Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
May 18 Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (19) weds Margrit Volkmar

Ritchie Blackmore
Wedding of Interest
Jun 27 Broadway musical actress-singer Ethel Merman (56) weds academy award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine (47) in Beverly Hills, California

Ernest Borgnine
Wedding of Interest
Jul 2 Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson (52) weds Sigmond Galloway

Mahalia Jackson
Wedding of Interest
Aug 4 Jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane (35) weds Alice Macleod

John Coltrane
Wedding of Interest
Oct 14 Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts weds Shirley Shepherd

Charlie Watts
Divorces in Music
Divorce of Interest
Jul 28 Broadway musical actress-singer Ethel Merman (56) divorces academy award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine (47) after 32 days of marriage

Ernest Borgnine