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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.
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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...
Aug 3, 2022 · Billie Jean Horton is one of the country music icons that require no introduction, as she has carved her name over the hearts of music lovers. Some people’s impact is larger-than-life, and so was Billie’s.
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This is a short clip taken from a documentary about Hank Williams, which can be found in five parts on YouTube.http://youtu.be/eZ0SuDdhUS4.
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Sep 20, 1987 · Being the widow of two country music legends has been nothing if not eventful for Billie Jean Horton. But if her life with the legacies of Hank Williams and Johnny Horton were to be made into a...
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