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The Ronettes were a girl group of the 1960s from New York City, best known for their work with producer Phil Spector. They consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett (a.k.a. Ronnie Spector), her sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. Their most famous songs include "Be My Baby", "Baby I Love You", "(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up", and "(Walking) in the Rain". After a hiatus in the middle of the 60s, the Ronettes (and Spector) re-emerged without much of a popular reaction; musical tastes had moved beyond the girl group sound, and the Ronettes were unable to maintain their relevance. They disbanded in 1966 after criss-crossing the United States and Canada that summer as one of the opening acts for the final concert tour of The Beatles.

Ronnie Spector married Phil Spector in 1968, then launched a solo career after divorcing him in 1973.

Awards & Recognition

The Ronettes were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.

It was believed that Phil Spector, in his capacity as a member of the Board of Governors, deliberately prevented the Ronettes (and Darlene Love) from being nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, although they had been eligible for a considerable period. The alleged reasons included the acrimonious divorce of Ronnie and Spector, in addition to the group having (unsuccessfully) sued Spector for back royalties. While Spector was awaiting trial on a murder charge and out on $1 million bail, the Ronettes were finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the March 12, 2007, induction ceremony held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Keith Richards, a self-confessed longtime fan, inducted the trio. Ronnie Bennett (Spector) and Nedra Talley performed "Baby I Love You," "{Walking} in the Rain" and "Be My Baby." Estelle Bennett was present to accept her award but did not perform.

Trivia

  • Ronnette is the name of one of the girl group-inspired street urchin characters in the musical Little Shop of Horrors, along with Chiffon and Crystal.
  • Ronnie Spector accompanied Eddie Money on the 1986 hit song "Take Me Home Tonight".
  • It has been erroneously reported in many rock reference books, rock encyclopedias and People magazine that the Ronettes appeared in the 1961 film "Twist Around the Clock." The Ronettes toured with Clay Cole and his Twist-a-rama revue in 1962; Clay Cole was featured in the twist film.

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Inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2007
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girl group is a musical group featuring several young female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is generally not applied to girl bands or all-women, in which women play instruments as well as sing.
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Their 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive.
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In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering
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Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1939) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.

Coming to prominence in the early 1960s, Spector became one of the most distinctive producers in the history of popular music.
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Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Yvette Bennett, 10 August 1943, New York) is an American musician and was the lead singer of the girl group The Ronettes. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll"[1][2]

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Estelle Bennett, (born July 22 1944 in New York City) was a member of the girl group the Ronettes, along with her sister Ronnie Spector and cousin Nedra Talley. After the Ronettes 1966 break-up, she quit the music business and has rarely been seen since.
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Nedra Talley, now Nedra Talley Ross (born January 27 1946, in New York), was a member of the girl group The Ronettes, along with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett.

In 1966 she left the Ronettes, in search of spirituality.
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Released 1963
Format 7" single
Recorded ?
Genre Pop
Length 2:41
Label Philles Records
Writer(s) Phil Spector
Jeff Barry
Ellie Greenwich
Producer(s) Phil Spector
Peak chart positions

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Baby I Love You could refer to the following songs;
  • Baby, I Love You (1964), recorded by various artists including The Ronettes and The Ramones
  • Baby I Love U! (2004), by Jennifer Lopez
  • Baby, I Love U! (2004), by Yui Horie

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The Beatles were an English musical group from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music.
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Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Yvette Bennett, 10 August 1943, New York) is an American musician and was the lead singer of the girl group The Ronettes. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll"[1][2]

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The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term "the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World". The Hall of Fame is headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. It includes a theater and a museum.

It was originally organized in 1998.
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Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1939) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.

Coming to prominence in the early 1960s, Spector became one of the most distinctive producers in the history of popular music.
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Darlene Love (born Darlene Wright, July 26, 1941, Los Angeles, California) is an American popular music singer.

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She began her singing with her local church choir.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in the
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is a famously luxurious hotel in New York. It has been housed in two historic landmark buildings of New York City. The first, designed by architect Henry J. Hardenbergh, was on the Fifth Avenue site of the Empire State Building.
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Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer, producer and founding member of The Rolling Stones. With songwriting partner and Stones lead vocalist Mick Jagger, he has written and recorded hundreds of songs.
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Little Shop of Horrors
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Original Cast Album
Music Alan Menken
Lyrics Howard Ashman
Book Howard Ashman
Based upon Roger Crman film
The Little Shop of Horrors
Productions 1982 Off-Broadway
1986 Film
2003 Broadway
2004 U.S.
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Eddie Money (born Edward Joseph Mahoney, March 21 1949) is an American rock musician and singer who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums.
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B-side(s) "Calm Before the Storm"
Released 1986
Format 7" single
Genre Rock
Label Columbia
Peak chart positions
  • #4 (U.S.)
  • #1 (U.S.

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People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American magazine of celebrity and human interest stories, published by Time Inc. As of 2006, it has a circulation of 3.75 million and revenue expected to top $1.5 billion.
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Twist Around the Clock is a 1961 musical film produced by Sam Katzman who earlier made the very similar Rock Around the Clock. The film featured Chubby Checker and Dion DiMucci.

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Clay Cole is a former host and disk jockey, best known for his eponymous television dance program, The Clay Cole Show, which aired in New York City on WNTA and WPIX-TV from 1959 to 1968.
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The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. AMG was founded in 1991 by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine and mathematician Vladimir Bogdanov, Ph.D., as a guide for consumers. Its first reference book was published the next year.
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This page is a partial list of inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, taken from the list on the Hall of Fame's website. [1]

From 1986, there were four categories of induction: performers, non-performers, early influences, and lifetime achievement.
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Joseph "Biggie Grand" Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados), better known as Grandmaster Flash, is a American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing.
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