Lesley Gore, singer of 'It's My Party' and 'You Don't Own Me,' dies at 68

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Lesley Gore, best known for singing the 1960s hits "It's My Party," "Judy's Turn to Cry" and "You Don't Own Me," has died. She was 68.

Gore died Monday in New York City after a battle with cancer, said Blake Morgan, the chief executive of ECR Music Group, which released Gore’s latest album.

While still in high school, Gore burst onto the music scene in 1963 with "It's My Party." The Quincy Jones-produced single, a pouty song from the perspective of a girl lamenting that the boy of her choice has spurned her, topped the charts.

That song was followed by others, including the vengeful sequel "Judy’s Turn to Cry," the resigned "Maybe I Know" and the upbeat "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows," as well as the one that irrevocably linked her to the feminist movement: "You Don’t Own Me."

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