Darlene Love (born Darlene Wright, 26 July 1941, Los Angeles, California) is an American popular music singer. is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... d Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ...

Career

She began her singing with her local church choir. While still in high school she was invited to join a little-known "girl group" called The Blossoms, who soon began recording for producer Phil Spector. With her powerful voice she was soon a highly sought-after vocalist, and managed to work with many of the legends of 1950s and 1960s rock and soul, including Sam Cooke, Dionne Warwick, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Sonny and Cher and sang back-up vocals on Shelley Fabares's hit, "Johnny Angel" as well as John Phillips' excellent solo album "Wolfking of L.A." recorded in 1969. A church choir is a choir that usually performs at a church. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Wade Kathleen Welles, a fictional character on the show Sliders played by Sabrina Lloyd, is from San Francisco, and worked at Doppler Computer Store while attending North Shore Junior College. ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26, 1939) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. ... The human voice consists of sound made by a human using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying and screaming. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Marie Dionne Warrick (born December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey), known professionally as Dionne Warwick, is an African-American singer best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters and producers. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Sonny and Cher were an American rock and roll duo, made up of husband and wife team Sonny Bono and Cher in the 1960s and 1970s. ... A backing vocalist or backing singer (or, especially in the U.S., backup singer or sometimes background singer) is a singer who sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, other backing vocalists, or alone but not singing the lead. ... Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Johnny Angel is a 1945 film starring George Raft. ... Several notable people have been called John Phillips: John Phillips (1935-2001) was a musician and member of The Mamas & the Papas John Phillips (1631-1706) was an author and secretary to John Milton Sir John Phillips (1700-1764) was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1763. ...

With The Blossoms she sang backing vocals on some of the biggest hits of the 1960s, including Spector's own "Da Doo Ron Ron" (allegedly recorded with her lead, which was later erased by Spector and re-recorded using Crystals' lead Dolores "LaLa" Brooks). Though credited by Spector as singles recorded by The Crystals, "He's A Rebel" and "He's Sure The Boy I Love" actually featured Love singing lead, backed by The Blossoms. "Today I Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry" was released as a single by Spector, and featured Love's name as the artist. She was also part of a trio called Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, who recorded a song in 1962, with their rendition of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the Walt Disney film, Song of the South, which got into the top ten in 1963. The Blossoms landed a weekly part on Shindig!, one of the top music shows of the era. They were part of the highly acclaimed Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special, which aired on NBC. Da Doo Ron Ron was a 1963 hit single by The Crystals produced by Phil Spector in his Wall of Sound style. ... Dolores Brooks (born June 20, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY) was a member of the girl group The Crystals. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Crystals were one of the most successful girl groups of the 1960s. ... Hes a Rebel is a pop song credited to the The Crystals which went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in November 1962. ... Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans was an early 1960s girl group that included Darlene Love, Fanita James and Bobby Sheen. ... Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah is a song from the Disney live action movie Song of the South, released in 1946. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Song of the South is a feature film produced by Walt Disney, released on November 12, 1946 by RKO Radio Pictures and based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris. ... A top 10 list is a generic term used to indicate a list of items, usually ten in number, which are considered to be best, worst, or notable in some other way, typically a record chart. ... Shindig! was the name of a music variety show which was aired every week on the American ABC network from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. ... Elvis Presley in his 68 Comeback Special Elvis Presleys 68 Comeback Special is a 1968 United States television special starring Elvis Presley. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

Into the 1970s Love continued to work as a back-up singer, before taking a break in order to raise a family. In 1973, she recorded vocals as a cheerleader along with Michelle Phillips, for the Cheech & Chong single "Basketball Jones", which peaked at No.15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Cheerleading is recreational activity and sometimes competitive sport involving organised routines including elements of dance and gymnastics to encourage crowds to cheer on sports teams. ... Michelle Phillips, far right, with her fellow band members when with The Mamas & the Papas in the late 1960s. ... Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, Cheech and Chong, were a comedy duo who found a wide audience in the 1960s and 1970s for their stand_up routines, which were based upon the 1960s hippie, free love and (especially) drug culture movements. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ...

Love returned to music in the early 1980s and to an appreciative audience she thought may have long since forgotten her. In addition to singing the songs that made her famous, she has re-explored her gospel roots on several recordings. In the mid 1980s she portrayed herself in the Tony Award-nominated jukebox musical Leader of the Pack, which featured the iconic rock and roll songs written by Ellie Greenwich, many of them for the young Love. The showstopping number of that show, "River Deep - Mountain High" had been recorded for Phil Spector by Ike & Tina Turner and had been less than the success they had expected. Leader of the Pack commenced as a review at the Greenwich Village nightclub the Bottom Line, as did the later show about Love's life, Portrait of a Singer, which never made the move uptown. Portrait included covers of "The Change Is Going to Come" and "Don't Make Me Over" as well as "River Deep, Mountain High" and original music written by some of the instrumental writers of early rock and roll, including Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gospel music may refer either to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the 1930s or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by white southern Christian artists. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... A jukebox musical is a musical that features a set of pre-existing hit songs of a mainstream artist as its musical score, and contextualizes the songs in a dramatic plot. ... Leader of the Pack is a musical with liner notes by Anne Beatts and additional material by Jack Heifner, music by Ellie Greenwich, and lyrics by Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector, George Shadow Morton, Jeff Kent, and Ellen Foley. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... River Deep - Mountain High is a 1966 single by Ike & Tina Turner. ... Izear Luster Turner (born November 5, 1931) is an African American musician (piano, guitar), bandleader, talent scout and record producer, best known for his work with his former wife Tina Turner. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) November 26, 1939) is an 11 time Grammy Award-winning (sharing three), American Singer, Dancer, Record Producer, Executive Producer, Film Producer, Actress, Writer, Performer, Songwriter, Author and occasional Painter whose career has spanned from 1956 to present. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (IPA pronunciation: ), also called simply the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London. ... // This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Presented by Todd Grisham This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ... Barry Mann (born Barry Iberman on February 9, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American songwriter, and part of one of the most prolific songwriting partnerships in the world of rock music. ... Cynthia Weil (born October 18, 1937 in New York City) is a prominent American songwriter. ...

In the late 1980s and 1990s, Love also began an acting career, playing Danny Glover's wife in the four Lethal Weapon movies, and appeared on Broadway in Grease and in the short-lived musical adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Danny Lebern Glover[1] (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor and film director. ... Sandra Bullock was original slated to play Gary Buseys role as the main villian, but due to her contract she was unable to. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Grease is a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror novels. ... Carrie is a 1976 American horror film directed by Brian De Palma based on the novel by Stephen King, with a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen. ...

Annual Christmas traditions

She continues to do a Christmas show every year in New York City, which is always capped by "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)." She originally recorded the song in 1963 for the album "A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector." Love also performs the song every year, without fail, on the final new episode of the Late Show with David Letterman before Christmas. The song is always performed with Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra, with the band being augmented by additional strings and other instruments, as well as a full choir. Love first performed the song on Late Night with David Letterman in 1986. Letterman has stated that the annual performance is his favorite part of Christmas. Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) is a song by Darlene Love from the 1963 Christmas compilation album, A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector. ... The Late Show with David Letterman is a multiple Emmy Award-winning hour-long weeknight comedy talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... Paul Shaffer Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-American musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian and composer currently seen as the bandleader on the Late Show with David Letterman. ... Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra The CBS Orchestra is the band that plays for David Lettermans CBS late-night talk show, The Late Show with David Letterman. ... Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...

Other work

• Love sang "All Alone on Christmas" in 1992, which was featured in the movies Home Alone 2: Lost In New York and Love Actually.
• She was a special guest on the December 17, 2005, broadcast of Saturday Night Live, singing "White Christmas" with the SNL band and providing the vocals for the Robert Smigel cartoon called "Christmastime for the Jews."
• Love currently stars as Motormouth Maybelle in Broadway's Hairspray.
• On 7 May 2007, Love was the musical guest on Late Show with David Letterman, performing "River Deep-Mountain High."

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External links

• Darlene Love at the Internet Movie Database
• Darlene Love at the Internet Broadway Database
• Darlene Love sings "Christmas" on the Late Show
• History-of-Rock