The Crystals

The Crystals
The Crystals in 1963. Left to right: Patricia Wright, Dolores Kenniebrew, Dolores Brooks, and Barbara Alston.
Background information
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	R&B pop rock and roll[1]
Years active	1960–1967 1970–present
Labels	Philles
Members	Dolores "Dee Dee" Kenniebrew Patricia Pritchett-Lewis Melissa "MelSoulTree" Grant
Past members	Barbara Alston Mary Thomas Myrna Giraud Patricia "Patsy" Wright Dolores "LaLa" Brooks Frances Collins

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,^{[citation needed]} 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 different female lead singers and were all produced by Phil Spector. The latter three songs were originally ranked number 263,^[2] number 114, and number 493, respectively, on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.^[3] However, two songs were omitted 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 number 366.^[4]