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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.
Sharon Sheeley was a pioneering female songwriter who wrote hits for Ricky Nelson, Eddie Cochran and others. She survived a fatal car crash that killed Cochran in 1960 and later married Jimmy O'Neill, the host of Shindig! (1964).
- April 4, 1940
- May 17, 2002
May 17, 2002 · Sharon Sheeley. Songwriter, who in 1958 became the first female songwriter to write an American #1 hit: "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson.
TitleWritten ByOriginally ByOriginal DateJackie DeShannon, Sharon SheeleyJuly 1961Jackie DeShannon, Sharon SheeleyJanuary 1965Jackie DeShannon, Sharon SheeleyJackie De Shannon REC, Irma Thomas REL1963Jackie DeShannon, Sharon SheeleyApril 1964- April 4, 1940
- May 17, 2002
Sharon Sheeley was a pioneering female songwriter in rock'n'roll, who wrote hits for Ricky Nelson, Eddie Cochran, Jackie DeShannon and others. She also survived the car crash that killed Cochran and married Jimmy O'Neill, a TV host and disc jockey.
- Composer, Soundtrack
- April 4, 1940
- Sharon Sheeley
- May 17, 2002
May 20, 2002 · Sharon Sheeley, 62, who in her teens wrote the 1950s hit “Poor Little Fool,” died Friday at Sherman Oaks Hospital Medical Center of complications after a cerebral hemorrhage. Sheeley was...
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Sharon Sheeley was a pioneering female songwriter who composed hits for Eddie Cochran and Ricky Nelson. She also dated Cochran and was with him when he died in a car crash in 1960.
May 28, 2002 · Sharon Sheeley wrote the 1950s hit "Poor Little Fool" and was with Eddie Cochran when he died in a car crash. She also collaborated with Jackie DeShannon, Glen Campbell and others, and helped start the TV show "Shindig!"
