American singer/songwriter.
Born May 26, 1941 in New York City, New York, USA.
Died November 19, 2009 (age of 68) in Santa Barbara, USA.
As a songwriter she charted five times in the U.S. between 1973-82: She hit #3 overall and #1 adult contemporary in 1973 with Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) by Helen Reddy.
As a singer, she had charted earlier in 1959 with the novelty record Ambrose (Part 5), which went to #52 on the Billboard chart while she was still a high school student.