Kentucky-born Jackie DeShannon was one of early rock’n’roll’s rare female all-rounders. DeShannon, inspired by the film Now, Voyager, and in particular the scene in which Paul Henreid lights cigarettes for Bette Davis, worked out a melody for a song that namechecked Hollywood heroines: “Her hair was Harlow gold/ Her lips sweet surprise.” DeShannon demoed “Bette Davis Eyes” as a straight-ahead …
