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- Born: Aug 21, 1941
From Wikipedia:
Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers; August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, radio broadcaster and actress 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. […]
DeShannon’s biggest break came in 1964 when she supported The Beatles on their first US tour, and formed a touring band with guitarist Ry Cooder. […]
