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May 23, 1958 - 22 Year-Old American Rock N Roll Singer Arrives Here With His 15 Year Old Wife; Jerry Lee Lewis, the American rock n roll singer, flew into London yesterday with a shock for his fans. For the girl who arrived with him turned out to be his 15 year old wife of two months. her name was Myra, and she is his third wife. Jerry was first married at 15 and again at 17, but this time he says he has found the right girl. When asked if she thought that fifteen was too young to be a wife, Myra explained that back at her home town Memphis Tennessee, you can marry at the age of ten. Flaxen-haired Jerry, who made his name with A Whole Lotta Shakin Goin on and Great Balls of Fire is over here for a six-week British tour. Photo Shows Jerry Lee Lewis puts a protective arm around his 15-year-old wife Myra during a reception at the Westbury Hotel, London yesterday
