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Jackie DeShannon (born August 21, 1941)〔〔 is an American 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. DeShannon is currently an entertainment broadcast correspondent reporting historical anecdotes and current Beatles band members' news for ''Breakfast with the Beatles'' on Sirius XM Satellite Radio on the weekends. ==Early life and education== DeShannon was born Sharon Lee Myers in Hazel, Kentucky,〔(Biography at Allmusic.com ); accessed August 19, 2014.〕 the daughter of musically inclined farming parents, Sandra Jean and James Erwin Myers. By age six, she was singing country tunes on a local radio show. By age 11, she was hosting her own radio program. When life on the farm became too difficult, the family moved to her mother's hometown, Aurora, Illinois, where her father resumed his other career as a barber. After a year, they moved to nearby Batavia, Illinois, where she attended high school.In Batavia, the Myers family lived at 713 East Wilson Street. In May 1955, while in 8th grade, Sharon Lee Myers, then 13 years old, was featured in the local newspaper for her vocal talents and personal appearances at community gatherings, the local hospitals, and for assorted organizations.〔"Sharon Lee Myers, Only 13, Is Talented Batavia Vocalist", ''Batavia Herald'' (Ill. ), May 5, 1955, p. 1.〕 According to the ''Batavia Herald'', she had her own Saturday morning radio show ''Breakfast Melodies'' on radio station WMRO. Further: Though only 13, the youngster can boast almost 11 years of voice training and experience and in the past she has toured most of the south making personal appearances. Also she has sung on radio with a rhythm band for 2 years and has appeared on television 3 times.〔 In March 1956, "Sherry Lee Myers" made "another guest appearance on Pee Wee King's popular ''Country and Western Television Show''" on Saturday evening, March 3, on Channel 2〔"Batavia Banter: On Television Show." ''Batavia Herald'' (Ill. ), 1 March 1956, p. 12〕—the CBS network affiliate in Chicago, Illinois. According to the ''Batavia Herald'': Sherry Lee is a busy young lady. Each Saturday morning at 9:30 she is on the WMRO radio show, Saturday nights she is the vocalist with the valley's Square Dance Band, Don Lee and his Fox Valley Boys. She had made appearances with the Pee Wee King Show at Ottawa, Rockford and LaSalle in recent weeks. Following her television appearance this Saturday night, the young Batavia artist will appear at the West Aurora Junior High School auditorium on Sunday, March 4th for three shows, 2, 4, and 8 P.M.〔 She attended Batavia High School for two years (1955–1957), leaving school after her sophomore year.〔DeShannon's photograph appears in the ''Echo'', the Batavia High School yearbook, for 1956 and 1957.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jackie DeShannon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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