Biography
Vocalist and songwriter Jackie DeShannon offers quite a music legacy. Her early singles crafted doo wop to smart lyrics. She toured using the Beatles in 1964 and a lot more than kept her personal. She wrote tunes with Randy Newman and Jimmy Web page. She sang with Vehicle Morrison. She was one of the primary artists to understand that folk and pop can work collectively and was a behind-the-scenes innovator within the creation of folk-rock. And she achieved it all with design and grace, performing with an attractive, husky voice filled with energetic enthusiasm and writing tunes that gracefully belied the art in it. By all accounts she ought to be children name rather than just a well known rock & move footnote. Created Sharon Lee Meyers in Hazel, KY on August 21, 1944, she was performing nation songs on an area radio display by enough time she was six yrs . old. By 11, she was hosting her personal show within the train station, and had been single-minded in regards to a profession in music. Following the family members relocated to Illinois, Myers continuing to just work at performing and songwriting, and documented local singles under numerous names as an adolescent, including edges as Jackie Dee and Jackie Shannon. Her variations of a set of nation songs, “Friend” and “Problems,” captured the hearing of rocker Eddie Cochran, who wanted her out and launched her to his sweetheart, vocalist and songwriter Sharon Sheeley. Sheeley and Myers started writing songs collectively, including “I Like Anastasia” (popular for the Fleetwoods) and “Dum Dum” (popular for Brenda Lee). Myers authorized a recording agreement with Liberty Information in 1960. By this aspect she acquired grafted the brands Jackie Dee and Jackie Shannon collectively to become referred to as Jackie DeShannon, and it had been under that name that her good debut solitary, “Lonely Woman,” appeared later on that yr. Although she continuing to release good singles, like the Sonny Bono/Jack port Nitzsche traditional “Fine needles and Pins” and her personal “When You Walk in the area,” which innovatively merged folk-rock having a Phil Spector-like Wall structure of Sound set up (both songs had been later big strikes for the Searchers), she just had moderate achievement on the graphs. But DeShannon, apart from her apparent talents like a article writer and vocalist, was also a stunning blonde with a lot of awesome charisma, and Liberty Information was well alert to it, and trapped with her despite the fact that she wasn’t achieving the the surface of the graphs. Internet dating Elvis Presley for a while didn’t harm her in this respect, and neither do close friendships with Ricky Nelson as well as the Everly Brothers, and she was actually cast within the teenager film Browse Party, where she was matched up with vocalist Bobby Vinton. Her biggest break arrived, though, when she opened up for the Beatles within the group’s 1st U.S. tour in 1964, along with a music group that included a Ry Cooder, she a lot more than kept her very own. That same calendar year the Byrds protected her melody “Don’t Question Yourself Babe” on the debut record for Columbia Information, which only put into her presence. DeShannon transferred briefly to Britain the next calendar year in 1965, where she started writing songs using a pre-Led Zeppelin Jimmy Web page (speculation is definitely that “Tangerine,” from Zep’s third record, is approximately DeShannon), including “Don’t Convert Your Back again on Me” and “Wish Boy.” Quickly getting an A-list songwriter, DeShannon also penned “Come and Stick with Me personally” for Marianne Faithfull, who had popular with it in both side from the Atlantic. Shifting to NY, DeShannon began composing songs using a pre-fame Randy Newman (“Do He Contact Today Mama?” and “Keep Your Head Great,” amongst others). In 1965 DeShannon finally conquered the pop graphs with her edition of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “What the planet Needs NOW COULD BE Like,” and 2 yrs afterwards in 1967 she performed a folksinger within the film C’mon Allow’s Live just a little, which also presented vocalist Bobby Vee. But DeShannon was hard to advertise and peg — she was certainly young and gorgeous but her organic intelligence produced her appear out of place as a teenager idol, as well as the vocalist/songwriter period — which later on made an identical artist, Carole Ruler, a huge celebrity — was still a year or two later on. DeShannon was just as much a article writer as she was a performer, nevertheless, and she remained creative and effective behind the moments. In 1969 she came back towards the pop graphs with her personal “Put just a little Love within your Heart,” pursuing it with the only real slightly less effective “Love WILL SEE a means.” DeShannon still left NY and moved to LA, putting your signature on with Atlantic Information in 1970, but although her work with the label was critically acclaimed, okay albums like Jackie as well as your Baby Is a female didn’t find large viewers. She was well reputed on the market, though, and performers like Truck Morrison, who acquired DeShannon provide back-up vocals on his Hard Nose the Highway record in 1973, had been eager to use her. But DeShannon didn’t specifically need house-to-house popularity to create her profession function — she was an achieved songwriter, and variations of her music kept striking the graphs even when she wasn’t performing them. “Bette Davis Eye,” which DeShannon co-wrote with Donna Weiss, was a big success for Kim Carnes in 1981. “Break-A-Way,” originally included in Irma Thomas in 1964, strike big inside a edition by Tracey Ullman in 1983. “Place a Little Like in Your Center” charted once again in 1989 inside a duet edition by Al Green and Annie Lennox, and once again in 1993 by Dolly Parton. Pam Tillis’ rendition of “When You Walk in the Space” topped the united states graphs in 1994. In every, an extraordinary litany of performers has recorded variations of DeShannon tracks, including Bruce Springsteen, Ella Fitzgerald, the Isley Brothers, Jim Croce, Steppenwolf, the Righteous Brothers, Karla Bonoff, Mahalia Jackson, Cher, the Carpenters, and Rita Coolidge, among numerous others. She came back in 2000 having a critically acclaimed return effort, YOU UNDERSTAND Me, however the recording — maybe predictably — didn’t connect with a big audience. This year 2010 she was inducted in to the Songwriters Hall of Popularity. DeShannon continues to be wedded since 1977 to article writer and film composer Randy Edelman.
Quick Facts
Full Name Jackie DeShannon
Profession Actor, Singer-songwriter, Lyricist
Nationality American
Spouse Randy Edelman, Bud Dain
Children Noah D. Edelman
Parents Sandra Jean, James Erwin Myers
Siblings Randy Myers
Awards Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Music Songs What the World Needs Now, Put A Little Love In Your Heart, When You Walk in the Room, Needles and Pins, Bette Davis Eyes, Come and Stay With Me, Don't Turn Your Back on Me, Lifetime of Loneliness, Did He Call Today, Mama?, Hold Your Head High, Boat to Sail, Don't Let The Flame Burn Out, You Won't Forget Me, Dream Boy, Laurel Canyon, The Weight, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, She Don't Understand Him Like I Do, Little Yellow Roses, Love Will Find a Way, Lonely Girl, Heaven Is Being With You, So Long Johnny, Nobody's Home to Go Home To, All Night Desire, Vanilla O'Lay, I Don't Think So Much Of Myself Now, Strolypso Dance, Come and Get Me, Wish I Could Find A Boy, Splendor in the Grass, Me About You
Albums New Arrangement, This Is Jackie DeShannon, Your Baby Is a Lady, Jackie... Plus, Me About You, You're the Only Dancer, In the Wind, Jackie, Put a Little Love in Your Heart, Songs, For You, When You Walk In the Room, What the World Needs Now Is Love, Songs (Deluxe Edition), Doors and Windows, Laurel Canyon, The Early Hits, To Be Free, Six String Heart, Tide, You Know Me, New Image, You Won't Forget Me, Breakin' It Up on The Beatles Tour!, What the World Needs Now Is ...: The Definitive Collection, Quick Touches, All The Love: The Lost Atlantic Recordings, Classic Masters, The Complete Singles Vol. 1 (1960-1963), The Best of Jackie Deshannon, Come and Get Me: Best of, The Complete Singles Vol. 2 (1964-1967), The Complete Singles Vol. 3 (1967-1970), Essential Early Years, The Very Best Of Jackie DeShannon, Guess Who, Lil' Bit of Gold, Don't Turn Your Back on Me, What The World Needs Now Is...Jackie DeShannon - The Definitive Collection, Are You Ready For This? (Deluxe Edition), The Very Best of, Think About You (Mono Version), The Best of the Early Years, You're the Only Dancer/Quick Touches, You Wont Forget It
Nominations Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Movies Surf Party, C'mon, Let's Live a Little, The Catcher, Love-In at Ground Zero
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The Byrds recorded Jackie's song "Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe" for their debut album "Mr. Tambourine Man". |
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After the song "Bette Davis Eyes" became a hit single, Bette Davis wrote letters to singer Kim Carnes and songwriters Donna Weiss and DeShannon and asked how did they know so much about her. One of the reasons Davis loved the Grammy-winning song is that her granddaughter heard it and thought her grandmother was "cool" for having a hit song written about her. |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Britain's Got Talent |
2016 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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| American Horror Story |
2015 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| The Final Girls |
2015 |
writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| Guapas |
2014 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| The Goldbergs |
2014 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| New Girl |
2014 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| Eastbound & Down |
2013 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| Austenland |
2013 |
writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| Alex Cross |
2012 |
performer: "All Our Secrets Are the Same" / writer: "All Our Secrets Are the Same" |
|
| That's My Boy |
2012 |
writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" - as Jackie De Shannon |
|
| Laurence Anyways |
2012 |
writer: "Bette Davis' Eyes" |
|
| Take Me Home Tonight |
2011 |
writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place |
2011 |
Documentary writer: "Breakaway" |
|
| Misfits |
2010 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| Raising Hope |
2010 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| La solitudine dei numeri primi |
2010 |
writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| True Blood |
2010 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
|
| Saturday Night Live |
1981-2009 |
TV Series writer - 2 episodes |
|
| Qwerty |
|
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 |
|
| Cyprien |
2009 |
as De Shanon, "Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| American Swing |
2008 |
Documentary writer: "Am I Dreaming" - as Jackie De Shannon |
|
| The Secret Life of Bees |
2008 |
writer: "Breakaway" 1964 |
|
| Bitter & Twisted |
2008 |
writer: "In My Time of Sorrow" |
|
| Midnight Heat |
2007 |
writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| If It Ain't Stiff |
2007 |
TV Movie documentary writer: "Breakaway" |
|
| When Did You Last See Your Father? |
2007 |
performer: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" - as Jackie De Shannon / writer: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" - as Jackie De Shannon |
|
| La mandrágora |
2007 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| Allt om min buske |
2007 |
writer: "Put a little love in your heart" |
|
| Guide de la petite vengeance |
2006 |
performer: "What the World Needs Now Is Love" |
|
| RV |
2006 |
performer: "Needles and Pins" |
|
| Heartbreak Hotel |
2006 |
writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found |
2005 |
TV Special documentary writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" - uncredited |
|
| North Country |
2005 |
writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| Deutschland sucht den Superstar |
2004 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| Cold Case |
2003 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| Canadian Idol |
2003 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| Idols |
2003 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| Reeseville |
2003 |
writer: "Heart in Hand" - as Jackie De Shannon |
|
| Stuart Little 2 |
2002 |
writer: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" |
|
| Something to Remind Me |
2001 |
TV Movie performer: "What the World Needs Now is Love" - uncredited |
|
| Duets |
2000 |
writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" - as Jackie De Shannon |
|
| Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) |
2000 |
TV Movie documentary performer: "Glory Waves" |
|
| The Secret Life of Girls |
1999 |
performer: "Keeper of The Dreams" / writer: "Keeper of The Dreams" |
|
| 200 Cigarettes |
1999 |
"Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy |
1998 |
Video documentary writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" - uncredited |
|
| Shooting Fish |
1997 |
performer: "What the World Needs Now Is Love" |
|
| My Best Friend's Wedding |
1997 |
performer: "What the World Needs Now is Love" |
|
| Tohuwabohu |
1997 |
TV Series writer - 2 episodes |
|
| Senior Trip |
1995 |
writer: "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" |
|
| All About Bette |
1994 |
TV Movie documentary writer: "BETTE DAVIS EYES" |
|
| Forrest Gump |
1994 |
performer: "What The World Needs Now Is Love" 1965 - as Jackie De Shannon |
|
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
1992 |
TV Series writer - 2 episodes |
|
| 26th Annual Country Music Association Awards |
1992 |
TV Special writer: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" |
|
| Heartbeat |
1992 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| Becoming Colette |
1991 |
lyrics: "There Was A Time" / music: "There Was A Time" |
|
| Sweet Talker |
1991 |
writer: "Bad Water" |
|
| Drugstore Cowboy |
1989 |
performer: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" / writer: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" |
|
| In Country |
1989 |
performer: "What the World Needs Now is Love" |
|
| Scrooged |
1988 |
writer: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", "Put a Little Love in Your Heart Finale" |
|
| Dolly |
1988 |
TV Series writer - 2 episodes |
|
| Women in Rock |
1986 |
Video documentary writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| Maricela |
1986 |
TV Movie writer: "Bette Davis Eyes" |
|
| Amo non amo |
1979 |
performer: "I Don't Need You Anymore" US version, "Find Love" US version |
|
| The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song |
1979 |
TV Special writer: "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" |
|
| Who'll Stop the Rain |
1978 |
performer: "PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART" / writer: "PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART" |
|
| The Chicken Chronicles |
1977 |
performer: "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" - as Jackie de Shannon / writer: "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" |
|
| The Sonny and Cher Show |
1976 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| The Ernie Sigley Show |
1974 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| American Graffiti |
1973 |
writer: "The Great Imposter" |
|
| The Graham Kennedy Show |
1973 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
| The Catcher |
1972 |
TV Movie performer: "Half Moon, Half Son>" / writer: "Half Moon, Half Son>" |
|
| Celebration at Big Sur |
1971 |
Documentary writer: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" |
|
| The Johnny Cash Show |
1970 |
TV Series performer - 3 episodes |
|
| The Kraft Music Hall |
1970 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
|
| The Ed Sullivan Show |
|
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1970 writer - 1 episode, 1970 |
|
| Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice |
1969 |
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" |
|
| Playboy After Dark |
|
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1969 writer - 1 episode, 1969 |
|
| The Wild Wild West |
1969 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
|
| The 39th Annual Academy Awards |
1967 |
TV Special performer: "My Wishing Doll" |
|
| Mi vedrai tornare |
1966 |
writer: "LA MIA VOCE When you walk in the room" - as De Shannon |
|
| Hollywood a Go Go |
|
TV Series writer - 7 episodes, 1965 - 1966 performer - 5 episodes, 1965 |
|
| Shindig! |
|
TV Series writer - 6 episodes, 1965 performer - 5 episodes, 1965 - 1966 |
|
| Hullabaloo |
1965 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
|
| Surf Party |
1964 |
performer: "Glory Wave", "Never Comin' Back" |
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Actress
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Catcher |
1972 |
TV Movie |
Amy Lee Cade |
| The Virginian |
1970 |
TV Series |
Mag Connor |
| The Wild Wild West |
1969 |
TV Series |
Torrey Elder |
| The Name of the Game |
1969 |
TV Series |
Leora |
| C'mon, Let's Live a Little |
1967 |
|
Judy Grant |
| My Three Sons |
1967 |
TV Series |
Peggy Snell |
| Intimacy |
1966 |
|
Carrie Lane |
| Gilligan's Island |
1965 |
TV Series |
Voice |
| Surf Party |
1964 |
|
Junior Griffith |
| Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine |
1963 |
TV Series |
Guest Vocalist |
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| My Music: Burt Bacharach's Best |
2013 |
TV Movie |
Herself |
| How the Brits Rocked America |
2012 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Herself |
| Beatles Stories |
2011 |
Documentary |
Herself |
| My Music: My Generation - The 60s |
2008 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Elvis Forever |
2002 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) |
2000 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself (uncredited) |
| Women in Rock |
1986 |
Video documentary |
Herself |
| New American Bandstand 1965 |
1960-1980 |
TV Series |
Herself - Musical Guest / Herself |
| Sha Na Na |
1980 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Mike Douglas Show |
1967-1979 |
TV Series |
Herself - Vocalist / Herself |
| The Jim Nabors Show |
1978 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Jim Nabors Hour |
1971 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Johnny Cash Show |
1970 |
TV Series |
Herself - Singer |
| The Tim Conway Comedy Hour |
1970 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Everly Brothers Show |
1970 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Kraft Music Hall |
1970 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Red Skelton Hour |
1970 |
TV Series |
Herself - Guest Vocalist |
| The Ed Sullivan Show |
1970 |
TV Series |
Herself - Vocalist |
| The Joey Bishop Show |
1967-1969 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Europarty |
1969 |
TV Series |
Herself - Singer |
| The Andy Williams Show |
1969 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet |
1969 |
TV Series |
Herself - Musician |
| Allen Ludden's Gallery |
1969 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Playboy After Dark |
1969 |
TV Series |
Singer |
| The Donald O'Connor Show |
1968 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| It's Happening |
1968 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Steve Allen Show |
1968 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Woody Woodbury Show |
1968 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The 39th Annual Academy Awards |
1967 |
TV Special |
Herself - Performer |
| Where the Action Is |
1965-1966 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Shindig! |
1965-1966 |
TV Series |
Herself - Singer |
| Hullabaloo |
1965 |
TV Series |
Herself - Singer |
| Hollywood a Go Go |
1965 |
TV Series |
Herself - Singer / Himself - Singer / Herself |
| The Beat Room |
1964 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Juke Box Jury |
1964 |
TV Series |
Herself - Panellist |
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I was brought up with all kinds of music and it was natural for me to do anything I wanted. It's hard to believe that people would categorize you into one thing. I wanted to be an artist, just like Georgia O'Keeffe, and to be accepted for what I did. But being one of the first female singer / songwriters was a brand-new thing and people didn't know exactly what to make of it. If I came out with a [Hal David / Burt Bacharach] song like "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and followed it with "The Weight", what was that? |
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Sexy hoarse voice |
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