Kentuckian Jackie DeShannon's career is as vital to teenage Americans' acceptance of rock 'n' roll as it is to the mainstreaming of torch songs into pop music in an era after the standards in the ...

It rocketed all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. I would learn only this week that Jackie DeShannon cowrote the song with another female writer, Sharon Sheeley, then the girlfriend of ...

Last year’s anthology album release of singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon’s early 1970s Capitol Records masters, “Stone Cold Soul,” was a potent reminder of her impressive vocal chops, which are ...

Singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon chatted about her latest endeavors, which will include an appearance at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Country Music Hall of Fame event in April On April 6, 2024 ...

On Thursday, singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon will be inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. One of the first female rock 'n' roll songwriters, DeShannon penned the classics "Put a Little Love ...

NSAI Executive Director Bart Herbison and songwriter Jackie DeShannon discuss her song "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" for the Story Behind the Song series.

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You probably know Jackie DeShannon best for her song, Put a Little Love in Your Heart, a #4 Billboard hit in 1969. Or her hit rendition of Hal David and Burt Bacharach's What the World Needs Now Is ...

Bart Herbison with Nashville Songwriters Association International speaks with songwriter Jackie DeShannon to get the Story Behind the Song "Bette Davis Eyes." ...