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Murphy, who is named after musician John Lennon, [1] was born in Ronkonkoma, New York.When she was four years old, Murphy and her mother moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee, where she began playing piano and writing songs at the age of nine.
Smith was born on December 30, 1946, at Grant Hospital in the Lincoln Park section of Chicago, [6] [7] to Beverly Smith, a jazz singer turned waitress, and Grant Smith, a Honeywell machinist. [8] Her family is of partially Irish ancestry, [ 9 ] and Patti is the eldest of four children, with siblings Linda, Kimberly, and Todd.
Rebbeca Marie Gomez [1] [2] (born March 2, 1997), [2] known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Inglewood, California, she first gained recognition in 2011 for her cover versions of popular songs, many of which she uploaded to YouTube. One of her videos caught the attention of record producer Dr ...
Lesley Anne Cox [1] (née Duncan; 12 August 1943 – 12 March 2010) [2] was an English singer-songwriter, best known for her work during the 1970s. She received much airplay on British radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, but never achieved greater commercial success, in part because of her unwillingness to chase stardom, as well as crippling stage fright.
Carole King, one of the most successful singer-songwriters, was included among Rolling Stone ' s 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time and Songwriters Hall of Fame. [ 58 ] "Only a few of the many women [who were songwriters] in America had their music published and heard during the late 19th and early 20th centuries."
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who formed half of the highly successful duo Carpenters with her older brother Richard. [1] With a distinctive three- octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills.
April March (born Elinor Lanman Blake; April 20, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter. [2] Considering herself to be a "lifelong Francophile ", she performs in the English and French languages. [ 3 ]
Roy Kent Head (January 9, 1941 – September 21, 2020) was an American singer, best known for his hit song "Treat Her Right". [1]Head and fellow high school student Tommy Bolton founded musical group The Traits in 1957, with the band, billed as Roy Head and the Traits, scoring the international hit "Treat Her Right" in 1965.