“He’s a Rebel” was a hit 1962 song from The Crystals. However, the Crystals did not actually sing the track. Although it was credited to them, it was actually recorded by The Blossoms with Darlene Love singing the lead vocals. The song rose all the way to number one on the Billboard charts.
The Crystals admitted that they were confused about the situation. According to SongFacts, La La Brooks told the story of hearing the song for the first time. “The next thing you know, we’re riding in a car, all of us girls going on a gig,” she says. “And we hear: ‘He’s a rebel and he’ll never be any good.’ We hear ‘He’s a Rebel,’ but we don’t think anything of it. 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.”
When Love spoke about the situation in an interview with Record Collector magazine, she claimed most of The Crystals’ songs weren’t their own. “Between ‘He’s A Rebel’ and the Christmas album two years later, The Crystals didn’t sing on any of their own records,” Love said. “They just went out on tour to promote them. La La Brooks got to sing lead on the re-recording of ‘Da Doo Ron Ron,’ but the rest of the vocals were by The Blossoms. Another Crystal, Dee Dee Kenniebrew, got really upset, I remember, but I don’t think any of the other girls made much of a fuss. I know it used to irritate Dee Dee when fans would compliment her on how great those records were when she never got to sing on them.”
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Love ended up having a successful career, working with other legends like Sam Cooke, Dionne Warwick, the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, and Sonny and Cher. Love was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. She was also listed on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Singers.
Love is currently 85 years old.
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