Despite Sheen's status as group leader, by the time the
trio entered the recording studio, Spector was often using Love as the group's primary vocalist. Sheen sang lead on the group's first
hit, 1962's "
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (originally from the 1946
Disney movie
Song of the South). Love, meanwhile, handled the lead vocals on the follow-up
single, 1963's "
Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart". Sheen and Love shared lead vocal duties on the final single, "
Not Too Young to Get Married". After 1963, the group was dropped by
Philles Records and effectively ceased to exist. Sheen went back to using his real name, recorded some tracks for
Capitol Records in the mid-1960s, and later joined a
touring version of
the Coasters, which featured original bass singer
Bobby Nunn. Sheen had previously been a member of
the Robins, joining in 1957. Love recorded a few solo hits, but, more memorably, was the lead vocalist on at least two hit records by
the Crystals. It is also established that Sheen, Love, and James (with the rest of the Blossoms) were the voices on the Crystals' hits "
He's a Rebel" and "
He's Sure the Boy I Love". ==Discography==