▁the ▁Night " ▁with ▁the ▁Te en agers ; ▁later ▁that ▁year , ▁Johnny ▁Houston ▁sang ▁lead ▁on ▁two ▁songs . ▁The ▁Te en agers , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁moved ▁by ▁Morris ▁Le vy ▁to ▁End ▁Records , ▁were ▁released ▁from ▁their ▁contract ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁The ▁Te en agers ▁briefly ▁reun ited ▁with ▁L ym on ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁without ▁success . ▁▁ 1 9 6 6 – 6 8 : ▁Later ▁years ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years , ▁L ym on ▁strugg led ▁through ▁short - l ived ▁de als ▁with ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox ▁Records ▁and ▁Columbia ▁Records . ▁He ▁began ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Elizabeth ▁Mic key ▁W aters , ▁who ▁became ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁his ▁only ▁child , ▁Franc ine , ▁who ▁died ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁birth ▁at ▁Len ox ▁Hill ▁Hospital . ▁L ym on ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁W aters ▁was ▁not ▁legal ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁married ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁husband ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁After ▁the ▁marriage ▁failed , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁rom antic ▁relationship ▁with ▁Z ola ▁Taylor , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Plat ters . ▁Taylor ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁married ▁L ym on ▁in ▁Mexico ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁although ▁their ▁relationship ▁ended ▁several ▁months ▁later , ▁pur port edly ▁because ▁of ▁L ym