Ronnie Spector, '60s icon who sang 'Be My Baby,' dies at 78
Source: AP
By MARK KENNEDY
NEW YORK (AP) Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock n roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking in the Rain as the leader of the girl group The Ronettes, has died. She was 78.
Spector died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said. Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face. She was filled with love and gratitude, a statement said. No other details were revealed.
Tributes flooded social media, from Stevie Van Zandt saying it was an honor to produce her, to Brian Wilson, who wrote on Twitter: I loved her voice so much and she was a very special person and a dear friend. Diane Warren called her The voice of a million teenage dreams including mine.
The Ronettes sexy look and powerful voices plus songwriting and producing help from Phil Spector turned them into one of the premier acts of the girl-group era, touring England with The Rolling Stones and befriending the Beatles.
FILE - Ronnie Spector appears in the press room after performing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 15, 2010, in New York. Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock 'n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain" as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died. She was 78. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
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malthaussen
(17,230 posts)Jim__
(14,092 posts)EastMeetsWest
(191 posts)It's so depressing...
twodogsbarking
(9,885 posts)The voice was fantastic.
ancianita
(36,204 posts)niyad
(113,772 posts)iluvtennis
(19,897 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,877 posts)Such an iconic group and sound.
(from their induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2007) -
Sorry to see this and hope she will R.I.P.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,027 posts)Here they are on the British TAMI show...
RIP Ronnie Spector. Thank you for the soundtrack of our youth!