Darlene Love is an American popular music singer and actress. She gained prominence in the 1960s for the song "He's a Rebel," a No. 1 American single in 1962, and was one of the Phil Spector artists who produced a celebrated Christmas album in 1963. She appears in the docume...
Darlene Wright , The Blossoms , Ronnie Spector / Darlene Love
Awards
Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award, Christmas, All Alone on Christmas, The Boy I'm Gonna Marry
Albums
The Sound of Love
Music Groups
The Crystals (1962 – 1963), The Blossoms (Since 1957), Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
Movies
Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3, Lethal Weapon 4, Rock and Roll at 50, MusiCares Presents: A Tribute to Brian Wilson, British Rock Symphony
TV Shows
Another World
Star Sign
Leo
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Fact
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Love has performed the song "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" every year (except one) since 1986 on the last live episode before Christmas of David Letterman's talk show. From 1986 to 1992, Late Night with David Letterman (1982) and after 1993, the Late Show with David Letterman (1993). She always performs with Paul Shaffer and the band (while at NBC, The World's Most Dangerous Band, and while at CBS, the CBS Orchestra), with additional musicians through the years, and usually with a backing choir. Her appearances on Letterman's pre-Christmas shows have continued to December 20, 2013 thus far. Letterman has said multiple times that Darlene's performance is one of his favorite parts of Christmas. Because of the 2007 Writers Guild strike, Darlene was prevented from performing on the 2007 pre-Christmas broadcast, and in place of her live performance, a repeat of her 2006 appearance was shown.
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Appears in the infomercial, hosted by Frankie Avalon and Susan Williams, for TimeLife's "Prom Night" music collection. [2008]
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Currently starring as 'Miss Sherman' in FAME: The Musical, which is touring Australia. [June 2010]
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Release of her autobiography, "My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story" by Darlene with Rob Hoerburger. [1998]
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(September 2005 - January 4, 2009) Starring as Motormouth Maybelle in the Broadway production of Hairspray.
She is one of David Letterman's favorite singers. On the final live show before Christmas, she appears on he Late Show with David Letterman (1993) to sing her classic "Christmas, Baby Please Come Home". In one memorable appearance, her rendition was broadcast live to US troops stationed overseas. Letterman has said, "It is just not Christmas without Darlene Love".
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Love and her all-girl trio, The Blossoms, sang back-up vocals on the Shelley Fabares number one hit "Johnny Angel" which topped the Billboard charts in April 1962.
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Her three children are all boys. Her autobiography 1998, is called "My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story."