Many of The Beatles‘ songs reached No. 1. For example, one of their early tracks prevented Lesley Gore’s “You Don’t Own Me” from topping the charts in the United States. Notably, a famous musician ...

When you watch the 1964 concert spectacular The T.A.M.I. Show on video, the narrative that you’re supposed to be paying attention to is how James Brown’s legendary appearance overshadows the climactic ...

(Reuters) - Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, who shot to stardom as a New Jersey teenager with the 1960s pop hit "It's My Party" and co-wrote music for the 1980 film "Fame," died on Monday in New York, ...

Lesley Gore, best known for singing the 1960s hits “It’s My Party,” “Judy’s Turn to Cry” and “You Don’t Own Me,” has died. She was 68. Gore died Monday in New York City after a battle with cancer, ...

Ed. note: Lesley Gore, one of the first female teen pop stars of the '60s, died Monday of cancer in her native New York. She was 68. The singer was many things to many people — Gore's coming out in ...

Lesley Gore, a teen artist embraced by other teens when she sang "It's My Party" in 1963, died Monday of cancer in Manhattan. She was 68 years old. Gore's string of hits came before 1960s ...

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Gore's longtime partner of more than three decades confirmed the sad news, telling the AP she died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. She had apparently been battling cancer, though ...

Lesley Gore, singer of quintessential breakup song “It’s My Party,” died Monday in New York after battling cancer, according to media reports. She was 68. Gore, whose hits also included “Sunshine, ...

Gore died of cancer on Monday. By The Associated Press Lesley Gore - H 2015 A singer-songwriter who topped the charts in 1963 with her epic song of teenage angst “It’s My Party” and followed it up ...