La La Brooks’ list of singing accomplishments puts her in rare air in the history of rock and roll. As the lead singer of the 60s girls group The Crystals, the “sugary-voiced” Ms. Brooks was the voice on hits Rolling Stone Magazine once declared as two of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” – Then He Kissed Me and Da Doo Ron Ron. In addition, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has declared Da Doo Ron Ron as one of the songs that shaped rock & roll. Ms. Brooks also sang lead on three songs on the album A Christmas Gift for You, one of only two Christmas albums inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame and Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s self-proclaimed favorite album of all time.
LA LA BROOKS
THE VOICE OF THE CRYSTALS’ BIGGEST HITS
60’s musical legend. Singer of Da Doo Ron Ron and Then He Kissed Me. Member of Broadway’s original cast of Hair.
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Streetlight Harmonies - Stand By Me
Straight No Chaser performing a cover of “Stand By Me” with La La Brooks, Charlie Thomas, and Vito Picone in the documentary Streetlight Harmonies, available now on digital and home video.
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