Darlene Love
has sung on some of the most legendary songs in rock ‘n’ roll history, such as “He’s a Rebel,”and the holiday treat “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”. But a good part of her career found her singing as a background singer and not as lead.
That was profiled in the wonderful film “20 Feet From Stardom,” which won a well-deserved Academy Award for Best Documentary at the recent Academy Awards. Love says the anticipation before the announcement was incredible.
“All four of us were holding hands,” she said.
It had been arranged the night before that she would go up on stage if they won the Oscar. And when she got there, she broke into song in one of the highlights of the ceremony. She says she prayed for guidance before going on stage.
“I asked the Lord. His eye is on the sparrow. That’s the part of the song that was spontaneous.”
Love also was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
“That was another plateau in my life and I never thought anything would be better than that or greater than that.”
How does she look back on her career with Phil Spector now?
