Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers, August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster with a string of

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credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the

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period. She is best known as the singer of "

What the World Needs Now Is Love "What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a relea ...

" and "

Put a Little Love in Your Heart "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" is a song originally performed in 1969 by Jackie DeShannon, who composed it with her brother Randy Myers and Jimmy Holiday. In the U.S., it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching number 4 on the Hot 100 ...

", and as the writer of "

When You Walk in the Room "When You Walk in the Room" is a song written and recorded by Jackie DeShannon. It was initially released as a single on November 23, 1963, as the B-side to "Till You Say You'll Be Mine". It was re-released as an A-side in September 1964, and lat ...

" and "

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", which became hits for, respectively,

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and

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. Since 2009, DeShannon has been an entertainment broadcast correspondent reporting Beatles band members' news for the radio program ''

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''.

Early life and education

DeShannon was born in

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, the daughter of musically inclined farming parents, James Erwin Myers and the former Sandra Jeanne Laporte. By age six, she was singing country tunes on a local radio show. By age 11, she was hosting her own radio program. When life on the farm became too difficult, the family moved to her mother's hometown, Aurora, Illinois, where her father resumed his other career as a barber. After a year, they moved to

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, where she attended high school. In May 1955, while in 8th grade, Sharon Lee Myers, then 13 years old, was featured in the local newspaper for her vocal talents and personal appearances at community gatherings, the local hospitals, and for assorted organizations."Sharon Lee Myers, Only 13, Is Talented Batavia Vocalist", ''Batavia Herald'' atavia, Ill. May 5, 1955, p. 1. According to the ''Batavia Herald'', she had her own Saturday morning radio show ''Breakfast Melodies'' on radio station WMRO. Further:

Though only 13, the youngster can boast almost 11 years of voice training and experience and in the past she has toured most of the south making personal appearances. Also she has sung on radio with a rhythm band for 2 years and has appeared on television 3 times.

In March 1956, "Sherry Lee Myers" made "another guest appearance on

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's popular ''Country and Western Television Show''" on Saturday evening, March 3, on Channel 2"Batavia Banter: On Television Show." ''Batavia Herald'' atavia, Ill. March 1, 1956, p. 12—the

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network affiliate in Chicago, Illinois. According to the ''Batavia Herald'':

Sherry Lee is a busy young lady. Each Saturday morning at 9:30 she is on the WMRO radio show. She had made appearances with the Pee Wee King Show at Ottawa, Rockford and LaSalle in recent weeks. Following her television appearance this Saturday night, the young Batavia artist will appear at the West Aurora Junior High School auditorium on Sunday, March 4th for three shows, 2, 4, and 8 pm.

She attended Batavia High School for two years (1955–1957), leaving school after her second year.

Early career

She began to record under various names such as Sherry Lee, Jackie Dee, and Jackie Shannon, with mixed success. ''Billboard'' noted (June 10, 1957) that Sherry Lee Myers, "16-year-old C&W singer of Batavia, Illinois," had recently signed to

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's Gone label in New York as a rockabilly artist, and that her "handlers" (Irving Schacht and Paul Kallett) had changed her name to Jackie Dee. Her only release on Gone included "I'll Be True" (A) and "How Wrong I Was" (B), which appeared in both 78 rpm and 45 rpm versions. Jackie almost certainly sang these songs at the Uptown Theater in Philadelphia on July 3, 1957, and at the Paramount Theater in New York, two weeks later, with

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's Big Rock 'n' Roll Show. However, her interpretations of country songs "Buddy" (as Jackie Dee) and "Trouble" (as Jackie Shannon) gained the attention of rock and roll star

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, who arranged for her to travel to California to meet his girlfriend, singer-songwriter

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, who formed a writing partnership with DeShannon in 1960. Their partnership produced

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's hits "

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" and " Heart in Hand". In 1960, DeShannon signed with Liberty Records, adopting the name Jackie DeShannon, believed to be the name of an Irish ancestor, after executives at Liberty thought the name Sharon Myers would not help sell records. In a ''

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'' interview (June 14, 2010), DeShannon said that she chose "Jackie" as a cross-gender name. Since she had a low singing voice, she could be heard as either male or female. When she found that "Jackie Dee" was too similar to Brenda Lee,

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, et al., she changed it to Jackie Dee Shannon, which people heard as DeShannon. The name stuck. Armed with her new name, she made the WLS Chicago radio survey with the single "Lonely Girl" in late 1960. A string of mostly flop singles followed, although "The Prince" bubbled under at No. 108 in the United States in early 1962, and "Faded Love" became her first US ''Billboard'' Top 100 entry, squeaking in at No. 97 in February 1963. She fared better with the

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song " Needles and Pins" and the self-penned "

" later in 1963. Both reached the lower rungs of the US pop charts, but were Top 40 hits in Canada, where "Needles and Pins" made it all the way to No. 1. "Needles and Pins" and "When You Walk in the Room" later became US and UK hits for

. A version of "When You Walk in the Room" by

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topped the country charts in 1994, and the song was also recorded by ex-Byrds member

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in 1998 and by ex-

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vocalist

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in 2004. DeShannon recorded many other singles that encompassed teen pop, country ballads, rockabilly, gospel, and

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-style soul that didn't fare as well on the charts. During these years it was her songwriting and public profile rather than her recording career that kept her contracted to Liberty. DeShannon dated

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and formed friendships with

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and

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. She also co-starred and sang with

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in the 1964 teen surf movie '' Surf Party''. DeShannon's biggest break came in February 1964 when she supported

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on their first US tour, and formed a touring band with guitarist Ry Cooder. DeShannon co-wrote " Breakaway" with

, which was recorded by

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in 1964, and by

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in 1983. She also wrote "Don't Doubt Yourself Babe" for '' Mr. Tambourine Man'', the 1965 debut album of

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. Her music at this stage was heavily influenced by the American West Coast sounds and folk music. Staying briefly in England in 1965, DeShannon formed a songwriting partnership with Jimmy Page, which resulted in the songs "Dream Boy" and "Don't Turn Your Back on Me". DeShannon also wrote material for singer

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, including her Top Ten UK and US hit " Come and Stay With Me", which became Faithfull's biggest UK hit, peaking at No. 4 in 1965. That same year, Cher recorded the song on her solo debut album ''

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''. It would be three more years before Jackie DeShannon would record the song for herself, on her ''Laurel Canyon'' album in 1968. She also appeared on the television show ''

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Hit love songs

Moving to New York City, DeShannon co-wrote with Randy Newman, producing such songs as "She Don't Understand Him Like I Do" and "Did He Call Today Mama?", as well as writing "You Have No Choice" for Delaney Bramlett. In March 1965, DeShannon recorded Burt Bacharach and

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's "

", which led to club tours and regular appearances on television and went to No. 7 on the US charts and No. 1 in Canada. (DeShannon's recording of the song was subsequently used in the 1969 film ''

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''). She appeared in the 1967 film ''

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'', with

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, as a folk singer. DeShannon continued writing and recording, but it was not until 1969 that she scored her next smash single and album, both entitled "

". The self-penned single (co-written with her brother, Randy Myers and Jimmy Holiday) sold over one million copies, and was awarded a

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. "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" was performed as the closing number at the

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, broadcast worldwide from the

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in 1979, and was covered in 1988 as a duet by Annie Lennox and Al Green (reaching No. 9 in the

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), and by

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in 1993. The single "Love Will Find a Way" from the same album was also a moderate hit.

Later career

Switching to Atlantic Records in 1970 and moving to Los Angeles, DeShannon recorded the critically acclaimed albums '' Jackie'' (1972) and '' Your Baby Is a Lady'' (1974), but they failed to produce the same commercial success as previous releases. In 1973, she was invited by

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to sing on his album, '' Hard Nose the Highway'' (singing backup on both the title track and "Warm Love"). In 1974, DeShannon released '' New Arrangement'' for Columbia Records. She co-wrote four songs on the album with

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, including "Queen of the Rodeo" and "

". The latter went on to become a worldwide No. 1 single for

in 1981, earning Weiss and DeShannon the 1982

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. She released '' You're the Only Dancer'' in 1977, and a single from that album, "Don't Let The Flame Burn Out", was a minor hit, reaching No. 65 in the Billboard Hot 100. DeShannon continued to record into the 21st century. She released ''You Know Me'', an album of original songs, for

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in 2000, and ''When You Walk in the Room'', a new recording of her best-known songs, in 2011. She was portrayed by singer

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in an episode of ''

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''. On June 17, 2010, DeShannon was inducted into the

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. In 2012 she wrote and recorded "For Africa, In Africa", a song inspired by the urgent need for action to provide clean water for the African Continent. Using her continuing access and friendship with

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and Ringo Starr, DeShannon has appeared as a contributing entertainment broadcast correspondent reporting historical anecdotes and current touring and personal news and publicity pertaining to the two surviving Beatles for ''

'' on Sirius XM Satellite Radio on the weekends since October 2009.

Personal life

She had a brother, Randy James Myers, with whom she has sometimes written songs. In the mid 1960s, she was a companion of Jimmy Page and dated

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guitarist

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. It is likely that Page wrote the song "

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" (which appeared on the third

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album) after the breakup of his relationship with DeShannon in early 1965. Her first husband was Liberty Records executive Irving "Bud" Dain, whom she married on January 29, 1966 (annulled in 1967).Sheff, David
"Jackie Deshannon Wrote the Tune but Randy Edelman Put a Little Love in Her Heart"
''People'', May 5, 1980; accessed August 19, 2014. DeShannon has been married to singer-songwriter and film composer

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since 1976. They have one son, Noah (born 1978).

Discography

Albums

* ''Jackie DeShannon'' (1963) *'' Breakin' It Up on the Beatles Tour'' (1964) * ''Don't Turn Your Back on Me'' (1964) * '' Surf Party'' (1964, soundtrack) * '' This Is Jackie DeShannon'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1965) * ''You Won't Forget Me'' (1965, compilation) * ''

'' (1966, soundtrack) * ''Are You Ready for This?'' (1966) * ''New Image'' (1967) * ''For You'' (1967) * ''Me About You'' (1968) * ''

'' (1968, compilation) * ''Lonely Girl'' (1968, compilation) * ''Great Performances'' (1968, compilation) * ''Laurel Canyon'' (1969) * ''

'' (1969) US Billboard # 81 * ''To Be Free'' (1970) * ''Songs'' (1971) * '' Jackie'' (1972) US Billboard # 196 * '' Your Baby Is a Lady'' (1974) * '' New Arrangement'' (1975) * ''The Very Best of Jackie DeShannon'' (1975, compilation) * '' You're the Only Dancer'' (1977) US Billboard # 203 * ''Quick Touches'' (1978) * ''Together'' (1980, soundtrack) * ''Pop Princess'' (1981, compilation) * ''Jackie DeShannon'' (1985, compilation) * '' What the World Needs Now Is ...: The Definitive Collection'' (1994, compilation) * ''Good as Gold!'' (1990, compilation) * ''The Best of Jackie DeShannon'' (1991, compilation) * ''Trouble with Jackie Dee'' (1991) * ''The Early Years'' (1998, compilation) * ''Come and Get Me: Best of... 1958–1980'' (2000, compilation) * ''You Know Me'' (2000) * ''High Coinage: The Songwriters Collection 1960–1984'' (2007, compilation) * ''You Won't Forget Me: The Complete Liberty Singles Volume 1'' (2009, UK compilation) * ''Come and Get Me: The Complete Liberty and Imperial Singles Volume 2'' (2011, UK compilation) * ''When You Walk in the Room'' (2011, songs newly recorded) * ''Keep Me in Mind: The Complete Imperial and Liberty Singles, Volume 3'' (2012, UK compilation) * ''All the Love: The Lost Atlantic Recordings'' (2015, previously unreleased 1971 album) * ''Stone Cold Soul: The Complete Capitol Recordings'' (2018, compilation)

Singles

Images of each record from 1956 to 1960, including additional liner notes, are found at "Sweet Sherry: The Early Recording Career of Jackie DeShannon" by Pete Lerner.

Film appearances

* '' Surf Party'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1966) * '' C'mon Let's Live a Little'' (1967)

TV appearances

* ''Hollywood A Go Go'' (1965) * '' Hullabaloo'' (1965) * ''My Three Sons'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1969) * ''The Wild Wild West'' (1969) (The Night of the Janus) * ''The Johnny Cash Show'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' The Virginian'' (1970) * ''The Catcher'' (1972) * '' The Midnight Special'' (1976) * '' Later... with Jools Holland'', Series 41, Episode 6, BBC TWO (2012)

References

External links

Official website

Jackie DeShannon
at the

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"Sweet Sherry: The Early Recording Career of Jackie DeShannon" by Pete Lerner
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