#OnThisDay in 1941, #JackieDeShannon [Sharon Lee Myers], American singer ("What the World Needs Now Is Love"), and songwriter ("When You Walk In The Room"; "Bette Davis Eyes"), born in Hazel, Kentucky.
#HappyBirthday #84 🎉🎊🎁🎈🎂
Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love in Your Heart

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"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" is a song originally performed in 1969 by #JackieDeShannon, who composed it with her brother Randy Myers and #JimmyHoliday. In the U.S., it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching number 4 on the #Hot100 in August 1969 and number 2 on the #AdultContemporary chart. In late 1969, the song reached number 1 on South Africa's hit parade. The song rivalled the success of her #signatureSong, "#WhatTheWorldNeedsNowIsLove". In 1988.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1l2PCfwycs
Put A Little Love In Your Heart

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Bette Davis Eyes

Actress Bette Davis discusses the song Bette Davis Eyes with Gloria Hunniford in a 1987 interview.

The song, performed by Kim Carnes in 1985 reached #1 on the Billboard charts for a 5 week run. It was written by Donna Weiss + Jackie DeShannon

Bette Davis passed away in 1989

#bettedavis #bettedaviseyes #musichistorycorner #musicworld #music #gloriahunniford #jackiedeshannon

Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love

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Today's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #CaliforniaDreaming. These are the first five California songs that I came up with:

John Lee Hooker: Frisco Blues (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsBAKqBQH_U

Joe Simon: San Francisco Is a Lonely Town (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2IkVFM1pKM

Jackie DeShannon: L.A. (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4r4PqNCtFM

The Johnny Otis Show: The Watts Breakaway (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8j-NzrdM_g

The Penguins featuring Cleve Duncan: Memories of El Monte (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ0odI8W2U4

#music #blues #soul #doowop #johnleehooker #joesimon #jackiedeshannon #johnnyotis #penguins #frankzappa #losangeles #sanfrancisco

John Lee Hooker - "Frisco Blues"

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"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by #DonnaWeiss and #JackieDeShannon in 1974. It was recorded by DeShannon that year but made popular by #KimCarnes in 1981 when it spent nine non-consecutive weeks at the top of the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100. It won the 1982 #GrammyAwards for #SongOfTheYear and #RecordOfTheYear. The music video was directed by Australian film director #RussellMulcahy. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song was No. 1 for five weeks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPOIS5taqA8
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Music video by Kim Carnes performing Bette Davis Eyes.

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“Love Forever: Demo Recordings 1966-1968 / Jackie DeShannon (Real Gone Music)” / “Love Forever: Demo Recordings 1966-1968 / Jackie DeShannon (Real Gone Music)” (1 user) https://kenta45rpm.com/2025/05/13/love-forever-demo-recordings-1966-1968-jackie-deshannon/ #jackiedeshannon
Love Forever: Demo Recordings 1966-1968 / Jackie DeShannon (Real Gone Music)

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Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love in Your Heart

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