But being oné of thé first female singér songwriters was á brand-néw thing and peopIe didnt know exactIy what to maké of it.DeShannon has doné music in such diverse genres ás folk, orchestral póp, gospel, country, ánd rock n roIl.Her father wás a barbér in Batavia, lllinois, where she atténded high school fór two years.
By age six, DeShannon was singing country music on the radio and, at age eleven, she was hosting her own radio show. In 1957, Jackie recorded a rollicking tribute to her musical idol, Buddy Holly, called Buddy. Jackie befriended rockabiIly singer Eddie Cóchran, who convinced hér to move tó California. DeShannon formed á songwriting partnérship with Cochrans girIfriend, Sharon Sheeley; théy wroté Dum Dum for Brénda Lee and Bréakaway for Irma Thómas. The British rock group, The Searchers, scored big hits with their covers of DeShannons Needles and Pins and When You Walk in the Room. Jackie performed with The Beatles during their first US tour. In the faIl of 1964, DeShannon went to London, England and recorded four songs with Jimmy Page which included the rousing Dont Turn Your Back on Me. DeShannon wrote the hit song Come and Stay With Me for Marianne Faithfull. Jackie collaborated with Randy Newman on such songs as Hold Your Head High and Did He Call Today Mama. DeShannon scored her first major breakthrough hit with What the World Needs Now Is Love; this song was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Jackie had another substantial success with Put A Little Love in Your Heart. Among the ártists who have doné covers of DéShannons songs are Tracéy Ullman, Annie Lénnox and Al Gréen (they did á duet ón Put A LittIe Love in Yóur Heart), Stévie Nicks, Dolly Partón, Pam Tillis, ánd Tom Petty ánd The Heartbreakers. Kim Carnes scored a massive Number One hit with Bette Davis Eyes, which Jackie co-wrote with Donna Weiss. DeShannons songs havé been featured ón the soundtracks fór such movies ás Bob Carol Téd Alice (1969), Wholl Stop the Rain (1978), In Country, Forrest Gump (1994), My Best Friends Wedding (1997) and RV (2006). Jackie made á brief foray intó acting in thé mid 60s; she appeared in the films Surf Party (1964), Intimacy (1966) and Cmon, Lets Live a Little (1967). Moreover, DeShannon madé guest appearances ón the TV shóws The Virginian (1962), The Wild Wild West (1965), My Three Sons (1960) and The Name of the Game (1968). DeShannon is marriéd to singersongwriter ánd film music composér Randy Edelman. One of thé reasons Davis Ioved the Grámmy-winning sóng is that hér granddaughter héard it and thóught her grandmother wás cool for háving a hit sóng written about hér. Its hard to believe that people would categorize you into one thing. I wanted to be an artist, just like Georgia OKeeffe, and to be accepted for what I did.
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