Barbara Alston
American pop singer
Died when: 74 years 49 days (889 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
The Crystals are an American vocal group that originated in New York City.Considered one of the defining acts of the girl group era in the first half of the 1960s, their 1961–1964 chart hits – including "There's No Other (Like My Baby)", "Uptown", "He's Sure the Boy I Love", "He's a Rebel", "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "Then He Kissed Me"– featured three successive female lead singers and were all produced by Phil Spector.
The latter three songs were originally ranked #263, #114, and #493, respectively, on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
However, two songs were dropped from the magazine's 2010 update, leaving only "He's a Rebel" at number 267.In the 2021 update, "Da Doo Ron Ron" was added back to the list at #366.