Darlene Love
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-07-26 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Born Darlene Wright in Los Angeles in 1938, she began her career as lead singer with the vocal trio, The Blossoms. After a spell as regulars on ABC TV's variety show Shindig! (1964) in the early 60s, the trio went on to sing backup on a variety of Elvis Presley recordings, and even backed him on his 1968 NBC-TV special Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968). For a while, they backed Tom Jones during some of his Las Vegas shows. The Blossoms have the rare distinction of recording a number one hit without ever receiving any credit. Years before the advent of Milli Vanilli, Darlene Love, Fanita James and Gracie Nitzsche sang vocals on the Gene Pitney-penned song "He's a Rebel" that was championed as The Crystals' first (and only) No. 1 US hit. Because of confounding logistics, record producer Phil Spector had to use The Blossoms because The Crystals were on the wrong coast of the US at the time. And since he was up against the clock in L.A. attempting to get his production on the airwaves before the Vikki Carr version, he had no choice. Love also sang vocals on the Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans top twenty hit "Zip-a-Dee Doo Dah".
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The View
as Self - Guest
The View
as Self
New Girl
as Darlene Love
Late Show with David Letterman
Top of the Pops
as Self
Sherri
as Self - Guest
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
Lethal Weapon
as Trish Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 2
as Trish Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 4
as Trish Murtaugh
Another World
Lethal Weapon 3
as Trish Murtaugh
Shindig!
as Self - Singer
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
as Grace
20 Feet from Stardom
as Self
Spector
as Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self