Her name is Love, and that’s what the audience feels whenever Darlene Love takes the stage. The star of the Academy Award-winning documentary “20 Feet from Stardom” and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Love is an adored American musical icon.
For years, she made holiday guest appearances on David Letterman’s show, singing “Baby Please Come Home,” and appeared as a special guest during Bruce Springsteen tours.
Since the early ‘60s, as part of Phil Spector’s “wall of sound” hit factory and as the lead singer on “He’s a Rebel,” Love has done it all from major motion pictures like the highly successful “Lethal Weapon” series to Broadway hits like “Hairspray” and “Grease.”
In the early years, Love’s background vocals behind The Righteous Brothers, Dionne Warwick, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Presley set the stage for her emergence as a star in her own right.
Landmark audiences have shown their own love for this acclaimed performer, selling out her annual Christmas show at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater for the past six years. Friday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. marks her first Valentine’s show at Landmark.
Rolling Stone magazine has proclaimed Love to be “one of the greatest singers of all time” and that certainly rings true, but perhaps legendary band leader Paul Shaffer says it even more concisely: “Darlene Love is rock and roll!”
Tickets for this show and more are available through Landmark’s box office, 516-767-6444 or online at www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
Landmark on Main Street is located at 232 Main St. in Port Washington.
