JackieDeShannon,realnameSharonLeeMyers,(bornAugust21,1944)isanAmericansinger/songwriterwithastringofhitsongcreditsfromthe1960sonwards.Shewasoneofthefirstfemalesingersongwritersoftherock‘n’rollperiod.SharonMyersadoptedthenameJackieDeShannon,believedtobeanIrishancestor.RecordcompanyexecutivesatLibertyRecordsthoughtthenameSharonMyerswouldn’tsellrecords.(Sheoncereportedthatrecordexecutivesadded“Shannon”to“JackieDee,”oneofthenamesunderwhichsherecorded,tocreatehername.)Lifeandearlycareer:DeShannonwasbornthedaughterofmusicallyinclinedfarmingparents,SandraJeanandJamesErwinMyers,DeShannonwasintroducedtosingingcountrytunesonalocalradioshowattheageofsix.Bytheageofeleven,DeShannonwasalreadyhostingherownradioprogram.Whenlifeonthefarmbecametoodifficult,thefamilymovedtoAurora,Illinois,hermother’shometown,andherfatherresumedhisothercareerasabarber.Afterayear,theymoveduptheFoxRivertoBatavia,Illinois,whereSharonattendedhighschool.RecordingundervariousnamessuchasSherryLee,JackieDee,andJackieShannon,shehadlittlesuccess.However,herinterpretationsofcountrysongs“Buddy”and“Trouble”gainedtheattentionofEddieCochranwhoarrangedforhertotraveltoCaliforniaandmeetsinger-songwriterSharonSheeley,whoformedawritingpartnershipwithDeShannonin1960.Thepartnershipproducedhitssuchas“DumDum”forBrendaLeeand“ILoveAnastasia”forTheFleetwoods.Thelatterwasnamedafteroneofhergoodfriendsinhighschool.In1960,DeShannonsignedwithLibertyRecords.ShemadetheWLSChicagosurveywith“LonelyGirl”inlate1960.Astringofmostlyflopsinglesfollowed,although“ThePrince”bubbledunderat#108intheUnitedStatesinearly1962,and“FadedLove”(#97inFebruary1963)becameherfirstU.S.Hot100hit,albeitjustbarely.Shebrokethroughalittlemoresolidlysinging“NeedlesandPins”and“WhenYouWalkintheRoom”laterin1963.BothreachedthelowerrungsoftheU.S.popcharts,butweresubstantialtop40hitsinCanada,where“NeedlesandPins”madeitallthewayto#1.“NeedlesandPins”and“WhenYouWalkintheRoom”laterbecameU.S.andUKhitsforTheSearchers.DeShannonrecordedmanyothersinglesthatencompassedteenpop,countryballads,rockabilly,gospel,andRayCharles-stylesoulthatdidn’tfareaswellonthecharts.DuringtheseyearsitwashersongwritingandpublicprofileratherthanherrecordingcareerthatkepthercontractedtoLibertyRecords.DeShannondatedElvisPresleyandformedfriendshipswithTheEverlyBrothersandRickyNelson.Shealsoco-starredandsangwithBobbyVintonintheteensurfmovieSurfParty.DeShannon’sbiggestbreakcameinFebruary1964,whenshesupportedTheBeatlesontheirfirstU.S.tour,andformedatouringbandwithguitaristRyCooder.DeShannonalsowrote“Don’tDoubtYourselfBabe”fordebutalbumbyTheByrds.HermusicatthisstagewasheavilyinfluencedbytheAmericanWestCoastsoundsandfolkmusic.StayingbrieflyinEnglandin1965,DeShannonformedasongwritingpartnershipwithJimmyPage,whichresultedinthehitsingles“DreamBoy”and“Don’tTurnYourBackOnMe”.PageandDeShannonalsowrotematerialforsingerMarianneFaithfull,includingherTopTenUKandU.S.hit“ComeandStayWithMe”.DeShannonalsoappearedonthetelevisionshowReadySteadyGo!Hitlovesongs:MovingtoNewYork,DeShannonco-wrotewithRandyNewman,producingsuchsongsas“SheDon’tUnderstandHim”and“DidHeCallTodayMama?”,aswellaswriting“YouHaveNoChoice”forDelaneyBramlett.InMarch1965,DeShannonrecordedBurtBacharachandHalDavid’s“WhattheWorldNeedsNowIsLove,”whichprovidedherfirstNumber1hitandregularappearancesontelevisionshowsandclubtours.(DeShannon’srecordingofthesongwassubsequentlyusedinthe1969filmBobCarolTedAlice.)Sheappearedinthe1967filmC’monLet’sLiveaLittle,withBobbyVee,asafolksinger.DeShannoncontinuedwritingandrecordingbutitwasnotuntil1969thatshescoredhernextbiggestsmashsingleandalbum,bothentitled“PutaLittleLoveinYourHeart”.Thesingle“LoveWillFindAWay”fromthesamealbumwasalsoamoderatehit.SwitchingtoAtlanticRecordsin1970andmovingtoLosAngeles,DeShannonrecordedthecriticallyacclaimedalbumsJackieandYourBabyIsALady,buttheyfailedtoproducethesamecommercialsuccessaspreviousreleases.In1973,shewasinvitedbyVanMorrisontosingonhisHardNosetheHighwayalbum.“PutALittleLoveInYourHeart”wasperformedastheclosingnumberattheMusicforUNICEFConcert,broadcastworldwidefromtheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyin1979.Latercareer:WhileDeShannonhasnotproducedanyfurtherTopTensinglesofherown,hersongshavebeencoveredbyotherartistswhohaveinturnconvertedthemintohits.In1974,withDonnaWeiss,shecomposed“QueenOfTheRodeo”and“BetteDavisEyes”forheralbumNewArrangement.Thesong“BetteDavisEyes”laterbecameaworld-wideNumber1singleforsingerKimCarnesin1981.ItearnedDeShannonthe1982GrammyAwardforSongoftheYear.Thesongs“Breakaway”,recordedbyTraceyUllmanin1983,and“PutALittleLoveInYourHeart”,recordedbyAnnieLennoxandAlGreenin1988,alsobecamehugehits,thelatterofwhichDollyPartonalsocoveredin1993.TomPettyTheHeartbreakersandStevieNickshadaTop40U.S.hitin1986withacoverof“NeedlesAndPins”,whichwasasongDeShannonoriginallyrecorded,althoughnotoneshewrote.Aversionof“WhenYouWalkInTheRoom”byPamTillisin1994toppedthecountrycharts.Anotherrecentcoverof“WhenYouWalkInTheRoom”wasbyex-ABBAvocalistAgnethaF?ltskog,bothinhercomebackalbumMyColouringBookandasaUKandEuropeanhitsingle.JackiewasportrayedbysingerLizP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星座: 狮子座

出生日期: 1944年08月21日

出生地: 美国,肯塔基州,黑泽尔

职业: 演员

更多外文名: Sharon Lee Myers (本名)

imdb编号: nm0221176

Jackie DeShannon