singer-songwriter
with a string of hit
song
credits from the 1960s onwards. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the rock 'n' roll
period.
She was born Sharon Lee Myers in Hazel, Kentucky
, the daughter of musically inclined farming parents, Sandra Jean and James Erwin Myers, and was singing country tunes on a local radio show at the age of six. By the age of 11, DeShannon was hosting her own radio program.
I can feel a something pounding in my brainJust any time that someone speaks your nameTrumpets sound and I hear thunder boomEvery time that you walk in the room.
Another day goes byStill the children cryPut a little love in your heart.
If you want the world to knowWe won't let hatred growPut a little love in your heart.
There can be a new tomorrow There can be a brighter day There can be a new tomorrow Love will find a way
Her hair is Harlow gold Her lips a sweet surpriseHer hands are never cold She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll turn her music on you You won't have to think twiceShe's pure as New York snow She's got Bette Davis eyes
When I was writing songs or performing or producing or dabbling in movies or even putting my career on hold to go to art school, I was just following my muse. A woman who did that then was criticized for having no direction. Today they call it versatility.