Jerry Lee Lewis and his child bride: inside the rock tour that scandalised Britain
The wild man of rock ’n’ roll’s 1958 UK tour was always destined to be eventful. But his new wife ensured that it would go down in history
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The wild man of rock ’n’ roll’s 1958 UK tour was always destined to be eventful. But his new wife ensured that it would go down in history
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