married to one of Lewis' cousins, Rusty Brown. They divorced in 2010.

Rusty's older sister, Myra Gale Brown, married Lewis in 1957 when she was 13 and was his third wife. That marriage caused shockwaves for Lewis' career.

Lewis' sixth marriage ended in 2004 when he divorced Kerrie McCarver after 20 years together.

Judith Lewis said the wedding was small. The only guests were her sister and husband, and Lewis' sister and husband.

Jerry Lee Lewis and his new wife both grew up with parents who were sharecroppers and moved often, she said. He's from the small Louisiana town of Ferriday, which is just across the Mississippi River from Natchez; she's from the rural Mississippi town of Benoit.

The new Mrs. Lewis, who previously worked as a model and flight attendant, said she and her husband plan to record a gospel album together.

In 2010, Lewis announced a book deal with It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.

Alberto Rojas, director of publicity for It Books, said Friday that the book deal is still on and that the memoir will be released in 2013.

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