La La Brooks Remembers Ronnie Spector

Rolling Stone Magazine Ronnie Spector and Crystals singer La La Brooks were mere teenagers when they first met while performing in New York during Murray the K’s shows in the Sixties. Throughout the decades that followed they remained close, performing together as recently as 2015 at a private event in New Orleans. Rolling Stone spoke…

Streetlight Harmonies

LA Times Review: Doo-wop doc ‘Streetlight Harmonies’ sings an important tale of R&B, rock and civil rights

Like a fan excitedly showing off their record collection, the documentary “Streetlight Harmonies” flips through its history of doo-wop telling a tale both tuneful and essential in the development of rhythm & blues, rock and roll and civil rights. The parade of interviewed legends (La La Brooks, Little Anthony, Jeff Barry) and song snippets just might convince…

Talk About Las Vegas – La La Brooks Interview

https://lalabrooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/LaLa_Brooks_091619.mp3 This week, Ira spoke with La La Brooks, original lead singer of the Crystals, who will be performing at The Suncoast Showroom, September 21. In this 30-minute episode of Talk About Las Vegas, Brooks talks about how Sam Cooke influenced the Crystals; what Phil Spector gave her; what is was like starting with the…