{"id":6172,"date":"2015-04-09T02:03:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T10:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/?p=6172"},"modified":"2015-07-16T17:54:43","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T01:54:43","slug":"was-cher-one-of-the-fake-crystals-that-sang-on-hes-a-rebel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2015\/04\/09\/was-cher-one-of-the-fake-crystals-that-sang-on-hes-a-rebel\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Cher One of the Fake Crystals That Sang On &#8220;He&#8217;s a Rebel&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2009\/04\/19\/movie-legends-revealed-history\/\">here<\/a> to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far.<\/p>\n<p><u><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">MUSIC URBAN LEGEND<\/span><\/u>: Cher was one of the fake Crystals on the hit song &#8220;He&#8217;s a Rebel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A while back, <a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2014\/01\/16\/was-the-crystals-hit-hes-a-rebel-not-actually-performed-by-the-crystals\/\">I wrote about how the 1962 hit song by The Crystals, &#8220;He&#8217;s a Rebel,&#8221; was not actually sung by The Crystals<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/crystals_0020_he_0020_s_0020_a_0020_rebel.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=legenrevea-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000V9IJXU&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Reader JeffM asked me, &#8220;I\u2019ve often heard that one of the \u201cfake Crystals\u201d who sang on this record was Cher, who was a frequent background singer on Spector sessions. True or no?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s find out!<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Cher (born  Cherilyn Sarkisian) did, indeed, do uncredited background vocals on a number of early Motown hits, like &#8220;Be My Baby&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/the-ronettes-be-my-baby.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/the-ronettes-be-my-baby.jpg\" alt=\"the-ronettes-be-my-baby\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/the-ronettes-be-my-baby.jpg 375w, https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/the-ronettes-be-my-baby-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/the-ronettes-be-my-baby-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=legenrevea-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B004NYQDX2&#038;asins=B004NYQDX2&#038;linkId=IC5QL75K3WL5UU3Q&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Da Doo Ron Ron&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CDCHD-1340b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CDCHD-1340b.jpg\" alt=\"CDCHD-1340b\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CDCHD-1340b.jpg 375w, https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CDCHD-1340b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CDCHD-1340b-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=legenrevea-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B004O1QMRQ&#038;asins=B004O1QMRQ&#038;linkId=U44I7WJRHBTLDOWT&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and &#8220;You&#8217;ve Lost That Loving Feelin'&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4243866691_30526c08cb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4243866691_30526c08cb.jpg\" alt=\"4243866691_30526c08cb\" width=\"374\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4243866691_30526c08cb.jpg 374w, https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4243866691_30526c08cb-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=legenrevea-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B001NSP4SQ&#038;asins=B001NSP4SQ&#038;linkId=6RRZ7XCDJWU5XKCP&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, Cher was introduced to the world of Phil Spector and Motown through Sonny Bono, who was working with Spector at the time. Cher did not meet Bono until November 1962. &#8220;He&#8217;s a Rebel&#8221; was recorded in August of 1962. So she did not sing on the song.<\/p>\n<p>The legend is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><u><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">STATUS<\/span><\/u>: False<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to JeffM for the question!<\/p>\n<p>Feel free (heck, I implore you!) to write in with your suggestions for future installments! My e-mail address is &#x62;c&#x72;o&#x6e;&#105;n&#x40;l&#x65;&#103;e&#x6e;d&#x73;&#114;e&#x76;e&#x61;l&#x65;&#x64;.&#x63;o&#x6d;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Cher was one of the fake Crystals on the hit song &#8220;He&#8217;s a Rebel.&#8221; A while back, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7MjBq-1By","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5789,"url":"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2014\/01\/16\/was-the-crystals-hit-hes-a-rebel-not-actually-performed-by-the-crystals\/","url_meta":{"origin":6172,"position":0},"title":"Was The Crystals&#8217; Hit &#8220;He&#8217;s a Rebel&#8221; Not Actually Performed by the Crystals?","date":"January 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. 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