Sharon Sheeley Net Worth is
$1.7 Million

Mini Biography

Sharon Sheeley keeps the distinction to be among the first & most successful woman songwriters going to the rock’n’roll picture during its burgeoning years in the past due 50’s. Sharon was created into an Irish family members on Apr 4, 1940 in LA, California. Sheeley went to Harbor SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in Newport Seaside, California and briefly worked well as a teenager model before learning to be a songwriter. She was still an adolescent when she penned “Poor Small Fool”, that was a #1 smash for Ricky Nelson in 1958. This, subsequently, produced Sheeley the youngest female to possess ever written a significant hit song in those days. Furthermore, Sharon was the sweetheart of rockabilly vocalist Eddie Cochran, whom she was initially launched to by Don Everly from the Everly Brothers. She co-wrote Cochran’s 1959 Best 30 strike “Somethin’ Else”. Additional tunes Sheeley either published or co-wrote for Cochran are “Like Once again”, “Think about Me”, “Cherished Remembrances” and “Lonely”. Among the tunes she published for other performers are “Be quick Up” for Ritchie Valens and “Runnin’ on Back again” for Del Shannon. In 1960, Sharon and fellow rockabilly vocalist Gene Vincent survived the regrettable car accident in Britain which wiped out Cochran. After time for america, Sheeley created a collaboration with vocalist/songwriter Jackie DeShannon; the distaff duo collaborated on such tunes as the Brenda Lee strikes “Dum Dum” and “Heart at hand”, Irma Thomas’s “Breakaway”, ‘the Fleetwoods” “(He’s) THE FANTASTIC Imposter”, “The Kalin Twins”‘ “Problems”, DeShannon’s “YOU WILL NOT Neglect Me” and “Can’t Help Forgiving You”, “EVERY TIME”, and “Till You State YOU WILL BE Mine” for The Searchers. In 1961, Sharon wedded Los Angeles disk jockey and Shindig! (1964) Television series emcee Jimmy O’Neill; the few divorced five years later on, but remained close friends. She was also a coach to vocalist P.J. Proby. Sheeley mainly retired from your music business in the middle 60’s. Sharon Sheeley passed away at age group 62 from problems carrying out a cerebral hemorrhage on, may 17, 2002 in LA, California.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Sharon Sheeley
Died	May 17, 2002, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession	Singer, Songwriter
Education	Newport Harbor High School
Nationality	American
Spouse	Jimmy O'Neill