Lesley Gore made a strong statement for sad girls everywhere when she proclaimed, it’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to. Released in 1963, “It’s My Party” was a certifiable hit produced by the ...

In a lot of the big hits of the early '60s, there's a kind of queasy racial dynamic at work. White songwriters, managers, label execs, and producers would team up with a talented young black singer or ...

Amy Winehouse's first new song in four years has hit the web: "It's My Party," a cover of Lesley Gore's 1963 original that will appear on Quincy Jones soon-to-be released compilation album "Q: Soul Bo ...

We Americans should not be too proud to admit we owe the Brits for a few important things - Harry Potter, Earl Gray tea, a lot of great music, and, to a certain extent, the 19th Amendment. In London, ...

Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, who topped the charts in 1963 with her epic song of teenage angst, "It's My Party," and followed it up with the hits "Judy's Turn to Cry" and "You Don't Own Me," died ...