- Included in the Obituaries List.
- Another quite under-appreciated rock musician has died – one of the first singer/songwriters actually, Lesley Gore.
Martin Winfree
February 17, 2015
Another quite under-appreciated rock musician has died – one of the first singer/songwriters actually, Lesley Gore. Best known for teen hits like “It’s My Party” (producer Quincy Jones’ first smash hit decades before working with Michael Jackson on Thriller), she also had an early feminist anthem with “You Don’t Own Me” and co-wrote a song for the movie Fame with her brother Michael Gore, “Out Here on My Own”. More recently, she has appeared on Broadway in Smokey Joe’s Café. I have been collecting her albums for years, and she nails every song. She will be missed.
Bob Friedman
grew up on her records. sad to see her leave us too soon.
Bob Friedman
now, it’s our turn to cry….
Martin Winfree
Ain’t it the truth. 
Betty Northcott Snitzer
Oh yes; she started her career at age 16; and now it’s not just Judy’s Turn to Cry—