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Darlene Love

Darlene Love

Actor · Born 1938-07-26 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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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".

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Lethal Weapon (1987) — Trish Murtaugh
  2. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) — Trish Murtaugh
  3. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) — Trish Murtaugh
  4. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) — Trish Murtaugh
  5. New Girl (2011) — Darlene Love
  6. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020) — Grace
  7. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self (uncredited)
  8. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self - Musical Guest
  9. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Musical Guest
  10. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013) — Self
  11. Holiday Rush (2019) — Aunt Jo Robinson
  12. Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self - Musical Guest
  13. The View (1997) — Self - Guest
  14. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
  15. Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley (2024) — Self
  16. Late Night with David Letterman (1982) — Self - Musical Guest
  17. Top of the Pops (1964) — Self
  18. The Love God? (1969) — Singer with The Blossoms (uncredited)
  19. The T.A.M.I. Show (1964) — Self - The Blossoms
  20. The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009) — Self
  21. Elvis '68 Comeback Special Edition (2006) — Self - The Blossoms
  22. Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special (2018) — Self (Singer)
  23. Sherri (2022) — Self - Guest
  24. Another World (1964)
  25. Brand of Shame (1968)
  26. Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (2024) — Self
  27. Spector (2022) — Self
  28. Shindig! (1964) — Self - Singer
  29. The Making of Sun City (1985) — Self
  30. The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2025) — Self - Performer
  31. British Rock Symphony (1999)
  32. Sweet Daddy Siki (2017) — Self
  33. Women in Rock (1986) — Self
  34. Girl Groups: The Story of a Sound (1982) — Self
  35. Phil Spector: He's a Rebel (1982)
  36. Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (2024) — Self - Performer
  37. Ghostwriter: Who is Max Mouse? (1993) — The Librarian
  38. Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been — Self
  39. Darlene Love – Live 1982 (2023) — Self - main vocals