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Billie Jean Horton (née Jones; born June 6, 1933) is an American country-music singer-songwriter and music promoter. She had high profile marriages, first to country musician and singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1952 until 1953 and subsequently to singer Johnny Horton from 1953 until 1960.
Sep 20, 1987 · Billie Jean Jones met Hank Williams in Nashville in the winter of 1951. She was Faron Young’s date, but something clicked between Williams and the 19-year-old from Bossier City, La. with the...
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Billie Jean Horton was born in Louisiana in the summer of 1933. Not much information is available about her early years, but one thing we know for sure is that she married young, to a fellow named Harrison Eshleman. This union ended in a speedy divorce, however. Even from her earliest days, Billie Jean had a profound interest and affection for coun...
Billie Jean fell for Hank immediately; it was the very definition of a whirlwind romance. The couple married in a private ceremony in Minden, Louisiana in October of 1952. Billie Jean was 19 years old. Hank was already an icon in his own time, and his romance with Billie Jean certainly caught the public imagination. Hank saw the advantage to be gai...
Despondent at the death of Hank, Billie Jean was quick to embark on a new romance, this time to country singer Johnny Horton. This was to be her first truly long-term relationship. She and Johnny married in September of 1953, and she took up a key role in promoting and managing her husband’s career. He soon soared into the upper echelons of the cou...
May 6, 2020 · While on tour in Shreveport, he met a young woman named Billie Jean Jones. A 19-year-old high school dropout, Jones had recently separated from her husband when she met Williams. According to Jones, he told her, "If you ain't married, Ol' Hank's gonna marry you.
Aug 3, 2022 · Billie Jean and Johnny Horton had two daughters, Yanina and Melody. Thankfully, Horton was a kind-hearted and loving man who accepted Billie completely, and he adopted her daughter, Jerri Lyn, from her past relationship. In several interviews, Billie Jean spoke of her love for Horton and how much she enjoyed being a mother and wife.
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Billie Jean Jones (born 1933) was the second wife of influential country singer Hank Williams. They married in October 1952; each had a previous marriage that ended in divorce. Hank and Billie Jean met in Nashville in summer 1952.
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Billie Jean Jones is known for Blue Caprice (2013) and American Masters (1985). She was previously married to Johnny Horton, Hank Williams and Harrison Eshliman.
