Ty Murray & Jewel Wed It has been announced that legendary rodeo cowboy Ty Murray and musician Jewel have eloped in the Bahamas on Thursday (August 7th). By all reports it was a small ceremony with friends in attendance. The couple has been together for 10 years and will make their home on a 2,200-acre ranch in Stephenville, Texas. Jewel has won 3 Grammy Awards and sold over 27 million albums. Ty Murray has won 7 PRCA All-Around Cowboy World Championships (1989-1994, 1998) and 2 Bull Riding World Championships (1993, 1998). He qualified for the NFR 8 times and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2000.