The Blossoms

The Blossoms - Needle In A Haystack (1966)
Shown here on Shindig with Darlene Love. The Blossoms were one of the premier backing groups in rock and roll history, and had a recording career of their own. They were to the West Coast what The Sweet Inspirations were to the East Coast and what The Andantes were for Motown.

Their career began in 1954 in Los Angeles, California, while still in high school. Originally, the group was a sextet of young girls singing for fun. Calling themselves The Dreamers, the group originally sang spirituals, since two of the members had parents who were against their daughters singing the secular rhythm & blues music popular on the radio during the early 1950s.
Fanita Barrett, Gloria Jones, Jewel Cobbs, Pat Howard and twin sisters Annette and Nanette Williams all came from musical backgrounds. The twins had taken vocal and dancing lessons as youngsters. Fanita's brother Ronald was already a success with his vocal group, The Meadowlarks. The Dreamers were introduced to local musicians through Dexter Tisby, then successful with his own group, The Penguins, who hit the big time with Earth Angel. - more on Wikipedia