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Darlene Love rocked our world By Jacqueline Cutler © Zap2it Bessie Smith to Lady Gaga is a wide swath in modern music, and "Women Who Rock" includes them and many in between Friday, Nov. 18, on PBS (check local listings). "Rock and roll is a very wide river," says filmmaker Carol Stein. She and Susan Wittenberg "wanted people who represented various eras," Stein says. "We were trying to figure it out by categories," Wittenberg says. "It's a big tent." Though there's a chasm between Mahalia Jackson and Madonna, and both are featured in the film, the com- mon denominator is music with attitude. The documentary opens with James Brown singing, "This is a man's world." It soon cuts to Christina Agu- ilera belting the same song, and the irony is lost on no one. Women are the top gross- ers in music in the 21st cen- tury, the documentary notes. But women's rock roots go back to the very beginnings of the genre. The catalyst for the film was an exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleve- land, which helped the film- makers decide who should be Darlene Love is featured on "Women Who Rock" Friday on PBS. in the documentary. Darlene Love was finally inducted in 2011, and though her legions of fans had been asking about her inclusion for years, Love was sanguine. She, of the voice that nev- er stops and who has been hitting the charts since 1961, is completely at peace with how long it took for her to be recognized in the museum. Stutzman MOTOR SALES , INC. 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US 33 West, Goshen • 533-1166 "It bothered me at first, and then I didn't think about it anymore," she says. "You know what? I will be in there, in time." Stunning in a form-fitting satin dress — she kickboxes five days a week — Love talks with no regrets. Love sang backup for Elvis, Sina- tra, Sam Cooke and many others. She's been on Broad- way and sees herself as a rock singer. Love is probably best known for singing "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" on "The Late Show With Da- vid Letterman," which she's done annually since 1986 and always brings the house down. Love has that effect on people. She started singing in a girl group, the Blossoms, when she was 18. Years of doing backup for everyone from Tom Jones to Dionne Warwick followed. While deciding whether she could go solo, she had a day job — cleaning houses. She was scrubbing a toilet in a woman's house when her hit "Christmas" came on the radio. She knew then that she had to pursue a solo career. She was 40 and dating Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers, and he nudged her to launch her solo career. "He said, 'Are you going to sing backup your whole life or go solo?' So he put together a band for me," Love says. She did a show at The Roxy. She recalls singing "Hungry Heart," and some skinny guy in the back of the room was whooping it up. She asked someone, "Who was that in the back cutting up so bad?" Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt told her. They were early boosters. "We are still really good friends," Love says. And she credits her friends, including Springsteen, Elton John and Phil Spector, for helping her career. "It is tougher for women," she says. "It was a little easier for me." Many of the female rock- ers in the documentary don't seem to care how hard it was. They were going to do it, and it's that attitude that fuels their music. "Women who are adven- turous, who step out of the norm, who don't take no for an answer" is how filmmaker Stein describes them. Many of the clips are extremely familiar, but the surprises come in the be- ginning for those who don't know Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She looked like an unas- suming church lady until she strapped on that electric gui- tar and became a rocker of pure audacity. Relying, perhaps too heavily, on music journalists for commentary and taking Information on your doorstep Whether you're a teenager, a baby boomer or a senior, newspapers are a great source of information. At The Goshen News , you can find the latest local and business news , sports highlights, travel features, financial tips and more. Subscribe today! 533-2151 ext. 393 8 The Goshen News • Viewer's Choice • Saturday, November 12 - Friday, November 18, 2011 Allergies? Asthma? We Can Help! See us for help with: • Headaches • Sinus Pressure • Congestion • Cough • Shortness of Breath Yatin J. 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Even if rock remains domi- nated by the guys, Love says she knows the truth. "We are as powerful as men are in rock because men want to see us," Love says. "The men know we are there; they are just trying to act like we are not there." BILL'S COLLISION SERVICE C OLLISION • BRAKES • EXHAUS T A LIGNMENTS • OIL CHANGE 13024 US 20, Middlebury • 574-825-2965 Weblinks In "I Do Over" Sunday on WE: Women's Entertainment, event planner Diann Valentine gives couples a second chance at a great wedding. Click on www.wetv.com/shows/i-do-over Premiering Monday, Animal Planet's "Saved" is a six-part series that looks at how animals transform human lives. Get a preview by clicking on animal.discovery.com/tv/saved/ sneak-peek.html Returning Tuesday on truTV, "Hardcore Pawn" follows the staff and customers of a Detroit pawnshop. Learn more at www. Deborah Ponce, RN, MSN, NP-C Nurse Practitioner Our friendly staff is ready to help you! How women such as

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