| 词条 | Billie Jean Horton |
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| name = Billie Jean Horton | birth_name = Billie Jean Jones Eshliman Williams Horton Berlin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1933|8|12}} | occupation = Country music singer-songwriter, music promotor Known also for her marriage to country musician's Hank Williams and Johnny Horton }} Billie Jean Jones Eshliman Williams Horton Berlin (born August 12, 1933), professionally known as Billie Jean Horton, is a country music singer-songwriter and former music promoter, who is best known for her marriage to iconic country musician and singer-songwriter Hank Williams Sr. and subsequently to singer Johnny Horton. BiographyJones was the daughter of a police chief from Bossier City, Louisiana, she was already divorced from a first husband, Harrison Eshliman[1] when she was introduced to Hank by her then-boyfriend, country singer Faron Young.[2] They married October 18, 1952, when she was 19 years old. They first married in a private ceremony in Minden, Louisiana, then repeated their vows before sold-out audiences at two Williams concerts at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, LA.[2][3] Williams died from heart failure on New Year's Day 1953. Late that same year, she married country singer Johnny Horton and became important in promoting his career. They had two children Yanina and Melody, whilst another daughter Jeri Lynn was adopted by Horton. Horton died on 5 November 1960, in a traffic collision, when his car came into contact with a truck, that was driven by a drunk driver, hence she was widowed a second time.[2] She then worked as a recording artist, with her record "Ocean of Tears" hitting the country top 40 in 1961,[4] and had a relationship with Johnny Cash (then still married to his first wife, Vivian Liberto).[5] Later she married and divorced a fourth husband, insurance executive Kent Berlin.[2][6] In 1971 a federal court ruled that, despite the fact that her first divorce (from Eshleman) might not have been finalized before her wedding with Williams, she had married Williams in good faith and their marriage was entitled to a presumption of validity.[7] She became known for her energetic efforts on behalf of the reputations and estates of both of her famous husbands.[2][6] As of 2016, she resides in an assisted living facility, and her three daughters live in Shreveport.[8] Film depictionHorton is portrayed by actress Maddie Hasson in the 2015 biopic film about Hank Williams' life titled I Saw the Light.[9] References1. ^George William Koon, Hank Williams, So Lonesome (University Press of Mississippi, 1983), {{ISBN|978-1578062836}}, pp. 68ff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=fPMlrotQFbcC&lpg=PA167&ots=c-PeOyfFL5&dq=hank%20williams%20eshliman&pg=PA148#v=onepage&q=%20eshliman&f=false Excerpts available] at Google Books. Other sources give his name as "Eshlimar", e.g. Roger M. Williams, Sing a Sad Song: The Life of Hank Williams (University of Illinois Press, 1981), {{ISBN|978-0252008610}}, pp. 200ff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=idolYink49IC&lpg=PA200&ots=0NUVEAxrPW&dq=billie%20jones%20harrison%20eshlimar&pg=PA200#v=onepage&q&f=false Excerpts available] at Google Books. See Koon, p. 148 n.74, for a brief discussion of why "Eshleman" is more likely correct. {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Horton, Billie Jean}}2. ^1 2 3 4 John Prime, Merry widow of country legends", The Los Angeles Times, September 20, 1987. 3. ^Erroll Labor, "Hank Williams and Billie Jean Say I Do", New Orleans Magazine, September 2013. 4. ^Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits (Random House, 2006), {{ISBN|978-0823082919}}, p. 475. [https://books.google.com/books?id=eKicir5sZr4C&lpg=PA475&ots=73-AkjVx1m&dq=billie%20jean%20horton%20%22ocean%20of%20tears%22&pg=PA475#v=onepage&q=billie%20jean%20horton%20&f=false Excerpts available] at Google Books. 5. ^Robert Hilburn, Johnny Cash: The Life (Hachette Digital, 2013), {{ISBN|978-0316248693}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=v7We90rXP4wC&lpg=PT174&dq=billie%20jean%20horton&pg=PT103#v=snippet&q=%22billie%20jean%22&f=false Excerpts available] at Google Books. 6. ^1 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=laUfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VNYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2773%2C153519 "She's living off two country music legends"], Associated Press in Gadsden Times, October 1, 1975 7. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TSweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B78EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7232%2C3135884 "Mrs. Hank Williams: Late Star's Widow Wins Court Battle"], United Press International in The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.), June 11, 1971. 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveport.com/story/live/community/2016/03/22/billie-jean-horton-true-american-classic/82115462/|title=Billie Jean Horton, a true American classic|publisher= Shreveport Times|author=John Andrew Prime}} 9. ^{{cite web|author1=Jen Yamato|title=Maddie Hasson Joins ‘I Saw The Light'|url=http://deadline.com/2014/10/maddie-hasson-i-saw-the-light-emory-cohen-cast-by-way-of-helena-845302/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=6 October 2014|date=2 October 2014}} 9 : 1933 births|Living people|American female country singers|American country singer-songwriters|Music promoters|People from Bossier City, Louisiana|Songwriters from Louisiana|Singers from Louisiana|Country musicians from Louisiana |
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