Jackie DeShannon

Jackie DeShannon
Born: Aug 21, 1944 in Hazel, KY
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Folk-Rock, Brill Building Pop, Singer/Songwriter, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Sunshine Pop, Folk-Pop
Biography: Few performers have enjoyed as versatile a career as Jackie DeShannon, and although she made a couple of well-remembered Top Ten pop hits in the '60s, she's never achieved the level of success or artistic recognition she deserves. Starting as a pop-rockabilly singer as a teenager in the late '50s, she ...Read full biography
Jackie DeShannon
Released: 1963
Label: Sunset
Critics' Rating:
This album features DeShannon's hit version of Hal David and Burt Bacharach's "What the World Needs Now Is Love," but also included is DeShannon's rendition of her own standard, "When You Walk In the Room," ...Read full review
Don't Turn Your Back on Me
Released: 1964
Label: Liberty
Critics' Rating:
Given the gloriously sweet ache of her voice and the emotional (and physical) force of her studio performances, it's a shame Jackie DeShannon never worked with Phil Spector, but 1964's Don't Turn Your ...Read full review
More Jackie DeShannon albums: Main Albums (21), Compilations (25)
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