(Book). 1963 tail fins were in; sock hops were hot; and a fairytale white knight was president. That summer; sixteen year-old singer Lesley Gore released her debut single; "Its My Party;" propelling her to Number One on the charts. For the next several years; the crowned Princess of Pop dominated the radio with a string of hits including "Judys Turn to Cry;" "Shes A Fool;" "Sunshine; Lollipops Rainbows;" and the rousing anthem for independence; "You Dont Own Me;" making her the most successful and influential solo female artist of the 60s. But beneath the bubblegum facade was a girl squirming against social and professional pressures to simply be herself and to forge a future where she could write and perform music beyond the trappings of teenage angst and love triangles. Assembled over five years of research and interviews; this is the first and long overdue biography of Lesley Gore; one of pop musics pioneering Mothers; which chronicles her meteoric rise to fame; her devastating fall from popularity and struggle for relevance in the 1970s; and her reemergence as a powerful songwriter; political activist; and camp icon. The biography includes behind-the-scenes stories about the making of her hit records; debunks or clarifies popular myths about her career; and places her remarkable life and times within a historical context to reveal how her music was both impacted by; and contributed to; each decade of her astounding fifty-year career.
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