Jackie DeShannon
(1944-)
American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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Randy Edelman
married since 3 June 1976
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(for 49 years and 2 months)
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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.
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Sharon Lee Myers 21 August 1944 (age 80) Hazel, Kentucky
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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