Jackie DeShannon: Jackie DeShannon. Soundtrack: Forrest Gump. The extremely talented, prolific and versatile Jackie DeShannon was one of the first successful female singer/songwriters to hit the rock and pop music scene back in the '60s. DeShannon has done music in such diverse genres as folk, orchestral pop, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll. Jackie was born Sharon Lee Myers on August 21, 1941, in Hazel, Kentucky to Sandra Jean and James Erwin...
Known For:
Forrest Gump (Soundtrack(as Jackie De Shannon, "What the World Needs Now is Love")),
Scrooged (Soundtrack("Put a Little Love in Your Heart", "Put a Little Love in Your Heart (Finale)")),
Drugstore Cowboy (Soundtrack("Put a Little Love in Your Heart")),
Alex Cross (Soundtrack("All Our Secrets Are the Same"))
