Originally Posted by
rrussi
I never met Frances, but remember she joined the Crystals right before they went to England in February 1964. They had replaced Pat Wright, first with a girl named Fippy that went to Hawaii with them in November 1963, then with a girl named Barbara Massey [[I think was her last name), who stayed long enough to appear with them on American Bandstand doing Little Boy. She left to go to work with Harry Belafonte. Then Frances came in and stayed 'til they disbanded for a while in 1967. I know Frances' parents had a dance school and she also ran a dance school in south Florida. Sadly, she's now gone! For many years most people thought Pat Wright was gone too, but she is living here in Florida also, near Orlando. Love today and let people know as tomorrow is not promised. I always loved all of the Crystals. I had wanted Rolling Stone or another publication to gather the five girls today who posed for their Twist Uptown lp cover photo in front of their 1962 Chevrolet Impala station wagon and redo the photo with a story since all five women are still with us. I am sure a car of that make and model could be found. I don't even recall if I suggested it to RS.
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