She wisely sang lullabies to their baby that, when first heard by her songwriting couple, decided to do a demo with her. They noticed she had a cute way of dancing around the house and wrote a song for her.
That demo was "The Locomotion" and it went on to become a #1 single and discotheque smash. Eva's career was born and more hits were to come. Jump back!
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Eventually, Eva's career ran out of locomotion. Hits grew fewer and her star status waned.
This was always a personal favorite:
When they noticed a shiner on her eyes one day, Eva explained her boyfriend had beaten her up. "But," she added, "HHe only does it because he loves me" They turned that into a song, later recorded by The Ronettes. Phil Spector, of course, adored it.
Eva died in 1993 of cancer in 1963 but her voice is eternal.
