Lesley Gore
USA
Born: 02 May 1946
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Girl Groups, Early Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop
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The most commercially successful solo singer to be identified with the girl group sound, Lesley Gore hit the number one spot with her very first release, "It's My Party," in 1963. Produced by Quincy Jones, who fattened the teenager's sound with double-tracked vocals and intricate backup vocals and horns, she reeled off a few more big hits in 1963 and 1964, including "Judy's Turn to Cry," "She's a Fool," "You Don't Own Me," "That's the Way Boys Are," and "Maybe I Know." She wasn't the most soulful girl group singer by a long shot, but she projec...
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