(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Legendary behind-the-scenes singer Darlene Love will step into the spotlight center-stage when she brings her “Love for the Holidays” program to the Mahaiwe on Friday, November 29, 2013, at 8pm, featuring songs from the holiday season performed with her full band and backup singers.

In the 1960s, Darlene Love sang lead on a string of Phil Spector-produced hits, including “He’s a Rebel,” “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah,” “(Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry,” “Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home,” “Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts?” and the seasonal classic “(Christmas) Baby Please Come Home.” She also sang backup vocals for such rock and soul staras as the Righteous Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Cher, Dion, Ray Charles, Joan Jett, Little Steven, Clarence Clemons, and Elvis Presley.

In the 1970s and early 80s, Love joined Dionne Warwick, singing backup for her on records, on tour, and on the Warwick-hosted TV show “Solid Gold.” Love also starred in Broadway musicals, including “Leader of the Pack” and “Hairspray,” and she took on dramatic roles in all three “Lethal Weapon” movies and in a stage adaptation of Stephen King’s “Carrie.”

In 2007, Love released a holiday album, “It’s Christmas of Course,” and in 2010, she released a live retrospective, “The Concert of Love.” In 2011, Love received the highest honor in rock music: she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She is featured in “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” the hit documentary about the world of backup singers, which opened the Berkshire International Film Festival at the Mahaiwe in June, where Love wowed the audience with her live rendition of “Stand by Me.”

Tickets are $30 to $80.