Little Eva

Real name: Eva Narcissus Boyd

Born: June 29, 1945 Belhaven, North Carolina

Was hired by Gerry Goffin and Carole King as a babysitter during her High School years in New York +++ Her first recording for the DIMENSION label also became her first and only million seller, "The Loco-Motion" +++ The title also created a short-lived dance craze, a gymnastic variety of the Twist +++ Some later releases by Little Eva, such as "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" and "Let's Turkey Trot" still reached the TOP 20 +++