▁in ▁the ▁August a ▁area , ▁L ym on ▁met ▁and ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁E mi ra ▁E agle , ▁a ▁school te acher ▁at ▁Horn s by ▁Element ary ▁in ▁August a . ▁The ▁two ▁were ▁wed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁L ym on ▁repeatedly ▁went ▁A W OL ▁to ▁secure ▁gig s ▁at ▁small ▁Southern ▁clubs . ▁D ish on or ably ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁Army , ▁L ym on ▁moved ▁into ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁home ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁perform ▁sp or ad ically . ▁Tra vel ing ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁L ym on ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁manager ▁Sam ▁B ray ▁to ▁his ▁Big ▁Apple ▁label , ▁and ▁the ▁singer ▁returned ▁to ▁recording . ▁Rou lette ▁Records ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁re le asing ▁L ym on ' s ▁records ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Big ▁Apple ▁and ▁scheduled ▁a ▁recording ▁session ▁for ▁February ▁ 2 8 . ▁A ▁major ▁promotion ▁had ▁been ▁arranged ▁with ▁CH O ▁Associ ates , ▁owned ▁by ▁radio ▁personal ities ▁Frank ie ▁Cro cker , ▁Her b ▁Ham lett ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁O ' J ay . ▁L ym on , ▁stay ing ▁at ▁his ▁grand m other ' s ▁house ▁in ▁Har lem ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁grown ▁up , ▁celebrated ▁his ▁good ▁fortune ▁by ▁taking ▁hero in ; ▁he ▁had ▁remained ▁clean ▁ever ▁since ▁entering ▁the ▁Army ▁three ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1