Mrs johnny horton biography

SHREVEPORT, La. — 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 country song, the title would probably be “Double Trouble.”

Since Williams’ untimely death on New Year’s Day 1953, Horton has spent quite a bit of time in court defending her status as his widow and establishing claims to copyrights and estates. One of the most visible instances was when she fought a massive legal battle in the early 1970s to stop distribution of the MGM film “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” a cinematic version of Williams’ story starring George Hamilton. She won.

“The movie portrayed me as a harlot, but there they were in court, looking at my marriage certificate with mine and Hank’s signatures on it,” she said.

Now 54, the flamboyant singer and businesswoman is still going strong. She’s just come off another courtroom vic

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Billie Jean Jones – A Country Tragedy

A stunning beauty, she was born Billie Jean Jones in 1933 in Bossier City Louisiana, a sleepy little town at the time in the northwestern part of the state.

Not many folks of national entertainment prominence emerged from Bossier City – There was Sherry Lynn Boucher who appeared in a few rather obscure films and had a couple television parts (she was “Sherry Lynne” in the 1973 picture “White Lightning” which starred Burt Reynolds).  The writer of “Sister Act II” was from Bossier – Judi Ann Mason. Judi also wrote some episodes for “Good Times”, “Sanford and Son” and “The Guiding LIght”.

And then there was Billie Jean Jones.

Billie Jean will be remembered more for who she married perhaps than what she contributed to country music.  Her first husband was Harrison Eshliman and after a quick divorce, she would meet country artist Faron Young becoming his gir

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Billie Jean Horton

American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)

Billie Jean Horton
Born	Billie Jean Jones (1933-06-06) June 6, 1933 (age 91) Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupations	Country music singer-songwriter music promoter
Years active	1952–1980s
Spouses	Harrison Eshleman ​ (divorced)​ Hank Williams ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 1953)​ Johnny Horton ​ ​ (m. 1953; died 1960)​ Kent Berlin ​ (divorced)​
Children	3

Billie Jean Horton (néeJones; born June 6, 1933) is an American former country-music singer-songwriter and music promoter. She had high profil marriages, briefly, until his death, 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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