The Blossoms

The Blossoms
The Blossoms 1966 (från vänster: Darlene Love, Fanita James och Jean King)
Pseudonym(er)The Dreamers, The Playgirls, The Rollettes, The Rebelettes
BakgrundUSA Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA
GenrerR&B, pop, rock'n'roll, soul
År som aktiva1954–1990, 2000–
SkivbolagCapitol Records, Philles Records, Challenge Records, Bell Records, RCA Records, Reprise Records, Ode Records, MGM Records, Lion Music
Medlemmar
Fanita James
Gloria Jones
Tidigare medlemmar
Darlene Love
Jean King
Gracia Nitzsche
Nanette Williams
Annette Williams
Jewel Cobbs
Pat Howard
Edna Wright
Carolyn Willis

The Blossoms var en sånggrupp bildad 1954 vid John C. Fremont High School i Los Angeles av Fanita James (född Barrett), Gloria Jones och tvillingsystrarna Nanette och Annette Williams. Gruppen hade en listplacering 1961 med låten "Son-In-Law", ett svar till Ernie K-Does listetta från samma år: "Mother-In-Law". 1967 hade de låten "Good, Good Lovin' " på R&B-listan.

De spelade in för Flair Records 1954. 1957 byttes Nanette Williams ut mot Darlene Wright, som senare tog namnet Darlene Love.

Som studiomusiker var de bland annat medlemmar i Phil Spectors studiogrupp Bob B. Soxx and the Blues Jeans.

Nuvarande medlemmar
  • Fanita James (1954–1990; 2000–)
  • Gloria Jones (1954–1962; 2000–)

Tidigare medlemmar (urval)

  • Annette Williams (1954–1960)
  • Nanette Williams (1954–1958)
  • Jewel Cobbs (1954)
  • Pat Howard (1954)
  • Darlene Love (1958–1974)
  • Gracia Nitzsche (1962–1964)
  • Edna Wright (1962–1964)
  • Carolyn Willis (1962–1964)
  • Jean King (1964–1983)
Album
  • 1972 – Shockwave

Singlar (urval)

  • 1958 – "No Other Love" / "Baby Daddy-O" (med Eddie Beal's Orchestra)
  • 1958 – "Little Louie" / "Have Faith In Me" (med Eddie Beal's Orchestra)
  • 1961 – "Son-In-Law" / "I'll Wait"
  • 1965 – "That's When The Tears Start" / "Good, Good Lovin' "
  • 1965 – "Things Are Changing"
  • 1966 – "Let Your Love Shine On Me" / "Deep Into My Heart"
  • 1966 – "Lover Boy" / "My Love, Come Home"
  • 1967 – "Wonderful" / "Stoney End"
  • 1968 – "Tweedlee Dee" / "You Got Me Hummin' "
  • 1969 – "Soul And Inspiration" / "Stand By"
  • 1969 – "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" / "Something So Wrong"
  • 1970 – "Break Your Promise" / "One Step Away"
  • 1972 – "Touchdown" / "It's All Up To You"
  • 1972 – "Cherish What Is Dear To You (While It's Near To You)" / "Shockwave"
  • 1972 – "Grandma's Hands" / "Cherish What Is Dear To You (While It's Near To You)"
  • 1977 – "A.P.B." / "There's No Greater Love"
  • 1989 – "Lonely Friday Night" / "The Last Letter"

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