Sharon Sheeley’s Breakup Song
15-year-old Sharon was the one behind Rick Nelson’s 1950’s hit song ‘Poor Little Fool.’ She wrote it after a high school breakup. Nelson’s voice and her lyrics together made this song his first to reach the top. U.S. No. 1 single as well as No. 1 song on Billboard Hot 100.
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This was how Sharon became the youngest female artist to write a hit number. She did not stop. She continued writing popular songs such as ‘Love Again’ and ‘Cherished Memories’ for her longtime boyfriend, Eddie Cochran. He passed away too soon after which Sharon collaborated with several musicians, including The Fleetwoods and Jackie De Shanon.