The Blossoms - A History of the Group

The group signed to Capital Records in 1957, but not under the name The Dreamers. An executive there said that they all had different skin tones and it made them look like flowers so they became The Blossoms. Nanette quit the group and was replaced by a singer called Darlene Wright. By 1961, Annette had left the group and they were down to a trio of Phonita, Gloria and Darlene. Their records under whatever name didn't do very well, but they became the first call session singers in LA working on records by everyone from Sam Cook to Jean Ortery.