Jackie DeShannon
American singer-songwriter (b. 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers; August 21, 1941)[4][5] is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both 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", and as the writer of "When You Walk in the Room" and "Bette Davis Eyes", which became hits for The Searchers and Kim Carnes, respectively.
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| Birth name | Sharon Lee Myers |
| Born | (1941-08-21) August 21, 1941 (age 82) Hazel, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1955–present |
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| Website | jackiedeshannon |
Since 2009, she has been an entertainment broadcast correspondent reporting Beatles band members' news for the radio program Breakfast with the Beatles.[6]