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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1943
Discography
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Barbara Lewis (born 9 February 1943 in Salem, Michigan) is a American singer and songwriter whose smooth style influenced rhythm and blues. Born in Salem (near Ann Arbor), Michigan, Lewis was writing and recording by her teens with producer Ollie McLaughlin. (McLaughlin was a black DJ at Ann Arbor radio station WHRV, now WAAM, who is also credited with discovering Del Shannon.) Her first single release in 1962, the uptempo "My Heart Went Do Dat Da," did not chart nationally but was a local hit
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Barbara
- Family name
- Lewis
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Salem Township
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- art jewelry
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Image
- Barbara Lewis.png
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- date of birth
- 1943-02-09
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- Commons category
- Barbara Lewis
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