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MOTOWN Forum Sadly, she's now gone!

R.I.P ..

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Prodigy wrote a cooking book, Commissary Kitchen: My Infamous Prison Cookbook, last year. The Infamous produced the Billboard Hot 100 hits Shook Ones Pt.

Well, there it is...that's what happened! But I think all of us old enough to remember saw all our favorite stars for the first time via American Bandstand. Then Frances came in and stayed 'til they disbanded for a while in 1967.

I always wondered if that was staged! I too had the same feeling and I asked La La about this. Known professionally as Prodigy, he was one half of the hip-hop outfit Mobb Deep, which he formed with his partner, Havoc, in New York City in the early 1990s. She was the last lady to join the already well known group, The Crystals - La La Brooks, Dee Dee Kinniebrew and Barbara Alston. She left to go to work with Harry Belafonte.

I too remember seeing most every artist I liked on the show. When it was time to make their entrance from behind the curtain, La La could not find the curtain opening. Sorry for the loss of your friend.

Yes there is a "little" story for which you are speaking about. One thought on “ So Sad To Hear About The Passing Of Fatima Johnson (Born Frances Collins) Of The Crystals.

For many years most people thought Pat Wright was gone too, but she is living here in Florida also, near Orlando. Well, there it is...that's what happened! Rest in peace Fatima and my sincere condolences to her family, friends and fans. DetroitYES FORUM.

I think the record Little Boy actually did well in Japan.

Of course she did find it and she was even more nervous but it all came out fine for them. John Francis Collins III. Of course she did find it and she was even more nervous but it all came out fine for them.

What a special person she must have been. 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. I love it that he brought the dogs out. See Photos. Studied Computer Game Science at University of California, Irvine '17.

She told me that her and the rest of The Crystals were so nervous performing for Dick Clark.

They would play #1 by counting up to it from #10. Francis Jhon O. Labasan (Young Collins) See Photos.

Prodigy and his partner, Havoc, performed Saturday at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center with the Art of Rap tour that included Ghostface Killah, Onyx, KRS-One and Ice-T. Prodigy and Havoc grew up together in Queens, N.Y. 6 on the Hot 100 as a featured artist via 50 Cent's Outta Control (Remix).

After The Crystals broke up, she was a dance teacher at the same studio she was trained in down in Florida. Dee Dee Sharp had a little poodle as well and took it on tour with her. I know Frances' parents had a dance school and she also ran a dance school in south Florida.

I am sure a car of that make and model could be found. La La, however, did well and I was glad she mentioned her little poodle was a gift from Phil Spector. I am very sorry to hear of Frances' passing.

12-27-2016, 08:49 PM My personal friend, Fatima Johnson, formerly known as Frances Collins, passed away on Christmas Eve. Fatima Is Standing Second From The Right Next To La La Brooks In The Picture Of The Crystals From About 1964.

"It is with extreme sadness and disbelief that we confirm the death of our dear friend Albert Johnson, better known to millions of fans as Prodigy of legendary N.Y. rap duo Mobb Deep," his publicist said in a statement.

View Full Version : Francis Collins, former member of The Crystals.

Mobb Deep's 1995 second album, The Infamous, reached a No.

He was buried at St. Francis Cemetery in Pawtucket. He released his last solo record, Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation), in January.

When it was time to make their entrance from behind the curtain, La La could not find the curtain opening. As Dick Clark mentions the record had just come out.

I think that TV appearance actually aired in January, 1964.

The exact cause of death wasn't determined, but the publicist said Prodigy was hospitalized "a few days ago" due to complications caused by sickle cell anemia, a disease he has had since birth. From back in the day, left to right, Dee Dee Kinniebrew, Frances Collins, La La Brooks and the guitar player is Ronald Clark.