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Daniel "Danny" Keough (born November 6, 1964) is a musician. He is widely known for being the first husband of singer and songwriter Lisa Marie Presley.

Personal life

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Marriage to Lisa Marie Presley

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Keough married Presley at the Church of Scientology in Hollywood on October 3, 1988.[1] Keough is a Scientologist, and met Lisa at the Scientology Celebrity Centre.[2][3][4][5][6] The couple had dated for three years before marriage.[7] Keough and Presley spent a three-month honeymoon on a cruise in the Caribbean, on a yacht owned by Church of Scientology, the SMV Freewinds.[8][9][10] Scientology publicists stated that they were accompanied on the ship by Scientology celebrities including musician Chick Corea, and Olympic gymnast Charles Lakes.[8][11]

Children

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Lisa Marie has stated that she had an abortion the first time she got pregnant with Keough's baby and that it was the stupidest thing she has ever done.[12] She broke up with Keough soon after, but devastated with the abortion, she wanted another kid and she plotted a scheme to follow Keough to a cruise ship where he was performing to get together with him and get pregnant again.[12] The plan worked and soon they had their first kid Danielle Riley Keough born in 1989 and Benjamin Storm Keough born in 1992.[3][4][13][14] Benjamin was delivered according to a Church of Scientology practice called "Silent birth".[15][16]

Benjamin Keough died on July 12, 2020, at the age of 27 in Calabasas, California, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office listed his death as a suicide.[17]

Divorce

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Presley announced she was ending her marriage to Keough in April 1994, and the couple divorced on May 3, 1994, in the Dominican Republic.[13][18][19][20][21][22] At the time of the divorce, Presley stated "Danny and I will always love each other. However, friendship was more suitable for us than marriage. We have two wonderful children and we plan to have joint custody of them."[23][24] In 1994, Keough said he would seek custody of his children with Presley, due to child molestation charges against Michael Jackson, who Presley married after their divorce.[25]

Musical career

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Keough is a bass guitar player in Presley's band, and also serves as her musical mentor.[26][27] Lisa Marie Presley still regards Keough as a close friend.[28][29] Keough lives in the guest house on Presley's property.[29] Presley described her relationship with Keough after they separated: "I don't know how, but we've managed to stay close ... There's others that I have pain or betrayal associated with that I won't have anything to do with. But he and I had a special thing. Unconditional."[29] In a 2003 interview with The Commercial Appeal, Presley commented on reports that she and Keough were planning to remarry: "Danny is my best friend, always has been, always will be. I love him unconditionally, but we are not together. It's not like that."[30] Keough and Presley became closer after Presley divorced Michael Jackson.[31][32][33][34] Keough's younger brother Thomas Keough had been an official witness at Presley's marriage to Michael Jackson.[22]

References

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  1. ^ Staff (June 1, 1989). "People Column: Lisa Marie Presley". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2A.
  2. ^ Tobin, Thomas C. (July 29, 1997). "Mansion for Lisa Marie – The King's daughter now calls Clearwater home". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1A.
  3. ^ a b Bracewell, Michael (June 7, 2003). "Moving on From Memphis". The Guardian.
  4. ^ a b Staff (June 14, 2003). "Memphis belle". Illawarra Mercury. Illawarra Newspapers Holdings Pty Limited. p. 4.
  5. ^ Wansell, Geoffrey (February 7, 2002). "Lisa craves love, but no man can match Elvis; Presley's little girl ditched her latest lover, Nicolas Cage?". The Evening Standard – via HighBeam Business.
  6. ^ Leiby, Richard N. (August 4, 1994). "Harmonic Conversion?: Ex-Scientologists Speculate on Why Michael and Lisa Wed". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company. p. C1. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  7. ^ Staff (October 6, 1988). "Elvis' Daughter Marries Musician". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. A3.
  8. ^ a b Conconi, Chuck (October 11, 1988). "Personalities". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company. p. D3.
  9. ^ Staff (June 1, 1989). "People Column". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2A.
  10. ^ Conconi, Chuck (October 11, 1988). "Personalities". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company.
  11. ^ Greenwalt, Frank (October 12, 1988). "People – Band Thinks Boss Needs a Handout". Daily News of Los Angeles. p. N18.
  12. ^ a b "Lisa Marie Presley Calls Abortion She Had While Dating Danny Keough 'Stupidest Thing I've Ever Done'". People.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  13. ^ a b Froelich, Paula; Brad Hunter (November 28, 2002). "Inside Shocking Split – Religion, Elvis Doomed Nick and Lisa Marie". New York Post. p. 9.
  14. ^ Weekes, Julia Ann (July 13, 2003). "'LIGHTS OUT'; Lisa Marie Presley shows dark side of life on new CD". New Hampshire Sunday News. Union Leader Corp.
  15. ^ Associated Press (October 28, 1992). "Elvis's Heir". The Commercial Appeal. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN. p. A2.
  16. ^ Gonzalez, Christian (October 24, 1992). "College gives Bailey a break". Austin American-Statesman. p. A22.
  17. ^ Roberto, Melissa (July 14, 2020). "Benjamin Keough's death ruled a suicide by gunshot wound". Fox News. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  18. ^ Staff; Associated Press (August 2, 1994). "It's true: Jackson, Presley are wed". Houston Chronicle. p. 1.
  19. ^ Staff (January 21, 1996). "News Lite – Presley Seeing Ex-Hubby". Daily News of Los Angeles. p. N6.
  20. ^ Staff (November 2, 2006). "Integrity is Lisa Marie Presley's mantra". Reno Gazette-Journal. pp. 9H.
  21. ^ Benza, A.J.; Don Gentile, New York Daily News (January 21, 1996). "Lisa Marie may return to ex-hubby Presley watchers say Elvis' daughter has been spotted with guitarist Danny Keough". Mobile Register. p. A2.
  22. ^ a b Leiby, Richard N. (The Washington Post) (August 12, 1994). "What's Scientology Got To Do With It?". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1H.
  23. ^ Semien, John (April 29, 1994). "Lisa Marie, husband seek divorce". The Commercial Appeal. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN. pp. A17.
  24. ^ Sullivan, Paul (August 4, 1994). "Lisa Marie's mom & ex-husband are All Shook Up about the kids". Boston Herald. p. 15.
  25. ^ Staff (August 3, 1994). "Kup's Column". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. p. 58.
  26. ^ Varga, George (May 11, 2003). "Don't be cruel: Lisa Marie Presley is ready to make a mark of her own". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. p. F-1.
  27. ^ Ellis, Bill (April 24, 2005). "Lisa Marie's most at home with herself – Performing her own material sheds light on Elvis and all that". The Commercial Appeal. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN. p. A1.
  28. ^ Hilburn, Robert (April 6, 2003). "POP MUSIC; A name for herself; Fear and family kept Lisa Marie Presley away from the microphone – until now". Los Angeles Times. p. E35.
  29. ^ a b c Bream, Jon (August 8, 2003). "Daddy's girl – Lisa Marie Presley finally enters the family business: rock 'n' roll". Star Tribune. Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities. p. 1E.
  30. ^ Lollar, Michael (April 4, 2003). "Lisa Marie Presley's 'Very Proud of Who I Am, Where I Come From'". The Commercial Appeal. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN. p. A1.
  31. ^ Alexander, Wiley (September 22, 1996). "Guess who Lisa Marie is planning to marry?". San Antonio Express-News. p. 2.
  32. ^ Nelso, Eric; From Wire Reports (September 21, 1996). "People". The Dallas Morning News. p. 2A.
  33. ^ Bowden, Robert; Knight-Ridder Newspapers (September 20, 1996). "Heartbreak Hotel, revisited". The Tampa Tribune. The Tribune Co. p. 2.
  34. ^ Schoemer, Karen, Newsweek (January 23, 1996). "Jackson-Presley Split Alters the Guessing Game". Tulsa World. World Publishing Co. p. D3.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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