Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter.
Her credits include being an original cast member of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1968), the female lead (Sheila) in the Los Angeles company of Hair (1968), a number 1 single “The Right Time of the Night” (1977) and 3 Oscars for Best Song - “It Goes Like it Goes,” from Norma Rae (1980), “Up Where We Belong,” (with Joe Cocker) from “An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982), & “I’ve Had the Time of My Life,” (with Bill Medley) from “Dirty Dancing” (1987). (Her duets with Cocker & Medley were also #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.)
She toured with Leonard Cohen in 1972 & 1979. In 1987, she recorded “Famous Blue Raincoat” - an album of Cohen’s compositions. |
