07/21/2023
Born On This Day 1945 - Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles.
She’s Got Bette Davis Eyes: Bette Davis and Kim Carnes 1981. Davis, then 73, wrote a letter to Carnes, to thank her for making her “a part of modern times,” and that her grandson now looked up to her. After it won Grammys, Davis sent her roses as well.
"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was recorded by DeShannon that year but made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 when it spent nine non-consecutive weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It won the 1981 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.