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Ellie Greenwich
Ellie Greenwich
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009)
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Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager
American lyricist, singer and songwriter
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Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer and conductor (1944-2012)
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Lesley Duncan
Lesley Duncan
English singer-songwriter
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Saygrace
Saygrace
Australian singer and songwriter
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Van McCoy
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
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Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman
German composer
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Jack Jones
Jack Jones
American singer and actor
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Claudja Barry
Claudja Barry
Singer, songwriter, actress
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Melissa Manchester
Melissa Manchester
American singer and actress
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Wally Gold
Wally Gold
American musician and songwriter
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Millie Small
Millie Small
singer-songwriter
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Dar Williams
Dar Williams
American singer-songwriter
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Arthur Alexander
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
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Jodeci
Jodeci
90's R&B Band
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Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki
actress
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Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
american artist
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Al Anderson
Al Anderson
American musician and songwriter
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Rumer
Rumer
British singer-songwriter
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Gordie Sampson
Gordie Sampson
Canadian musician
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Lynn Anderson
Lynn Anderson
American country music singer (1947-2015)
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Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
English singer and record producer
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Linda Perry
Linda Perry
American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
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Carrie Rodriguez
Carrie Rodriguez
American singer
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PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
English singer-songwriter
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Toby Keith
Toby Keith
American country music singer and actor
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Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon
American singer-songwriter
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Loleatta Holloway
Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
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Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry
American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer
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Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
American singer, songwriter, and actress
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Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker
Canadian singer
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Harley Allen
Harley Allen
American bluegrass and country singer and songwriter
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Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes
American singer-songwriter
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Connie Francis
Connie Francis
American recording artist; singer
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Paul Kennerley
Paul Kennerley
English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer of American country music
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Gordon Jenkins
Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
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Max Martin
Max Martin
Swedish record producer and songwriter
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Carole King
Carole King
American singer and songwriter
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Carly Simon
Carly Simon
American singer-songwriter, musician and author
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Patti Page
Patti Page
American singer and recording artist
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Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
American singer-songwriter and rock musician; founder of The Pretenders
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Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters
American singer-songwriter
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Kesha
Kesha
American singer and songwriter
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The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
American pop girl group
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Bob Crewe
Bob Crewe
American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer
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Darlene Love
Darlene Love
American musician
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Angela Winbush
Angela Winbush
American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
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Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello
American recording artist; musician
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Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn
American singer
Lesley Gore
American recording artist, singer, songwriter (1946-2015)

Lesley Gore

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American recording artist, singer, songwriter (1946-2015)
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Lesley Sue Goldstein (May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015), known professionally as Lesley Gore, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16, she recorded the pop hit "It's My Party", a US number one in 1963. She followed it up with ten further Billboard top 40 hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry" and "You Don't Own Me".

Gore later worked as an actress and television personality. She composed songs with her brother, Michael Gore, for the 1980 film Fame, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. She hosted several editions of the LGBT-oriented public television show, In the Life, on American TV in the 2000s.