Jackie DeShannon
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Jackie DeShannon 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.
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When I was writing songs or performing or producing or dabbling in movies or even putting my career on hold to go to art school, I was just following my muse.
Biography magazine (April 2002)
Most of the time I sit down with my guitar or at the piano, and I play for awhile until I get a new riff or groove that I like a lot.
Swingin' Chicks of the 60s (September 2000)
I've always been careful to put out the very best work I can.
Swingin' Chicks of the 60s (September 2000)
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Jackie DeShannon 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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