Jackie DeShannon Net Worth is
$1.1 Million

Mini Biography

The extremely talented, prolific and versatile Jackie DeShannon was among the first successful female singer/songwriters going to the rock and pop music scene back the ’60s. DeShannon did music in such different styles as folk, orchestral pop, gospel, nation, and rock and roll ‘n’ move. Jackie was created Sharon Lee Myers on August 21, 1941, in Hazel, Kentucky to Sandra Jean and Adam Erwin Myers. Her dad was a barber in Batavia, Illinois, where she went to high school for just two years. By age group six, DeShannon was performing nation music on the air and, at age group eleven, she was hosting her very own radio present. In 1957, Jackie documented a rollicking tribute to her musical idol, Pal Holly, known as “Pal.” Jackie befriended rockabilly vocalist Eddie Cochran, who persuaded her to go to California. DeShannon shaped a songwriting relationship with Cochran’s partner, Sharon Sheeley; they had written “Dum Dum” for Brenda Lee and “Breakaway” for Irma Thomas. The United kingdom rock and roll group, The Searchers, have scored big hits using their addresses of DeShannon’s “Fine needles and Pins” and “When You Walk in the area”. Jackie performed using the Beatles throughout their initial US tour. In nov 1964, DeShannon visited London, Britain and documented four tracks with Jimmy Web page including the rousing “Don’t Switch Your Back again on Me”. DeShannon had written the hit tune “Arrive and STICK WITH Me” for Marianne Faithfull. Jackie collaborated with Randy Newman on such tracks as “Keep Your Head Great” and “Do He Contact Today Mama”. DeShannon have scored her initial major breakthrough strike with “The actual World Needs NOW COULD BE Like”; this tune was compiled by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Jackie got another substantial achievement with “Put JUST A LITTLE Love inside your Center”. Among the performers who have completed addresses of DeShannon’s tracks are Tracey Ullman, Annie Lennox and Al Green (they do a duet on “Place A Little Appreciate inside your Center”), Stevie Nicks, Dolly Parton, Pam Tillis, and Tom Petty as well as the Heartbreakers. Kim Carnes have scored a massive NUMBER 1 strike with “Bette Davis Eye”, which Jackie co-wrote with Donna Weiss. DeShannon’s tracks have been highlighted for the soundtracks for such films as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Who’ll End the Rainfall (1978), “In Nation,” Forrest Gump (1994), My Greatest Friend’s Wedding ceremony (1997) and RV (2006). Jackie produced a short foray into performing in the middle 60s; she made an appearance in the movies Browse Party (1964), Intimacy (1966) and C’mon, Let’s Live just a little (1967). Furthermore, DeShannon made visitor appearances on it displays The Virginian (1962), The Crazy Wild Western world (1965), My Three Sons (1960) as well as the Name of the overall game (1968). DeShannon can be married to vocalist/songwriter and film music composer Randy Edelman. Jackie was inducted in to the Songwriters Hall of Popularity on June 17, 2010.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Jackie DeShannon
Place Of Birth	Hazel, Kentucky, United States
Profession	Actor, Singer-songwriter, Lyricist
Nationality	American
Spouse	Randy Edelman, Bud Dain
Children	Noah D. Edelman
Parents	Sandra Jean, James Erwin Myers
Siblings	Randy Myers
Twitter	http://www.twitter.com/jackiedeshannon
Awards	Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Nominations	Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Movies	Surf Party, C'mon, Let's Live a Little, The Catcher, Love-In at Ground Zero