Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)

 Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)

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20 Feet from Stardom

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. 

Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, 

but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, 

until now.

Director: Morgan Neville 

 Pitney had originally written "He's a Rebel" for The Shirelles, but they declined. Spector learned that Vikki Carr was soon to record the song for Liberty Records as her debut single, and decided he had to rush his own version to stores. The Crystals were touring on the east coast at the time, and so Spector instead had The Blossoms, a Los Angeles-based group record the track. Spector gave The Crystals credit on the record; Mary Thomas later recalled that "our mouths fell open" when she and her groupmates heard a radio disc jockey announce "the new Crystals song." The quintet was then obliged to add "He's a Rebel" to their live repertoire, even though lead singer Barbara Alston's soft voice could not mimic Blossoms lead singer Darlene Love's hearty delivery. Wiki