New Jersey Stage 2016: Issue 2 | Page 7

SHARE BUTTON Darlene Love creates the classic Asbury album by Gary Wien Her voice was known to millions fornia, but she’s got deep Jersey even when her name was not. roots and it shows. backed up artists like Elvis Pre- some of the biggest songs of She sang on number one hits and sley, Marvin Gaye, and Dionne Darlene Love was heard on the 1960s, including the clas- Warwick. It took several decades sic “He’s a Rebel,” but she refor her to finally take center mained far from a household looked back. And last year, she She did, however, have the sup- Love — her long-awaited record from the Garden State — Bruce stage, but once she did she never name for the average music fan. released Introducing Darlene of new material. Produced by Stevie Van Zandt, it’s not only a great record… it’s one of the best Asbury Sounding records in decades. She may be from CaliNewJerseyStage.com port of two very important fans Springsteen and Stevie Van Zandt. The two met her for the first time in the early eighties while she was living and performing in Los Angeles. 2016 - ISSUE 2 Table of Contents 7