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Barbara Lewis

Barbara Lewis, American singer-songwriter

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Born
February 9, 1943
Age in 2026
83
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1943

About Barbara Lewis

Barbara Ann Lewis is an American singer and songwriter whose smooth style influenced rhythm and blues. Lewis's first single release, the uptempo "My Heart Went Do Dat Da" in 1962, did not chart nationally, but was a local hit in the Detroit, Michigan area. She was writing and recording by her teens with record producer Ollie McLaughlin, a black DJ at Ann Arbor radio station WHRV, now WAAM. No. 11) which had originally been recorded by the Pixies Three, and Lewis's final Top 40 hit "Make Me Belong to You" (No. 28 in 1966), written by Chip Taylor and Billy Vera.

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Barbara Lewis timeline

  1. Lewis's first single release, the uptempo "My Heart Went Do Dat Da" in 1962, did not chart nationally, but was a local hit in the Detroit, Michigan area.
  2. No. 11) which had originally been recorded by the Pixies Three, and Lewis's final Top 40 hit "Make Me Belong to You" (No. 28 in 1966), written by Chip Taylor and Billy Vera.

The world when Barbara Lewis was born

Barbara Lewis was born in 1943. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1943

  • #1 song"As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson
  • Top movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Best-selling bookThe Robe – Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League founded
  • Top headlineAllies invade Italy
  • Technology milestoneLSD accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann
  • Defining fadZoot suits
  • Notable inventionSlinky
  • World population2.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population136.7M

1943 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Barbara Lewis's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19432026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population136.7M341 million

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