"I'm Gonna Be Strong" is a song written by the famed songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1963 and released ...
Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers on August 21, 1944 in Hazel, Kentucky ), is an American singer-songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the ...
Recording under various names such as Sherry Lee, Jackie Dee, and Jackie Shannon, she had little success. However, her interpretations of country songs ...
The original version of this song, which became a Top 10 hit for Gene Pitney in 1964. Later recorded by Blue Angel (with Cyndi Lauper on lead) in 1980.
From "What The World Needs Now Is... Jackie DeShannon: The Definitive Collection." "In the fall of 1964, Jackie travelled to England where she wrote and ...