Lesley Gore

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Lesley Sue Goldstein (May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015), known professionally as Lesley Gore, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist.

At the age of 16 (in 1963) she recorded the pop hit "It's My Party" (a US number one), and followed it up with other hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry", "She's a Fool", "You Don't Own Me", "Maybe I Know" and "California Nights". Gore also worked as an actress and composed songs with her brother, Michael Gore, for the 1980 film Fame, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.

She hosted an LGBT-oriented public television show, In the Life, on American TV in the 2000s, and was active until 2014.

Early life

Gore was born Lesley Sue Goldstein in Brooklyn, New York City, into a middle-class Jewish family. The daughter of Leo Goldstein and Ronny Gore, her father was the owner of Peter Pan, a children's swimwear and underwear manufacturer, and later became a leading brand licensing agent in the apparel industry. She was raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, and attended the Dwight School for Girls in nearby Englewood. She also attended Sarah Lawrence College.

Personal life

Beginning in 2003, Gore hosted several editions of the PBS television series In the Life, which focused on LGBTQ+ issues. In a 2005 interview with After Ellen, she stated she was a lesbian and had been in a relationship with luxury jewelry designer Lois Sasson since 1982. She had known about her attraction to women from the time she was 20 and stated that although the music business was "totally homophobic", she never felt she had to pretend she was straight. "I just kind of lived my life naturally and did what I wanted to do," she said. "I didn't avoid anything, I didn't put it in anybody's face."

Gore had been working on a memoir and a Broadway show based on her life when she died of lung cancer on February 16, 2015, at the NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, New York City, at the age of 68. At the time of her death, Gore and Sasson had been together for 33 years. They planned to be married in the summer of 2015.

Her New York Times obituary stated, "with songs like 'It’s My Party,' 'Judy’s Turn to Cry', and the indelibly defiant 1964 single 'You Don’t Own Me' — all recorded before she was 18 — Gore made herself the voice of teenaged girls aggrieved by fickle boyfriends, moving quickly from tearful self-pity to fierce self-assertion."

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Career

She was a junior in high school when she caught her version of "It's My Party" with Quincy Jones in 1963. It has been a number one in the United States. Version Gore was awarded a Gold medal. Fans would also park on her front lawn at a time when they would not be seen.

"It's My Party" was followed by several other Gore hits, including the sequel "Judy's Turn to Cry" (US number five); "She's a Fool" (US number five); "She's a Fool" was the way boys are"; "That's the Way Boys Are"; "She's the Way Boys Are"; "She's A Fool"; "She's Turn to Cry" follows; "She's "She's "Maybe I Know" is a musical term that has appeared on many television shows (US No. 12). No. 14 in the United Kingdom There is no such thing as a 14-year-old baby. 20; "Looking for Love" (No. 8) (USA No. 8) 27); and "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows," which she performed during a bus scene from the 1965 film, Ski Party. She appeared in "Leave Me Alone," "It's Gotta Be You," and "I Don't Want to Be a Loser" in 1965.

Gore was given their first shot at recording "A Groovy Kind of Love" by songwriters Carole Bayer and Toni Wine with a melody borrowed from a sonatina by Muzio Clementi, but Shelby Singleton, a Mercury subsidiary, refused to allow Gore to record a song with the word "groovy" in its lyrics. The Mindbenders continued to record it, and it debuted at number two on the Billboard charts, at number two.

"Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows," Gore's first hit composition, "It's My Party," was on May 21, 1963, when "It's My Party" was on the radio. Quincy Jones, a British singer from 1963 to 1965, was her first record producer. Jones' dentist, Marvin Hamlisch's uncle, was on hand, and Hamlisch begged for several songs from Jones. On the album "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows," was released, but the LP Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts did not appear as a single until June 1965. Hamlisch wrote three other Gore-related songs, including "California Nights," "That's the Way the Ball Bounces" and "One by One." "That's the Way the Ball Bounces" was recorded at A&R Studios in New York on September 21, 1963; it was released as the B-side of "That's the Way Boys Are" and appeared on the LP Boys Boys's 'Bounces. "One by One" was an unreleased track that was first recorded in New York on July 31, 1969, and was produced by Paul Leka; it appeared on Gore's Mercury work entitled It's My Party (1994).

Gore was one of the featured performers in the T.A.M.I. In 1964, American International Pictures captured and released a show concert film, which was later included in the National Film Registry in 2006. Gore had one of the longest sets in the film, with six songs including "It's My Party," "You Don't Own Me," and "Judy's Turn to Cry."

Gore appeared on two episodes of the Batman television series (January 19, 1967 and 1975), in which she appeared as Pussycat, one of Catwoman's minions. "That Darn Catwoman" by Jan 19's episode "California Nights" was broadcast by Bob Crewe, and "Scat!" by January 25: "Scat!" Darn Catwoman" is a lynch actress who performed "Maybe Now" on the radio. Gore's 1967 album of the same name, "California Nights," launched her to the top of the Hot 100. In March 1967, the single reached its high point (14 weeks on the charts). It was her first top-down hit since "My Town, My Guy, and Me" in late 1965, and the first top-20 since "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows." On the final episode of The Donna Reed Show, Gore performed "It's My Party" and "We Know We're in Love" ten months earlier.

Gore attended Sarah Lawrence College, studying English and American literature after high school, though continuing to make appearances as a musician. Folk music was often described as "chic" at college, whereas pop music was often dismissed as "uncool." "Had I been tall with blonde hair, I would have gotten along fine." She graduated in 1968.

Gore has signed a five-year deal with Mercury Records that ended her commitments to the organization as early as 1968. Mercury had a 12 months wait for her last big hit, but they had a hope in her as an artist and that one of her singles would make it, as they had in the past. Gore was officially contracted to Mercury for a sixth year, and the initial deal was for a one-year extension. During this period, "He Gives Me Love (La La La La La)," a single release based on a Eurovision Song Contest winner, soared to number 96 on the Music Business charts, although Billboard's Hot 100 ranked him below the Hot 100. Mercury launched a full-page ad in the trades to promote the single, but its airplay was spotty, with only a few major markets proving a hit. She was then paired with Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell for two singles that brought her right into the "soul" style: "I'll Be Standing By" and "Take Good Care (Of My Heart). These songs did not fit the image Mercury had created for her, and no single album was ever performed. After the introduction of "98.6/Lazy Day" and "Wedding Bell Blues" failed to make headway on the charts, her Mercury contract came to an end.

She signed with Crewe Records in 1970 and was reunited with producer Bob Crewe, who had made her album California Nights.

Gore wrote songs for the soundtrack of the 1980 film Fame, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for her song "Out Here on My Own," written with her brother Michael. Michael was nominated for Best Original Song for the same film's theme song. Gore appeared on television in the 1980s and 1990s, performing live shows and on television.

"My Secret Love" was co-written by Gore for the 1996 film Grace of My Heart. The film features a subpoena about a young singer named Kelly Porter, who is based in Gore and portrayed by Bridget Fonda. In the film, the protagonist, who is a closeted lesbian, performs "My Secret Love" for the first time.

Gore's first album of new music since Love Me By Name in 1976), with producer/songwriter Blake Morgan of Engine Company Records, 2005. The album received rave reviews from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, and other national publications. "You Don't Own Me" is also available on the album, as well as a revised version of "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore, which was cut more than 40 years since its debut on the radio. "Without the loud backing track, I could extract more meaning from the lyric," Gore said. "It's a song that takes on new meaning every time you sing it."

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