Shelby Flint (born September 17, 1939)
is an American singer-songwriter who had two top-100
hits, "
Angel on My Shoulder" in 1961 and "
Cast Your Fate to the Wind" in 1966.
Career
Flint's single "I Will Love You" appeared in the Variety T.I.P.S. (Tune Index of Performance and Sales) Top 100 in 1961. She has been a singer in several movies including ''
Breezy'' ("Breezy's Song"); ''
Snoopy, Come Home
''Snoopy, Come Home!'' is a 1972 American animated musical comedy-drama film directed by Bill Melendez and written by Charles M. Schulz based on the ''Peanuts'' comic strip. The film marks the on-screen debut of Woodstock, who had first appeared ...
'' ("Do You Remember Me?" (Lila's Theme)); and
Disney
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's ''
The Rescuers
''The Rescuers'' is a 1977 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. The 23rd Disney animated feature film, its story follows Bernard and Bianca, two members ...
''. Among the songs she performed for ''The Rescuers'', "Someone's Waiting for You" was nominated for the Academy Award for
Best Original Song
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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in 1977.
In an April 1995 interview
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...
recalled that when she began making the rounds of the folk open mic circuit she wanted to sound just like Shelby Flint.
Personal life
Flint was born in
North Hollywood, California
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, United States.
She attended public schools in
Van Nuys, California
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History
In 1909, ...
, including Valerio Street Elementary, Robert Fulton Junior High School, and Birmingham High School, where she graduated in 1957.
Singles discography
References
External links
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1939 births
Living people
American women pop singers
American voice actresses
People from Greater Los Angeles
21st-century American women
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