![]() ![]() The great booming drums & other percussion were almost an overload for my TV's sound system. They sang with an orchestra, their hit "Then He Kissed Me." I think they did a great job singing it like the record and the orchestra was great in reproducing The Wall of Sound in reality. Just a few months ago, I saw The Crystals on CBS's The Late Show & was surprised that they had a great 60s group on, since CBS seems to only have contemporary alt. ![]() I followed Darlene Love's career thru the years, especially her annual Christmas TV appearances on the Letterman show. Moanin' Lisa from Chillicothe Mo.I never knew the real history behind this #1 hit for The Crystals until the 90s.La La did her best to extinguish her Brooklyn accent and match Darlene's voice for the performances. The Crystals had to learn the song, along with the other Love-sung release "He's Sure the Boy I Love," in time for their next gig. At the end, the DJ said, 'The Crystals, 'He's a Rebel.'' We looked at each other like, 'The Crystals? Where did that come from?' So we were confused." "We hear 'He's a Rebel,' but we don't think anything of it. ![]() "The next thing you know we're riding in a car, all of us girls going on a gig, and we hear: 'He's a rebel and he'll never never be any good.'," La La said. What they didn't count on was the producer using a different group to record the single they were asking for. As La La tells it, the group's manager Joe Scandore sent a thug to Los Angeles to help encourage Spector. When we spoke with La La in 2013, she explained that Phil Spector was being strongly encouraged to get another Crystals record out when he relocated to California. When The Crystals performed this song live, La La Brooks, who sang lead on their hits " Da Doo Ron Ron" and " Then He Kissed Me," did the lead vocals. ![]()
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