Sharon Sheeley
Sharon Sheeley | |
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Birth name | Sharon Kathleen Sheeley |
Born | Newport Beach, California, U.S. | April 4, 1940
Died | May 17, 2002 Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. | (aged 62)
Genres | Pop music |
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Sharon Kathleen Sheeley (April 4, 1940 – May 17, 2002) was an American songwriter who wrote songs for Glen Campbell, Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee, and Eddie Cochran.
Biography
Sheeley attended Newport Harbor High School[citation needed] in Newport Beach, and briefly worked as a teen model. She went to Hollywood to meet the stars and write songs. Her first song, "Poor Little Fool", was recorded by Ricky Nelson in 1958, and became Nelson's first US No. 1 and the Billboard Hot 100's first No. 1. At age 18, Sheeley was the youngest woman to write an American number-one hit.[1]
In April 1960, she traveled to United Kingdom to join Cochran and
Following the accident she returned to the US, where she collaborated with musician-songwriter
In 1961, Sheeley married Los Angeles radio personality
Death
Five days after suffering a
Media
In 1988, Levi Strauss & Co. promoted their Levi's 501 range with a television commercial called "Eddie Cochran", directed by Syd Macartney.[1] It told the story of how Sheeley (played by actress Sharon Devlin) attracted Cochran at a party by wearing said product. It was seemingly narrated by Sheeley and the background song, "C'mon Everybody", was released as a promotional single, followed by a compilation album of Cochran's hits.
Sheeley was depicted by Rosanna Locke in the 1987 film La Bamba.[5]
Bibliography
- Sheeley, Sharon (2010). Summertime Blues. Ravenhawk Books. ISBN 978-1-893660-18-2.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Leigh, Spencer (May 19, 2002). "Obituary: Sharon Sheeley; Composer of rock'n'roll hits for Eddie Cochran and Ricky Nelson". The Independent.
- ISBN 978-0600576020.
- All Media Network. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ "Sharon Sheeley, 62; as Teen, Wrote 1950s Hit 'Poor Little Fool'". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 2002.
- IMDb
External links
- Sharon Sheeley discography at Discogs
- Sharon Sheeley at IMDb
- Sharon Sheeley at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame
- Sharon Sheeley at Find a Grave