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href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81" title="Ронетс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ронетс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B3" title="رونتس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رونتس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8D%94_%EB%A1%9C%EB%84%A4%EC%B8%A0" title="더 로네츠 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="더 로네츠" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D8%A7_%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B3" title="ذا رونيتس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ذا رونيتس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%84" title="ザ・ロネッツ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ザ・ロネッツ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="The Ronettes" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" 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</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Ronettes</b> were an American <a href="/wiki/Girl_group" title="Girl group">girl group</a> from <a href="/wiki/Washington_Heights,_Manhattan" title="Washington Heights, Manhattan">Washington Heights, Manhattan</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group consisted of the lead singer <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Spector" title="Ronnie Spector">Veronica Bennett</a> (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister <a href="/wiki/Estelle_Bennett" title="Estelle Bennett">Estelle Bennett</a>, and their cousin <a href="/wiki/Nedra_Talley" title="Nedra Talley">Nedra Talley</a>. They had sung together since they were teenagers, then known as "The Darling Sisters". Signed first by <a href="/wiki/Colpix_Records" title="Colpix Records">Colpix Records</a> in 1961, they moved to <a href="/wiki/Phil_Spector" title="Phil Spector">Phil Spector</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Philles_Records" title="Philles Records">Philles Records</a> in March 1963 and changed their name to "The Ronettes". </p><p>The Ronettes placed nine songs on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>, six of which became <a href="/wiki/Top_40" title="Top 40">Top 40</a> hits. Among their hit songs are "<a href="/wiki/Be_My_Baby" title="Be My Baby">Be My Baby</a>", which peaked at No. 2, their only contemporary top 10 hit, "<a href="/wiki/Baby,_I_Love_You" title="Baby, I Love You">Baby, I Love You</a>", "<a href="/wiki/(The_Best_Part_of)_Breakin%27_Up" title="(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up">(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Walking_in_the_Rain_(The_Ronettes_song)" title="Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes song)">Walking in the Rain</a>". In 1964, the group released their only studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Presenting_the_Fabulous_Ronettes_Featuring_Veronica" class="mw-redirect" title="Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica">Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica</a></i>. That year, <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">the Rolling Stones</a> were their opening act when they toured the UK. 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Veronica Bennett married Phil Spector in 1968. </p><p>Their song "Be My Baby" was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame" title="Grammy Hall of Fame">Grammy Hall of Fame</a> in 1999. <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> ranked their album <i>Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica</i> No. 422 on its list of <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time">The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years_(1950–1961)"><span id="Early_years_.281950.E2.80.931961.29"></span>Early years (1950–1961)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years (1950–1961)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ronettes began as a family act where the girls grew up in <a href="/wiki/Washington_Heights,_Manhattan" title="Washington Heights, Manhattan">Washington Heights, Manhattan</a>. According to Nedra Talley, they started singing during childhood visits to their grandmother's home.<sup id="cite_ref-Turco_1982_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Turco_1982-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Estelle and Veronica are sisters," she said in a later interview.<sup id="cite_ref-Turco_1982_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Turco_1982-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I'm their cousin. Our mothers are sisters. We came out of a family that, on Saturday nights, home for us was at our grandmother's, entertaining each other."<sup id="cite_ref-Turco_1982_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Turco_1982-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bennetts' mother was <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cherokee" title="Cherokee">Cherokee</a>; their father was <a href="/wiki/Irish-American" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish-American">Irish-American</a>. Their cousin, Talley, is African-American, Cherokee and <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rican people">Puerto Rican</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trio also had a great-grandfather who was <a href="/wiki/Chinese_people" title="Chinese people">Chinese</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "By the time I was eight, I was already working up whole numbers for our family's little weekend shows," Ronnie Spector later recalled.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Then Estelle would get up onstage and do a song, or she'd join Nedra or my cousin Elaine and me in a number we'd worked out in three-part harmony."<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_6_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_6-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Furthering their interest in show business, Estelle was enrolled at Startime, a popular dancing school in the 1950s,<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_6_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_6-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Ronnie became fascinated with <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Lymon_and_the_Teenagers" class="mw-redirect" title="Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers">Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers</a>. In 1957, Ronnie formed the group later known as the Ronettes.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_19_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_19-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ronnie, her sister Estelle, and their cousins Nedra, Diane, and Elaine learned how to perfect their harmonies at their grandmother's house, and became proficient at songs such as "Goodnight Sweetheart" and "<a href="/wiki/Red_Red_Robin" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Red Robin">Red Red Robin</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_19_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_19-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emulating Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, the girls added their male cousin Ira to the group and signed up for a Wednesday night amateur show at the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_Theater" title="Apollo Theater">Apollo Theater</a> run by a friend of Ronnie and Estelle's mother.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_19_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_19-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show started out as a disaster; when the house band started playing Frankie Lymon's "<a href="/wiki/Why_Do_Fools_Fall_in_Love_(song)" title="Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)">Why Do Fools Fall in Love</a>", Ira did not sing a word, so Ronnie took over.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_21_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_21-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I strutted out across the stage, singing as loud as I could," Ronnie later recalled.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_21_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_21-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "When I finally heard a few hands of scattered applause, I sang even louder. That brought a little more applause, which was all I needed."<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_21_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_21-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Colpix_Records_and_The_Peppermint_Lounge_(1961–1963)"><span id="Colpix_Records_and_The_Peppermint_Lounge_.281961.E2.80.931963.29"></span>Colpix Records and The Peppermint Lounge (1961–1963)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Colpix Records and The Peppermint Lounge (1961–1963)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After their night at the Apollo, Ira, Elaine, and Diane left the group. After the curious renaming of the group to "Ronnie and the Relatives", Ronnie, Estelle, and Nedra began taking singing lessons two afternoons per week. Appearing at local <a href="/wiki/Bar_and_Bat_Mitzvah" class="mw-redirect" title="Bar and Bat Mitzvah">bar mitzvahs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sock_hop" title="Sock hop">sock hops</a>, they met Phil Halikus, who introduced them to <a href="/wiki/Colpix_Records" title="Colpix Records">Colpix Records</a> producer Stu Phillips.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_24_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_24-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Ronnie, Phillips played the piano while the women auditioned for him, singing "What's So Sweet About Sweet Sixteen".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The audition was successful, and the group was brought into the studio in June 1961 and recorded four tracks: "I Want a Boy", "What's So Sweet About Sweet Sixteen", "I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead", and "My Guiding Angel". Colpix released "I Want a Boy" in August 1961 and "I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead" in January 1962, the first singles credited to Ronnie and the Relatives.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While both singles failed to chart on the <i>Billboard</i> Top 100, fate intervened in advancing the group's success. A fortuitous case of mistaken identity led to Ronnie and the Relatives making their debut – as dancers rather than a singing act – at New York City's hip <a href="/wiki/Peppermint_Lounge" title="Peppermint Lounge">Peppermint Lounge</a> in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_31_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_31-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the height of the <a href="/wiki/Twist_(dance)" title="Twist (dance)">Twist craze</a>, and under-aged Nedra and Ronnie disguised themselves to get in.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_31_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_31-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The girls' mothers showed them how to put on make-up and fix their hair to make them look at least 23. When they arrived outside the club, its manager mistook Ronnie, Estelle, and Nedra for the trio supposed to dance behind house band <a href="/wiki/Joey_Dee_and_the_Starliters" title="Joey Dee and the Starliters">Joey Dee and the Starliters</a> for the evening. He led them in and put them onstage to perform in their place. During the show, Starliter <a href="/wiki/David_Brigati" title="David Brigati">David Brigati</a> even handed the mike over to Ronnie when she started to sing <a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a>' "<a href="/wiki/What%27d_I_Say" title="What'd I Say">What'd I Say</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon afterward, Ronnie and the Relatives became a permanent act at The Peppermint Lounge, each earning $10 per night to dance The Twist and usually sing a song at some point in the show. </p><p>Ronnie and the Relatives soon became "The Ronettes".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Colpix issued the first two singles credited to the Ronettes, "<a href="/wiki/Silhouettes_(The_Rays_song)" title="Silhouettes (The Rays song)">Silhouettes</a>" and a re-issue of "I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead", on its May label in April and June 1962, respectively. Both singles disappointingly failed to chart.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, they were flown to <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a> to open a <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> branch of The Peppermint Lounge.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_43_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_43-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After their performance at the Miami gala, radio host <a href="/wiki/Murray_the_K" title="Murray the K">Murray the K</a> came backstage and introduced himself to them. He asked the women to begin appearing at his shows at The Brooklyn Fox in New York. They agreed, taking the Fox stage in 1962 and completing a transition from Murray the K's "Dancing Girls", to back-up singing for other acts, to performing as the Ronettes before year's end.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was during this time that the women evolved their iconic look, wearing ever more exaggerated eye make-up while teasing their hair to impossible proportions. "We'd look pretty wild by the time we got out onstage," Ronnie later recalled, "and the kids loved it."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Colpix's May label issued a final single by the Ronettes in March 1963. When "Good Girls" failed to chart, the women decided to look elsewhere for studio work.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_43_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_43-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Phil_Spector_and_Philles_Records_(1963–1966)"><span id="Phil_Spector_and_Philles_Records_.281963.E2.80.931966.29"></span>Phil Spector and Philles Records (1963–1966)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Phil Spector and Philles Records (1963–1966)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Ronettes_1966.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/The_Ronettes_1966.JPG/220px-The_Ronettes_1966.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/The_Ronettes_1966.JPG/330px-The_Ronettes_1966.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/The_Ronettes_1966.JPG/440px-The_Ronettes_1966.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>The Ronettes in 1966</figcaption></figure> <p>In early 1963, frustrated with <a href="/wiki/Colpix_Records" title="Colpix Records">Colpix Records</a> and the group's lack of success, sister Estelle called producer <a href="/wiki/Phil_Spector" title="Phil Spector">Phil Spector</a> and told him the Ronettes would like to audition for him.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spector met the women soon after at Mira Sound Studios in New York City. Later, Spector told Ronnie that he had seen them at The Brooklyn Fox several times and was impressed with their performances.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the audition, when the group began singing "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", Spector jumped from his seat and shouted, "That's it! That's it! That's the voice I've been looking for!"<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Spector decided to sign the group; originally, he wanted to sign Ronnie as a solo act, until her mother told him he would sign the Ronettes as a group or there would be no deal.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_49_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_49-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spector agreed, instructing Ronnie's mother to inform Colpix Records that the women had "given up" on show business so the studio would release their contract. By March 1963, the group was officially signed to Spector's <a href="/wiki/Philles_Records" title="Philles Records">Philles Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_49_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_49-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first song the Ronettes rehearsed and recorded with Spector was written by Spector, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Barry" title="Jeff Barry">Jeff Barry</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ellie_Greenwich" title="Ellie Greenwich">Ellie Greenwich</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Why_Don%27t_They_Let_Us_Fall_in_Love" title="Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love">Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love</a>". They brought the women out to <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> to make the record, but, once it was completed, Spector declined to release it.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ronettes recorded more songs for Spector, including covers of "<a href="/wiki/The_Twist_(song)" title="The Twist (song)">The Twist</a>", "<a href="/wiki/The_Wah-Watusi" title="The Wah-Watusi">The Wah-Watusi</a>" (lead vocals by Nedra), "<a href="/wiki/Mashed_Potato_Time" title="Mashed Potato Time">Mashed Potato Time</a>", and "Hot Pastrami". These four songs were released, but were credited to <a href="/wiki/The_Crystals" title="The Crystals">The Crystals</a> on their 1963 Philles LP <i>The Crystals Sing Their Greatest Hits, Volume 1</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Be_My_Baby""><span id=".22Be_My_Baby.22"></span>"Be My Baby"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: "Be My Baby""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Be_My_Baby" title="Be My Baby">Be My Baby</a></div> <p>After having been denied a release of their song as well as having credit for their next four recordings go to another group, the Ronettes went to work on the Phil Spector/Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich song "<a href="/wiki/Be_My_Baby" title="Be My Baby">Be My Baby</a>". The Ronettes recorded "Be My Baby" in July 1963, and it was released by August. "Be My Baby" was a smash record for the Ronettes. Radio stations played the song throughout fall 1963, and the Ronettes were invited to tour the country with <a href="/wiki/Dick_Clark" title="Dick Clark">Dick Clark</a> on his "<a href="/wiki/Caravan_of_Stars" title="Caravan of Stars">Caravan of Stars</a>" tour.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Be My Baby" inspired a legion of Ronettes fans, including <a href="/wiki/Brian_Wilson" title="Brian Wilson">Brian Wilson</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" title="The Beach Boys">The Beach Boys</a>, who clearly intended "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Worry_Baby" title="Don't Worry Baby">Don't Worry Baby</a>" as an homage to the group.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song became a Top 10 hit and peaked at number 2 on the <i>Billboard</i> Top 100. "Our lives were turned upside down," Ronnie later recalled. "All the things I'd ever dreamed about were finally coming true."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Be My Baby" was the first recording by <a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a>, who performed back-up vocals with Estelle, Nedra, and <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Bono" title="Sonny Bono">Sonny Bono</a>. As the girlfriend of Bono, who was working for Phil Spector at the time, Cher was asked to join the back-up singers when one was a no-show. "'Be My Baby' was the first record I ever sang on," Cher later wrote. "I went out and stood in front of this big speaker and sang 'be my, be my baby' with the Ronettes and all these other singers."<sup id="cite_ref-Cher1998_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cher1998-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After "Be My Baby", Cher became a permanent back-up singer on recordings by the Ronettes, as well as other songs Phil Spector produced until "<a href="/wiki/You%27ve_Lost_That_Lovin%27_Feelin%27" title="You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'">You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Cher1998_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cher1998-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Baby,_I_Love_You""><span id=".22Baby.2C_I_Love_You.22"></span>"Baby, I Love You"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: "Baby, I Love You""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baby,_I_Love_You" title="Baby, I Love You">Baby, I Love You</a></div><p>After the overnight success of their first Phil Spector single, Spector was eager to do a follow-up with the Ronettes. He wrote "<a href="/wiki/Baby,_I_Love_You" title="Baby, I Love You">Baby, I Love You</a>", again with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, and urged the Ronettes to leave New York for California to record the song at <a href="/wiki/Gold_Star_Studios" title="Gold Star Studios">Gold Star Studios</a>. A problem arose when the Ronettes were scheduled to leave for Dick Clark's "Caravan of Stars" tour across the United States. In lieu of having the Ronettes skip the Dick Clark tour, Spector decided Estelle and Nedra would do the tour with cousin Elaine, a former member of the group. Ronnie left for California to record "Baby, I Love You" with Darlene Love, Cher, and Sonny Bono subbing for Estelle and Nedra on back-up vocals. "Baby, I Love You" had an even denser arrangement, featuring <a href="/wiki/Leon_Russell" title="Leon Russell">Leon Russell</a> on piano. The song was recorded in the early fall of 1963 and released in November that year. It was slightly less successful than "Be My Baby" on the charts, reaching number 24 Pop, number 6 R&B in the United States and number 11 in the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-history_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-amg_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amg-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A_Christmas_Gift_for_You_from_Phil_Spector"><i>A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All three Ronettes, along with every other artist who was signed with Phil Spector in 1963, were featured on the Christmas LP <i><a href="/wiki/A_Christmas_Gift_for_You_from_Phil_Spector" title="A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector">A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For this album, the Ronettes recorded three songs: "<a href="/wiki/I_Saw_Mommy_Kissing_Santa_Claus" title="I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus">I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Frosty_the_Snowman" title="Frosty the Snowman">Frosty the Snowman</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Sleigh_Ride" title="Sleigh Ride">Sleigh Ride</a>". All artists sang on the album's finale, "<a href="/wiki/Silent_Night" title="Silent Night">Silent Night</a>", which opened with a spoken message from Phil Spector, wishing a Merry Christmas and thanking everyone for supporting the cooperative artists. </p><p>In his desire for absolute perfection on the album, Spector pushed his artists to belt out their lyrics as powerfully as they could.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "The Christmas album was the one where I'd thought I'd lost it mentally." Nedra later said.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I heard the parts. I swore I'd put them down, but they said it wasn't on the tape."<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_33-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The album was released on the day <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">President Kennedy</a> was assassinated. It was not a success upon its initial release but it was re-released by <a href="/wiki/Apple_Records" title="Apple Records">Apple Records</a> in 1972 and reached No. 6 on <i>Billboard</i>′s list of Christmas Albums that year.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_33-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_tour,_"Breakin'_Up",_and_"Do_I_Love_You?""><span id="British_tour.2C_.22Breakin.27_Up.22.2C_and_.22Do_I_Love_You.3F.22"></span>British tour, "Breakin' Up", and "Do I Love You?"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: British tour, "Breakin' Up", and "Do I Love You?""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 1964, the Ronettes left for their first tour of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a>, where they made a strong impact from the very beginning.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_75_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_75-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "We must have been quite a sight in the Heathrow waiting room," Ronnie Spector later recalled, "three black American girls sitting with their legs all crossed the same way, our three identical, enormous hairdos piled a foot or so over our heads. When our young chaperon finally showed up, he was all smiles."<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_75_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_75-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On their first night in the UK, the women attended a party at <a href="/wiki/Tony_Hall_(music_executive)" title="Tony Hall (music executive)">Tony Hall</a>'s house where they met <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a>. After meeting, Ronnie and <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a> quickly became friends and Estelle dated <a href="/wiki/George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But for Ronnie, one of the biggest thrills was meeting <a href="/wiki/Keith_Richards" title="Keith Richards">Keith Richards</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">the Rolling Stones</a>, who were the opening act for the Ronettes on their UK tour.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The feeling was mutually shared by Richards, who wrote of his relationship with Ronnie: "The first time I ever went to heaven was when I awoke with Ronnie (later Spector!) Bennett asleep with a smile on her face. We were kids. It doesn't get any better than that."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the women returned home from their British tour, they went right back into the studio to record "Keep on Dancing" and "Girls Can Tell", two songs written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector. The group's recording of "Keep on Dancing" is notable because it features Ronnie and Nedra singing in unison, but Spector refused to release the single. Around this time, The Crystals also recorded a version of "Girls Can Tell", which also went unreleased. </p><p>"(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up" was subsequently recorded by the Ronettes. According to Ronnie, Spector was especially enthusiastic about the song.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_83_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_83-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "When Phil loved a song as much as he loved '(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up,'" she later wrote, "he could work on it for days without ever getting tired."<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_83_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_83-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Released in April 1964, the song did not fare as well as the group's previous two singles, though it did manage to briefly break into the <i>Billboard</i> Top 40. In June 1964, the group's following single, "<a href="/wiki/Do_I_Love_You%3F_(The_Ronettes_song)" title="Do I Love You? (The Ronettes song)">Do I Love You?</a>", was released, also breaking into the Top 40, beating their previous single by five positions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Walking_in_the_Rain""><span id=".22Walking_in_the_Rain.22"></span>"Walking in the Rain"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: "Walking in the Rain""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Walking_in_the_Rain_(The_Ronettes_song)" title="Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes song)">Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes song)</a></div> <p>As the <a href="/wiki/British_Invasion" title="British Invasion">British Invasion</a> took full force on the American music scene in 1964, the Ronettes were one of the few groups that were able to maintain their relevance. When they toured the UK in January 1964, they had been asked by John Lennon to accompany the Beatles on their flight to America on February 7, 1964, but Spector denied them the opportunity to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, throughout 1964, the group appeared on numerous television shows such as <i><a href="/wiki/Shindig!" title="Shindig!">Shindig!</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/American_Bandstand" title="American Bandstand">American Bandstand</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hullabaloo_(TV_series)" title="Hullabaloo (TV series)">Hullabaloo</a></i>, and British TV show <i><a href="/wiki/Ready,_Steady,_Go!" class="mw-redirect" title="Ready, Steady, Go!">Ready, Steady, Go!</a></i> As the popularity of other groups such as The Crystals, <a href="/wiki/The_Marvelettes" title="The Marvelettes">The Marvelettes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Angels_(American_group)" title="The Angels (American group)">The Angels</a> began to wane, that of the Ronettes continued to grow. </p><p>In the summer of 1964, Ronnie went into the studio to record her lead on the group's next single, "Walking in the Rain". She later recalled that the writers – Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil – were still adjusting the lyrics right up to the minute she recorded it. Ronnie recalled Phil placing headphones on her and telling her to listen closely. "Everything was quiet," she later wrote, "Then all of a sudden I heard a low rumble, like there was thunder coming from every corner of the room."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The thunder was used for the introduction and was featured prominently throughout the remainder of the song, the only one of which Ronnie recorded in a single take. "Walking in the Rain" became the group's most successful single since "Be My Baby" (released over a year earlier) and peaked at number 23 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100. </p><p>Following the successful release of "Walking in the Rain", Philles Records released the group's first studio album, <i>Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica</i>, in late 1964. The album proved only to be marginally successful, peaking at number 96 on the <i>Billboard</i> charts, but for the first time Phil Spector publicly promoted lead singer Veronica "Ronnie" Bennett over Estelle Bennett and Nedra Talley. Every Ronettes single after this referred to the group as "The Ronettes featuring Veronica" on the record labels. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decline_in_popularity">Decline in popularity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Decline in popularity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the success of "Walking in the Rain", the Ronettes' popularity had clearly begun to wane. In February 1965, Philles Records released the group's next single, "Born to Be Together", which only reached number 52 on the <i>Billboard</i> 100. Over the course of the next year, the Ronettes recorded a song catalog which, once completed, Phil Spector refused to release. Many attribute this to his insecurities and growing love for Ronnie. As the popularity of the group rose, their relationship grew deeper, and soon they were living together. Spector allegedly did not want the Ronettes to become too popular, in fear they would one day outshine him, perhaps explaining why he did not release recordings the Ronettes were contractually obligated to make. This allowed for the Motown group <a href="/wiki/The_Supremes" title="The Supremes">the Supremes</a> to eclipse them to become the most popular female group of the time. </p><p>Some recorded yet unreleased songs include: "Paradise", "Everything Under the Sun", and "I Wish I Never Saw the Sun Shine". All three have since been covered by among others, <a href="/wiki/The_Shangri-Las" title="The Shangri-Las">the Shangri-Las</a>, the Supremes, and <a href="/wiki/Ike_%26_Tina_Turner" title="Ike & Tina Turner">Ike & Tina Turner</a>. Spector's choice was to not release the Spector/ Jeff Barry/ Ellie Greenwich song "Chapel of Love", initially recorded by the Ronettes in early 1964. By the time their version finally was released, another recording by <a href="/wiki/The_Dixie_Cups" title="The Dixie Cups">The Dixie Cups</a> had gained attention. "We thought it was such a great record that we practically begged [Phil Spector] to put it out," Ronnie Spector later wrote.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_113_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_113-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Then the Dixie Cups' version came out, and it was a smash! It was so depressing."<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_113_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_113-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 1965, the Ronettes' next single, "Is This What I Get For Loving You?", was released, becoming a minor hit, reaching only number 75 on the <i>Billboard</i> 100. However, the song proved popular for TV appearances on <i>Hullabaloo</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_A_Go-Go" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollywood A Go-Go">Hollywood A Go-Go</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Shivaree_(TV_series)" title="Shivaree (TV series)">Shivaree</a></i>. The Ronettes failed to achieve another Top 10 hit, while the Supremes scored their fifth consecutive number-one song with "<a href="/wiki/Back_in_My_Arms_Again" title="Back in My Arms Again">Back in My Arms Again</a>". Some have attributed the decline of their popularity partially to Phil Spector's unenthusiastic promotions of the Ronettes, possibly from insecurities stemming from his intimate relationship with Ronnie.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There were internal problems within the group as well. "You also have to remember that Nedra and Estelle stood in the background while I got to bask in the spotlight," Ronnie later wrote.<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_102_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_102-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I was the one who flew out to California and sang lead on all our records. I was the one deejays wanted to talk to. And I was the one our producer was in love with, which meant I get the preferential treatment in all kinds of other ways which [quite understandably] drove them crazy."<sup id="cite_ref-Spector_2004_102_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spector_2004_102-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I hated the 'dog-eat-dog' side of show-business," Nedra Talley later commented.<sup id="cite_ref-An_Interview_with_Ronette_Nedra_Ross_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-An_Interview_with_Ronette_Nedra_Ross-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I hated pushing for the next record and the feeling of failure if we didn't get it. There was a continual demand on us to produce that I thought was unfair. My personality didn't like that."<sup id="cite_ref-An_Interview_with_Ronette_Nedra_Ross_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-An_Interview_with_Ronette_Nedra_Ross-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nedra's disdain for show business fueled her choice to marry Scott Ross. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opening_for_the_Beatles">Opening for the Beatles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Opening for the Beatles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After "Is This What I Get for Loving You?" was released in June 1965, over a year passed before the Ronettes' next single was released. "<a href="/wiki/I_Can_Hear_Music" title="I Can Hear Music">I Can Hear Music</a>", written by Phil Spector/Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich and produced by Barry, was issued in October 1966, barely making it into the <i>Billboard</i> 100 by peaking at number 100 for exactly one week before it fell off the charts. The song was covered by <a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" title="The Beach Boys">the Beach Boys</a> in 1969 with much greater success. </p><p>After "Be My Baby", the Ronettes became headliners at several <a href="/wiki/Murray_the_K" title="Murray the K">Murray the K</a> Holiday Shows in New York City and did package tours in the US and England. By late 1965, even without a recent hit, the group continued to make appearances at leading night clubs and on television shows, grace the covers of music magazines, and be featured on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_T.N.T._Show" title="The Big T.N.T. Show">The Big TNT Show</a></i>, a concert film produced by Phil Spector.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 1966, the Ronettes joined the bill with the Beatles for a 14-city tour across America. Phil Spector became so enraged when Ronnie expressed a desire to accompany Estelle and Nedra on the tour that Ronnie was forced to remain in California with him while the girls' cousin Elaine, who had previously been in the group, filled her slot on the tour, while Nedra or Estelle assumed the lead vocals on stage. A picture published in the November 1966 issue of <i><a href="/wiki/Ebony_(magazine)" title="Ebony (magazine)">Ebony</a></i> magazine <sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> showed Nedra Talley singing lead, while Estelle and Elaine stood behind her singing harmony. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Break-up">Break-up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Break-up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After their tour with the Beatles ended, and "I Can Hear Music" failed to make an impact, the Ronettes left for a tour in <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> in early 1967, after which they agreed to break up and go their separate ways. Soon afterward, Nedra Talley married her boyfriend Scott Ross, Ronnie Bennett married Phil Spector, and Estelle Bennett settled down with Joe Dong, a long-time boyfriend. </p><p>According to her accounts, Phil Spector kept Ronnie a virtual prisoner in their 23-room mansion in California. He brought her into the studio only once during their marriage. During this session, which took place in early 1969 at <a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M Records</a>, she recorded "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered!" The song was released in March 1969, failing to make an impact on radio stations, which were now playing music in the style of <a href="/wiki/Janis_Joplin" title="Janis Joplin">Janis Joplin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grace_Slick" title="Grace Slick">Grace Slick</a>. Later in 1969, Ronnie and Estelle were invited into the studio by <a href="/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a> to record backing vocals on "Earth Blues". Their work on the song earned the Ronettes a credit on the LP <i><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Bridge_(album)" title="Rainbow Bridge (album)">Rainbow Bridge.</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ronnie_Spector_and_the_Ronettes">Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ronnie left Phil on June 12, 1972, and their divorce was finalized in 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As she made an attempt to revive her career, she decided to reform the Ronettes. Nedra had no interest in returning to the group, and Estelle was unable to perform due to mental illness.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ronnie replaced them with <a href="/wiki/Chip_Fields" title="Chip Fields">Chip Fields</a> (mother of actress <a href="/wiki/Kim_Fields" title="Kim Fields">Kim Fields</a>) and Denise Edwards.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They recorded some songs for <a href="/wiki/Buddah_Records" title="Buddah Records">Buddah Records</a> in 1973, one of which was a cover of "I Wish I Never Saw the Sun Shine", a song Ronnie had first done in 1965, though Phil Spector had refused to release it.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stint at Buddah was not successful, and by 1975, Ronnie had abandoned the idea of continuing the Ronettes and began her solo career.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Spector released a new single "Love Power", under the name Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes, making it the first Ronettes single in decades.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_years">Later years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Later years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ronnie_Spector.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Ronnie_Spector.jpg/220px-Ronnie_Spector.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Ronnie_Spector.jpg/330px-Ronnie_Spector.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Ronnie_Spector.jpg/440px-Ronnie_Spector.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1736" data-file-height="2252" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Spector" title="Ronnie Spector">Ronnie Spector</a> in 2010 singing "Be My Baby" to <a href="/wiki/Michael_Musto" title="Michael Musto">Michael Musto</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lawsuit_against_Phil_Spector">Lawsuit against Phil Spector</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Lawsuit against Phil Spector"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1988, the original Ronettes sued Phil Spector for $10 million over unpaid royalties and for unpaid income he made from licensing of Ronettes’ music.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It took the case a decade to make its way to trial.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2000, Phil was ordered to pay them more than $2.6 million.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Phil appealed and in 2001 the state Supreme Court's Appellate Division upheld a lower court finding that he had violated his 1963 contract. He appealed that ruling as well, taking the case to the New York State Supreme Court in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In its ruling, the State Court of Appeals said it found the Ronettes' "plight sympathetic, because they have earned less than $15,000 in royalties from songs that topped the charts and made them famous," but the judge found that their contract gave Spector unconditional rights to the recordings.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The judge also reversed a lower court's ruling that they were entitled to the music industry's standard 50 percent royalty rate on sales of records, tapes and compact discs.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it was ruled that Spector was entitled to her share of the royalties; she had argued that she was forced to sign away her rights to royalties in her 1974 divorce settlement.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The royalties of the group's other two members were not in dispute.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_59-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deaths">Deaths</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 11, 2009, Estelle died of <a href="/wiki/Colon_cancer" class="mw-redirect" title="Colon cancer">colon cancer</a> at the age of 67 in <a href="/wiki/Englewood,_New_Jersey" title="Englewood, New Jersey">Englewood, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ronnie died on January 12, 2022, following a brief battle with cancer at the age of 78, leaving Nedra Talley the last surviving original member of the trio.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_recognition">Awards and recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Awards and recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ronettes were nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> in 1965 for "Walking in the Rain".<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame" title="Grammy Hall of Fame">Grammy Hall of Fame</a> for "Be My Baby" in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ronettes were also inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Vocal_Group_Hall_of_Fame" title="Vocal Group Hall of Fame">Vocal Group Hall of Fame</a> in 2004 and the People's Hall of Rock and Roll Legends in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ronettes' influence on music was significant. In addition to Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> have both cited Ronnie Bennett as an influence.<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone.com_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone.com-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ronettes' fashion style was emulated by British musician <a href="/wiki/Amy_Winehouse" title="Amy Winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was reported that Phil Spector, in his capacity as a member of the Board of Governors, prevented the Ronettes from being nominated for induction into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>, although they had been eligible for a considerable length of time. In a letter obtained by Ronnie's lawyers, addressed to the Rock Hall's nominating committee, Phil claimed that, apart from Ronnie, the group members did not appear on their records, and that they did not make the contribution required for induction.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While he was awaiting trial on a murder charge, the Ronettes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Waldorf-Astoria_Hotel" class="mw-redirect" title="Waldorf-Astoria Hotel">Waldorf-Astoria Hotel</a> in New York City. They were inducted by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ronnie and Nedra performed "Baby, I Love You", "Walking in the Rain", and "Be My Baby". Estelle was present to accept her award but was not well enough to perform, so Tricia Scotti (a regular backup singer with Ronnie) took her place behind the microphone. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Ronettes_discography" title="The Ronettes discography">The Ronettes discography</a></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Presenting_the_Fabulous_Ronettes" title="Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes">Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes</a></i> (1964)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ronettes&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121106013404/http://www.ronniespector.com/bio/">"Ronnie Spector Biography"</a>. 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Spector" title="Ronnie Spector">Veronica Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estelle_Bennett" title="Estelle Bennett">Estelle Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedra_Talley" title="Nedra Talley">Nedra Talley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Album</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Presenting_the_Fabulous_Ronettes" title="Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes">Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Silhouettes_(The_Rays_song)" title="Silhouettes (The Rays song)">Silhouettes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Be_My_Baby" title="Be My Baby">Be My Baby</a>"</li> 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Stipe</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Ronettes</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Estelle_Bennett" title="Estelle Bennett">Estelle Bennett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Spector" title="Ronnie Spector">Ronnie Spector</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nedra_Talley" title="Nedra Talley">Nedra Talley</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Patti_Smith" title="Patti Smith">Patti Smith</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Anthony_(musician)" title="Michael Anthony (musician)">Michael Anthony</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Hagar" title="Sammy Hagar">Sammy Hagar</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Van_Halen" title="Alex Van Halen">Alex Van Halen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Van_Halen" title="Eddie Van Halen">Eddie Van Halen</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/Presenting_the_Fabulous_Ronettes" title="Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes">Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Just_Once_in_My_Life_(album)" title="Just Once in My Life (album)">Just Once in My Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/River_Deep_%E2%80%93_Mountain_High_(album)" title="River Deep – Mountain High (album)">River Deep – Mountain High</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let_It_Be_(album)" title="Let It Be (album)">Let It Be</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Things_Must_Pass" title="All Things Must Pass">All Things Must Pass</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/John_Lennon/Plastic_Ono_Band" title="John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band">John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Concert_for_Bangladesh_(album)" title="The Concert for Bangladesh (album)">The Concert for Bangladesh</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_album)" title="Imagine (John Lennon album)">Imagine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Living_in_the_Material_World" title="Living in the Material World">Living in the Material World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Some_Time_in_New_York_City" title="Some Time in New York City">Some Time in New York City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_(John_Lennon_album)" title="Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album)">Rock 'n' Roll</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Born_to_Be_with_You_(album)" title="Born to Be with You (album)">Born to Be with You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Death_of_a_Ladies%27_Man_(album)" title="Death of a Ladies' Man (album)">Death of a Ladies' Man</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/End_of_the_Century" title="End of the Century">End of the Century</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Season_of_Glass_(album)" title="Season of Glass (album)">Season of Glass</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Silence_Is_Easy" title="Silence Is Easy">Silence Is Easy</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles<br />produced</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks vcard navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="1960–1963" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960–<br />1963</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Corrine,_Corrina" title="Corrine, Corrina">Corrine, Corrina</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pretty_Little_Angel_Eyes" title="Pretty Little Angel Eyes">Pretty Little Angel Eyes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Talk_to_Me_(Joe_Seneca_song)" title="Talk to Me (Joe Seneca song)">Talk to Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Under_the_Moon_of_Love" title="Under the Moon of Love">Under the Moon of Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There%27s_No_Other_(Like_My_Baby)" title="There's No Other (Like My Baby)">There's No Other (Like My Baby)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Uptown_(The_Crystals_song)" title="Uptown (The Crystals song)">Uptown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/He_Hit_Me_(And_It_Felt_Like_a_Kiss)" title="He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)">He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/He%27s_a_Rebel" title="He's a Rebel">He's a Rebel</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" title="Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah">Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/He%27s_Sure_the_Boy_I_Love" title="He's Sure the Boy I Love">He's Sure the Boy I Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Why_Do_Lovers_Break_Each_Other%27s_Heart" title="Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart">Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(Let%27s_Dance)_The_Screw" class="mw-redirect" title="(Let's Dance) The Screw">(Let's Dance) The Screw</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Da_Doo_Ron_Ron" title="Da Doo Ron Ron">Da Doo Ron Ron</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Then_He_Kissed_Me" title="Then He Kissed Me">Then He Kissed Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Be_My_Baby" title="Be My Baby">Be My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby,_I_Love_You" title="Baby, I Love You">Baby, I Love You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Christmas_(Baby_Please_Come_Home)" title="Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)">Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1964–<br />1966</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/(The_Best_Part_of)_Breakin%27_Up" title="(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up">(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_I_Love_You%3F_(The_Ronettes_song)" title="Do I Love You? (The Ronettes song)">Do I Love You?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Walking_in_the_Rain_(The_Ronettes_song)" title="Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes song)">Walking in the Rain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ringo,_I_Love_You" title="Ringo, I Love You">Ringo, I Love You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Why_Don%27t_They_Let_Us_Fall_in_Love" title="Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love">Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ve_Lost_That_Lovin%27_Feelin%27" title="You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'">You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'</a><span style="padding-left:.15em;">"</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_Once_in_My_Life_(song)" title="Just Once in My Life (song)">Just Once in My Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Is_This_What_I_Get_for_Loving_You%3F" title="Is This What I Get for Loving You?">Is This What I Get for Loving You?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Unchained_Melody" title="Unchained Melody">Hung Up on You/Unchained Melody</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ebb_Tide_(song)" title="Ebb Tide (song)">Ebb Tide</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/River_Deep_%E2%80%93_Mountain_High" title="River Deep – Mountain High">River Deep – Mountain High</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1967–<br />2003</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Never_Need_More_Than_This" title="I'll Never Need More Than This">I'll Never Need More Than This</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Love_Like_Yours_(Don%27t_Come_Knocking_Everyday)" title="A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)">A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Proud_Mary" title="Proud Mary">Proud Mary</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">You Came, You Saw, You Conquered!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_Pearl_(Checkmates,_Ltd._song)" title="Black Pearl (Checkmates, Ltd. song)">Black Pearl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Instant_Karma!" title="Instant Karma!">Instant Karma (We All Shine On)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Long_and_Winding_Road" title="The Long and Winding Road">The Long and Winding Road</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Sweet_Lord" title="My Sweet Lord">My Sweet Lord</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_Is_Life" title="What Is Life">What Is Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Power_to_the_People_(song)" title="Power to the People (song)">Power to the People</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mother_(John_Lennon_song)" title="Mother (John Lennon song)">Mother</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Try_Some,_Buy_Some" title="Try Some, Buy Some">Try Some, Buy Some</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Imagine (John Lennon song)">Imagine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_Xmas_(War_Is_Over)" title="Happy Xmas (War Is Over)">Happy Xmas (War Is Over)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_High_School_(song)" title="Rock 'n' Roll High School (song)">Rock 'n' Roll High School</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_You_Remember_Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Radio%3F" title="Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?">Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Silence_Is_Easy_(song)" title="Silence Is Easy (song)">Silence Is Easy</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Menlove_Ave." title="Menlove Ave.">Menlove Ave.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Mono_(1958%E2%80%931969)" title="Back to Mono (1958–1969)">Back to Mono (1958–1969)</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/To_Know_Him_Is_to_Love_Him" title="To Know Him Is to Love Him">To Know Him Is to Love Him</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_You_Worry_My_Little_Pet" title="Don't You Worry My Little Pet">Don't You Worry My Little Pet</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chapel_of_Love" title="Chapel of Love">Chapel of Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can_Hear_Music" title="I Can Hear Music">I Can Hear Music</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Little_by_Little_(Rolling_Stones_song)" title="Little by Little (Rolling Stones song)">Little by Little</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spanish_Harlem_(song)" title="Spanish Harlem (song)">Spanish Harlem</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Could_Be_the_Night_(1966_song)" title="This Could Be the Night (1966 song)">This Could Be the Night</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Companies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philles_Records" title="Philles Records">Philles Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phi-Dan_Records" title="Phi-Dan Records">Phi-Dan Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Spector_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Spector International">Phil Spector International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner-Spector_Records" title="Warner-Spector Records">Warner-Spector Records</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/B_Boy_Baby" title="B Boy Baby">B Boy Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_Home_Tonight_(song)" title="Take Me Home Tonight (song)">Take Me Home Tonight</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tearing_Down_the_Wall_of_Sound" title="Tearing Down the Wall of Sound">Tearing Down the Wall of Sound</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phil_Spector_(film)" title="Phil Spector (film)">Phil Spector</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wall_of_Sound" title="Wall of Sound">Wall of Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Teddy_Bears" title="The Teddy Bears">The Teddy Bears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_B._Soxx_%26_the_Blue_Jeans" title="Bob B. 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