Who is Al Green wife Shirley Kyles?
Al Green has had it going rough for him when it comes to his love life. Before he married his first wife Shirley Green (née Kyles), he had a romantic relationship that ended sadly.
His first girlfriend Mary Woodson assaulted him and on October 18, 1974, died by suicide at his Memphis home. After an incident in which his girlfriend died by suicide, Green became an ordained pastor and turned to gospel music. He later returned to secular music.
Al Green Got married to Shirley on June 15, 1977, in Memphis. She was one of his backing vocalists and an employee at his church and together they have three daughters.
Everyone thought their relationship was going on well until Shirley first filed for divorce in 1978 on the ground of cruelty and irreconcilable differences. The divorce was not granted and she later filed again in 1981, charging that Green had subjected her to domestic violence throughout their marriage.
According to sources, Al Green was said to have remarried in the 1990s.
Green has seven children: three sons, Chris Burse Sr., Al Green Jr., and Trevor, plus four daughters, Alva Lei, Rubi Renee, Kora Kishe (with Shirley Green), and Kala.
