Annette Kleinbard was the female vocalist in The Teddy Bears, who, along with Phil Spector and Marshall Leib, had a 1958 hit called "To Know Him Is To Love Him". She later changed her name to Carol Connors and went on to co-write The Ripchords' 1964 hit "Hey Little Cobra", "Gonna Fly Now" (The Theme From Rocky), as well as the 1980 Billy Preston / Syreeta Wright duet "With You I'm Born Again".
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The Essential Boomer Album Collection - Part 9
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A Legend in Rock: Tommy James
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The Story Behind the Song - "Mercedes Benz"
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For Hard-Core Beatles Fans Only
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Superstars of the 60s: Johnny Rivers
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In Defense of the Monkees
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