The veteran singer of the sixties, Leslie Gore, died at a New York City hospital yesterday. She was a cancer patient for a short time before her death. The singer was 68 years old. Gore has been appreciated not only in her professional career, but also as a wonderful human being. She was a great humanitarian, and her close ones have loved her for the great woman she always has been.

Gore’s partner, Lois Sasson, said that the Gore was a wonderful person in her private life as well. He told the Associated Press that she was a caring and giving person. He appreciated her by telling that she was a great feminist and a great woman.

Gore was brought up in New Jersey, and her journey as a singer began at a very young age. In the junior years of her high school, Quincy Jones signed her to Mercury Records when the singer released her debut solo song, “It’s My Party.” The track hit a record in 1963 and topped the Billboard Hot 100. This was Jones first smash solo as producer. He soon released the quasi-sequel called, “Judy’s Turn to Cry,” which again was an instant hit. The number sold more than a million copies in the same year as the first one.

Jones and Gore’s collaboration continued till 1966 when the singer gave the world a series of hit solos. Some of her works were “She’s a Fool,” “You Don’t Own Me,” “Maybe I Know,” and “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows.” Later, she released a song composed by the legendary Bob Crewe, called “California Nights.” Soon after this, Gore was seen appearing in a TV series “Batman.”

Gore remained away from her singing and acting career for most of the seventies, to make a come back in 1980. At the time, she released her song, “Out Here On My Own,” that was co-written by her with her brother Michael. It was nominated for an award, the Best Original Song Academy Award. However, the singer won the Oscar for another track, called “Fame.” She released her last album, titled “Ever Since,” in 2005.