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Darlene Love
Los Angeles, California, USA
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! (196…
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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".
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2026
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Movie Self
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2025
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Movie Self - Performer
- 2024
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2024
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular
Movie Self - Performer
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2024
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Movie Self
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2023
Darlene Love – Live 1982
Movie Self - main vocals
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2022
Spector
TV show Self
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2020
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Movie Grace
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2019
Holiday Rush
Movie Aunt Jo Robinson
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2018
Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
Movie Self (Singer)
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2017
Sweet Daddy Siki
Movie Self
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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2013
20 Feet from Stardom
Movie Self
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2011
New Girl
TV show Darlene Love
- 2009
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2006
Elvis '68 Comeback Special Edition
Movie Self - The Blossoms
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1999
British Rock Symphony
Movie
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1998
Lethal Weapon 4
Movie Trish Murtaugh
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1997
The View
TV show Self - Guest
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1993
Ghostwriter: Who is Max Mouse?
Movie The Librarian
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1993
Late Show with David Letterman
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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1992
Lethal Weapon 3
Movie Trish Murtaugh
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1989
Lethal Weapon 2
Movie Trish Murtaugh
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1987
Lethal Weapon
Movie Trish Murtaugh
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1986
Women in Rock
Movie Self
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1985
The Making of Sun City
Movie Self
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1982
Late Night with David Letterman
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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1982
Girl Groups: The Story of a Sound
Movie Self
- 1982
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1975
Saturday Night Live
TV show Self (uncredited)
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1969
The Love God?
Movie Singer with The Blossoms (uncredited)
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1968
Brand of Shame
Movie
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1964
The T.A.M.I. Show
Movie Self - The Blossoms
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1964
Shindig!
TV show Self - Singer
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1964
Another World
TV show
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1964
Top of the Pops
TV show Self
