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When Jerry Lee Lewis landed at Heathrow Airport for his first UK tour on 22nd May, 1958, he was met with a flurry of journalists eager for a scoop. Yet just one question brought everything to a halt: "Who are you?".\xa0\nA wide-eyed girl in Lewis's entourage answered: Myra Gale Brown, his wife. But she was only 13 years old. As if this wasn\u2019t scandal enough\u2026 she was also his cousin, and their marriage was bigamous. The press exploded with these revelations, turning what was meant to be a triumphant tour into a public relations disaster.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly pore over the disturbing details of Lewis\u2019s tumultuous private life; consider whether he was on the path to equalling Elvis\u2019s stardom in the UK, had this matter not come to light; and fruitlessly search the singer\u2019s interviews for a later sense of contrition\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Myra Williams talks about marriage at age 13 to Jerry Lee Lewis\u2019 (Los Angeles Times, 2022): https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-10-29/jerry-lee-lewis-myra-brown-williams-marriage-13-cousin\n\u2022 \u2018Inside The Disturbing Marriage Of Jerry Lee Lewis To His 13-Year-Old Cousin\u2019 (All That\u2019s Interesting, 2022): https://allthatsinteresting.com/myra-gale-brown-jerry-lee-lewis\n\u2022\xa0\u2019Jerry Lee Lewis Interview with 13 year old wife\u2019 (1958): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwbty1kRCG0\nCONTENT WARNING: domestic abuse, violence, child sexual abuse.\nLove the show? Support us!\xa0\nJoin\xa0 \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode each SUNDAY\u2026\xa0\n\u2026 Plus, get weekly bonus bits, and unlock over 100 bits of extra content.\xa0\nJoin now with a free trial on Apple Podcasts or Patreon and support our show \u2764\ufe0f\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices