Darla Higgins

Title:Former Freelance WriterEducation:University of Oregon Title:Former Freelance Writer Education:University of Oregon Darla Higgins was a former freelance writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2017.Darla died in July 2020 at age 53. Darla Higgins was a former freelance writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2017. Darla died in July 2020 at age 53. source: people.com

Darlene Love Calls Nighttime TV Return for Christmas Performance ‘Unbelievable’: ‘What I Need and What I Want’ (Exclusive)

Darlene Love.Photo:Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty After over six decades in the music industry,Darlene Loveknows exactly “what I need and what I want.” Darlene Love on ‘The View’ on Dec. 16, 2016.Lou Rocco/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Lou Rocco/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Despite this, Love maintains there was “no animosity” involved in leavingThe View, while lamenting “I think it’s funny … with me, people don’t think I’m supposed to move on.

Darlene Love Didn't Recognize Cher's Voice When She Called for Duet: She Said, 'It's Cher, Bitch!' (Exclusive)

Cher and Darlene Love.Photo:Ralph Bavaro/NBC via Getty Ralph Bavaro/NBC via Getty Speaking with PEOPLE after performing her signature song onThe View, Love tells PEOPLE that she didn’t recognize Cher’s voice when the Oscar winner phoned her. “She called she said, ‘Hi, Doll,' because most people who have known me a long time call me ‘Doll.' And she said, ‘This is Cher,' " Love, 82, recalls. “And I said, ‘Who?’ "

Darlene Love Performs ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ for David Letterman for First Time in 9 Years

After nearly a decade,Darlene Lovecame home toThe Late Show withDavid Letterman! Darlene Love and David Letterman.Jason Mendez/Getty; Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Jason Mendez/Getty; Ilya S. Savenok/Getty While reminiscing, Letterman admitted that Love’s is the only holiday song he enjoys and, of her yearly performance, said, “It became more than the event itself. It was meaningful and emotional and, gosh, it’s fun to see you again.” During her performance, Shaffer joined her at the piano while three back-up singers provided harmonies.

Darlene Love Reveals Her Favorite Cover of 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)': It's Totally Different' (Exclusive)

PEOPLE has an exclusive sneak peek at Love’s appearance onThe View’sBehind the Tablepodcast, in which the Grammy winner reveled her love forU2’s 1987 cover of the song. “I have a connection with U2 and the song because U2 wanted me to do all the background parts, not me and some people,” she tells podcast host Brian Teta,The View’s executive producer and showrunner. “I did all the background parts. We went in and we did the song.