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Jackie DeShannon
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 DeShannon performing at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., May 2011 | |
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| Birth name | Sharon Lee Myers |
| Born | August 21, 1941 Hazel, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1955–present |
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| Website | jackiedeshannon |
Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers; August 21, 1941)[4][5] is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster who has had many hit song credits beginning in the 1960s, as both a singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the rock and roll period. She is best known as the singer of "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and "Put a Little Love in Your Heart". She is the writer of "When You Walk in the Room" and "Bette Davis Eyes", which became hits for The Searchers and Kim Carnes, respectively.
Since 2009, DeShannon has been an entertainment broadcast correspondent reporting Beatles band members' news for the radio program Breakfast with the Beatles.[6]
- ^ a b Horowitz, Steve (February 16, 2018). "GETTING STONED COLD SOUL WITH JACKIE DESHANNON DURING HER CAPITOL RECORDS DAYS". PopMatters. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ Gaydos, Steven (January 3, 2020). "Singer-Songwriter Jackie DeShannon Remembers the Late-1950s L.A. Music Scene". Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Leggett, Steve. "Jackie DeShannon Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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Myers1956was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Haber, Dave (October 8, 2009). "Jackie DeShannon joins Breakfast with the Beatles". BearlesNews.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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