The Crystals singer Barbara Ann Alston has died aged 74.
The singer, who recorded hits like Da Doo Ron Ron and Then He Kissed Me, died on Friday February 16 after contracting flu, her daughter confirmed today.
Alston spent more than two weeks in intensive care at a hospital in Charlotte.
Her band became one of the definitive girl groups of the 1960s, alongside the likes of The Ronettes.
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