By the 1980s, Lesley Gore was a force to be reckoned with in the music industry, and she has been named one of the top 150 most influential woman singers by NPR. After coming out publicly with her ...

Gore, a teen sensation in the ’60s who also had hits with “Judy’s Turn to Cry” and “You Don’t Own Me,” died of cancer at 68. (JTA) — Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, whose hit “It ...