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Lewis's first single release, the uptempo "My Heart Went Do Dat Da" in 1962, did not chart nationally, but was a local hit in the Detroit, Michigan area. She wrote all of the songs on her debut LP, including the hit " Hello Stranger " which reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , and featured extensive use of the Hammond organ .
Her cover of Barbara Lewis's "Hello Stranger" went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and "Love Me" was No. 5; at the time she had 3 top 10 singles. After a long hiatus in the 1980s and 1990s, during which time she left music to be with her family, she made a comeback album as a singer-songwriter in 2004.
In May 1976, a disco remake of "Baby I'm Yours" was released by Linda Lewis, who in 1967 had chosen Lewis as her professional surname in honor of Barbara Lewis, the original singer of "Baby I'm Yours".
In 1966, Ollie McLaughlin had the group the Capitols, discovered at a local dance headlined by Barbara Lewis, record "Hello Stranger" to be the B-side of their #7 hit "Cool Jerk". Also in 1966, an instrumental version was released as an alternative B-side to Deon Jackson's "Love Makes The World Go Round" on Carla 2526.
The band dedicated the song to a high-school friend, Barbara Lewis, who was killed by a drunk driver in 1993. [8] Lead singer Ed Kowalczyk said, "I wrote 'Lightning Crashes' on an acoustic guitar in my brother's bedroom shortly before I had moved out of my parents' house and gotten my first place of my own."
Adkins has two daughters, Tarah and Sarah, with his first wife, Barbara Lewis, and three daughters with his third wife, the former Rhonda Forlaw: Mackenzie, Brianna, and Trinity. Adkins endorsed Mitt Romney and performed at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. [42]
In 2010, Australian singer Melinda Schneider recorded the song for her Doris Day tribute album Melinda Does Doris. [citation needed] Barbara Lewis recorded the song in 1965, and it was included in her album of the same name. In 1962, The Platters, with Sonny Turner singing lead, released it as a single. It reached 95 on the Billboard chart. [7]
Prior to the release of the Barbara Lewis version, the song had been recorded by the Pixies Three, whose version had successfully been pitched to Cameo Parkway. However, before the relevant contract had been finalized, the Barbara Lewis single had begun to break, causing Cameo Parkway to opt out. The Pixies Three consequently disbanded.