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Kim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a session background singer with the famed Waters sisters. After she signed her first publishing deal with Jimmy Bowen, she released her debut album Rest on Me in 1972. Carnes' self-titled second album primarily contained self-penned songs, including her first charting single "You're a Part of Me", which reached No. 35 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1975. In the following year, Carnes released Sailin', which featured "Love Comes from Unexpected Places". The song won the American Song Festival and the award for Best Composition at the Tokyo Song Festival in 1976.
Born
Friday, 20 July 1945
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Greatest Night in Pop | Self | 2024 |
A&E Biography: Kenny Rogers | Self | 2020 |
A Year in Music | Self | 2019 |
The Top Ten Revealed | Self | 2018 |
Greatest Hits | Self | 2016 |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | Herself | 2008 |
CMT Giants | Self | 2006 |
VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Self | 1999 |
The 29th Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 1987 |
The 13th Annual American Music Awards | Self | 1986 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Greatest Night in Pop | Self | 2024 |
A&E Biography: Kenny Rogers | Self | 2020 |
A Year in Music | Self | 2019 |
The Top Ten Revealed | Self | 2018 |
Greatest Hits | Self | 2016 |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | Herself | 2008 |
CMT Giants | Self | 2006 |
VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Self | 1999 |
The 29th Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 1987 |
The 13th Annual American Music Awards | Self | 1986 |
Women in Rock | Self | 1986 |
American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration | Self | 1985 |
The 12th Annual American Music Awards | Self - Presenter | 1985 |
We Are the World | Self | 1985 |
The 26th Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 1984 |
Rod Stewart: Tonight He's Yours | Self | 1981 |
American Bandstand's 30th Anniversary Special | Self - Musician | 1981 |
Solid Gold | Self | 1980 |
Fridays | Self | 1980 |
Sha Na Na | Self | 1977 |
C'mon, Let's Live a Little | Melinda | 1967 |
Top of the Pops | Self | 1964 |
The Patty Duke Show | Joan | 1963 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself / Herself - Musical Guest | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Vocalist | 1961 |
American Bandstand | Herself | 1952 |