RIP Lesley

fred hargis

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If you're my age and listened to R&R/Pop as a young person (that would be through the 60's) you might remember Lesley Gore. I certainly do, one of my favorite artists at the time. She died yesterday at age 68. Interesting tidbit: her dad was a garment manufacturer in NY, he was the one who invented Gore-Tex. Anyway, Godspeed Lesley....you will be missed.
 
She was a bit before my time, but I heard her music a lot as a kid. I didn't know the connection between her and Gore-Tex.
 
My parents didn't have many R&B or pop albums (mostly folk and jazz) but there was a Lesley Gore album and I remember it well. Heard a story about her and her rise to fame with Quincy Jones on NPR this morning, but never knew about the Gortex connection either.
 
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