Skeeter Davis ~ Similar Artists

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The Buckinghams - 100% match to Skeeter Davis

Formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1966, the Buckinghams originally comprised Dennis Tufano (11 September 1946, Chicago, Illinois, USA; vocals), Carl Giammarese (b. 21 August 1947, Chicago, Illinois, USA; lead guitar), Dennis Miccoli (organ), Nick Fortuna (b. 1 May 1946,... Read more

Petula Clark - 95% match to Skeeter Davis

15 November 1932, Epsom, Surrey, England. Her Welsh mother, a soprano, taught Petula to sing, which enabled her to commence a stage career at the age of seven and a broadcasting career two years later. Her youthful image and crystal-clear enunciation were ideal for radio and by... Read more

Lesley Gore - 93% match to Skeeter Davis

Lesley Goldstein, 2 May 1946, New York City, USA, and raised in Tenafly, New Jersey. Having secured a recording contract with Mercury Records on the basis of a privately financed demonstration disc, Gore enjoyed a sensational debut when "It's My Party" topped the US chart in May... Read more

Brenda Lee - 87% match to Skeeter Davis

Brenda Mae Tarpley, 11 December 1944, Lithonia, Georgia, USA. Even in early adolescence, Lee had an adult husk of a voice that could slip from anguished intimacy through sleepy insinuation to raucous lust, even during "Let's Jump The Broomstick", "Speak To Me Pretty" and other... Read more

Connie Francis - 87% match to Skeeter Davis

Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, 12 December 1938, Newark, New Jersey, USA. A popular singer of tearful ballads and jaunty up-tempo numbers, Francis was one of the most successful female artists of the 50s and 60s. She began playing the accordion at the age of four, and was... Read more

The Chiffons - 84% match to Skeeter Davis

Formed in the Bronx, New York City, USA, where all the members were born, erstwhile backing singers Judy Craig (6 August 1946, New York City, New York, USA), Barbara Lee Jones (b. 16 May 1947, New York City, New York, USA, d. 15 May 1992), Patricia Bennett (b. 7 April 1947, the... Read more

The Dixie Cups - 77% match to Skeeter Davis

Formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, in 1963, the Dixie Cups were a female trio best known for the original recording of the hit "Chapel Of Love" in the early 60s. The group consisted of sisters Barbara Ann Hawkins (23 October 1943) and Rosa Lee Hawkins (b. 24 September 1944)... Read more

The Ronettes - 76% match to Skeeter Davis

Veronica "Ronnie" Bennett (10 August 1943, New York, USA), her sister Estelle (b. 22 July 1944, New York, USA) and cousin Nedra Talley (b. 27 January 1946, New York, USA) began their career as a dance act, the Dolly Sisters. By 1961 they had become the resident dance troupe at... Read more

The Angels - 74% match to Skeeter Davis

Sisters Barbara (24 September 1940) and Phyllis "Jiggs" (b. 24 September 1942) Allbut began performing as the Starlets in the USA with Linda Jansen and Peggy Santiglia (b. 4 May 1944). The quartet became the Blue Angels in 1962 but dropped the prefix prior to securing two minor... Read more

Sandie Shaw - 70% match to Skeeter Davis

Sandra Goodrich, 26 February 1947, Dagenham, Essex, England. Discovered by singer Adam Faith, Shaw was taken under the imperious wing of his manager Eve Taylor and launched as a teenage pop star in 1964. Her first single, "As Long As You're Happy", proved unsuccessful but the... Read more