1959 Billboard Charts: This little ditty was a real charmer. Pink Shoe Laces, sung by a lovely 13 year old girl named Dodie Stevens [Geraldine Ann Pasquale]. And she was born right here, in ChiTown USA Stevens married at the age of sixteen and moved to Missouri and lived on a farm. A few years later, she had a daughter, Stephanie. Soon thereafter, in 1966, she ended her marriage and resumed her singing career. In 1969, she appeared in the Billboard charts, peaking at #117 pop, #57 country, with the answer record Billy, Ive Got To Go To Town, under the name Geraldine Stevens. She took additional vocal lessons and in 1972 began appearing and recording with Sérgio Mendes and Brasil 77. In the ensuing years she toured as a backup singer with such recording artists as Loretta Lynn, Frankie Avalon, and Boz Scaggs, and for twelve years with Mac Davis. In the 1990s, as Geri Stevens, she toured with Fabian and her own company Dodie Stevens and The Pink Shoe Laces Review. Recently, she has performed with her daughter Stephanie and appeared at oldies concerts across the country. She also teaches singing and stage performance out of her studio in San Diego County. [Wiki]
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