RIP: Lesley Gore, The Party Girl, Dies 68

<p>The American singer/songwriter and out Lesley Gore who has just died aged 68 will always be very fondly remembered for her big hits in the 1960s, which became some of the very first ‘gay anthems’.</p> <p>Read more ...</p> <p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4618898526.jpg" width="460" height="612" alt="By ABC Television (eBay item photo front photo back) [Public domain], CC" title="By ABC Television (eBay item photo front photo back) [Public domain], CC" /></p> <p></p><p>Her infectious and popular songs that made her a worldwide success included It’s My Party (I Can Cry If Of I Want Too) recorded when she was just 16-years-old, and It’s Judy’s Turn to Cry, and You Don’t Own Me all had the most campest lyrics ever. In 1965, she appeared in the beach party beach party film ‘The Girls on The Beach’ in which she performed three songs: Leave Me Alone, It's Gotta Be You and I Don't Want to Be a Loser.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/RIP-Lesley-Gore-The-Party-Girl-Dies-68/9407331">Read More</a></p>