Singer of 'It's My Party' dies at 68
Lesley Gore topped the charts in 1963 with her song of teenage angst, and followed up with the hit "You Don't Own Me."
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Lesley Gore, ‘It’s My Party’ Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 68
by Alex Stedman
Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, who scored a massive hit in 1963with “It’s My Party,” died Monday. She was 68.
Gore’s
partner of 33 years, Lois Sasson, told the Associated Press that she
died of cancer at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.
Gore was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey. Producer
Quincy Jones discovered her when she was a teenager, and she went on to
sign with Mercury Records. Gore’s early records were some of Jones’
first big hits.
The
singer broke out into the music scene in 1963 with “It’s My Party,”
which raced to No. 1 on the charts, was nominated for a Grammy and sold
more than one million copies. She followed that up with such hits as
“That’s the Way Boys Are,” “She’s a Fool,” “Maybe I Know,” “Sunshine,
Lollipops and Rainbows” and “You Don’t Own Me,” which sold more than one
million copies as well and landed her a No. 2 spot on the charts.
Gore
was nominated for an Oscar, along with her brother Michael, for
co-writing “Out Here on My Own” from 1980’s “Fame.” Her other film work
includes co-writing “My Secret Love” for Allison Anders’ 1996 film
“Grace of My Heart.”
She also appeared on Broadway, having a role in “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” in the late ’90s.
Her
most recent album came in 2005 with “Ever Since,” her first album in 30
years. Near the end of her life, Gore had been working on a stage
adaptation of her life.
Gore is survived by Sasson, her brother and her mother, Ronnie.
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