Darlene Love

Rolling Stone Magazine has proclaimed Darlene Love to be "one of the greatest singers of all time" and that certainly rings true, but perhaps Paul Shaffer says it even more concisely: "Darlene Love is Rock N' Roll!" Hers was the voice that helped launch a hundred hits: the No. 1 He's a Rebel, (Today I Met) the Boy I'm Gonna Marry, He's Sure the Boy I Love and Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), all of which she sang for the legendary producer Phil Spector during the glory days of the girl-group era, as well as countless songs she sang backup on for artists like Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick, Cher and Aretha Franklin. She also toured the country as a member of Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans and had a regular spot on the TV show Shindig, where she crossed paths with such legends as Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles and the Supremes. In 2011, Darlene Love was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.