Darlene Love, Keynote Speaker

“Darlene Love’s thunderbolt voice is as embedded in the history of rock and roll as Eric Clapton’s guitar or Bob Dylan’s lyrics.”
-The New York Times

“One of the greatest singers of all time”
-Rolling Stone Magazine

The legendary Darlene Love got her start singing with The Blossoms behind such stars as

The Righteous Brothers, Dionne Warwick, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. Her own Billboard hits include He’s A Rebel, The Boy I’m Gonna Marry, Wait ‘Til My Bobby Gets Home, He’s Sure the Boy I Love and the #1 holiday classic Christmas Baby Please Come Home – a song she performed every Christmas for 29 years on The David Letterman Show.

Since the early sixties, as part of Phil Spector’s wall of sound hit factory, Darlene has done it all – from major motion pictures like the highly successful Lethal Weapon series to Broadway hits like Hairspray and Grease and Leader Of The Pack (in which she played herself). Darlene has appeared on numerous television programs, from weekly appearances on Shindig to a recent guest spot on the PBS special entitled Women Who Rock.

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Darlene received her industry’s highest award when she was inducted her into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by longtime fan Better Midler in 2011. Darlene also won a Grammy Award for Best Music Film and an Oscar for her role in the documentary 20 Feet from Stardom.

An autobiographical film about Darlene is currently on the drawing board with a development deal from Oprah Winfrey based on Darlene’s book My name is Love.