La La Brooks of The Crystals

Music · Fasching

Dolores "La La" Brooks was fifteen years old when she sang lead on "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "Then He Kissed Me"—two of the singles that defined Phil Spector's Wall of Sound and shaped how generations of musicians think about pop production. The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, and The Ramones are among those inspired by the sound that The Crystals helped shape during the early 60s. Brooks joined the group at just thirteen and quickly became one of the most recognizable voices of the…