Phil Spector kept many of the group's unreleased songs in a vault for years. Her vocals were used for the lead and backing vocals. Spector's 1960s recording "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered", credited as "The Ronettes Featuring the Voice of Veronica", appeared in 1969 on Herb Alpert's A&M Records label, with "Oh I Love You", an old Ronettes B-side, as the flip. The Ronettes broke up in early 1967, following a European concert tour. Instead of recording with Spector at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles, the Ronettes returned to New York City with producer Jeff Barry. The group's last single, " I Can Hear Music", on the Philles Records label, was released in the fall of 1966.
They supported and toured with the Beatles on their 1966 US tour. In 1965, the Ronettes were voted the third-top singing group in England behind the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The group had two top 100 hits in 1965 with "Born to Be Together" and " Is This What I Get for Loving You?". Their relationship with Spector brought chart success with " Be My Baby" (1963), " Baby, I Love You" (1963), " The Best Part of Breakin' Up" (1964), "Do I Love You?" (1964), and " Walking in the Rain" (1964).
After releasing a few singles on Colpix without success, they tracked down record producer Phil Spector, who signed them to his label Philles Records in 1963. Looking for a recording contract, they initially were signed to Colpix Records and produced by Stu Phillips. The Ronettes became a popular live attraction around the greater New York area in the early 1960s. Ronnie Spector (center) with The Ronettes, 1966 Career 1963–1969: The Ronettes and early success They performed locally while attending George Washington High School in Washington Heights. The trio formed the Darling Sisters, known later as the Ronettes. Bennett and her sister Estelle Bennett (1941–2009) were encouraged to sing by their large family, as was their cousin Nedra Talley (born 1946). Spector was born Veronica Yvette Bennett in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New York, the daughter of an African-American- Cherokee mother and Irish–American father. 2.4 2003–2022: Collaborations and English Heart.2.3 1983–2002: "Take Me Home Tonight", Unfinished Business, and return to music.2.1 1963–1969: The Ronettes and early success.In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Ronettes. In 1990, she published a memoir, Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, Or, My Life as a Fabulous Ronette. In 1986, her career revived when she was featured on Eddie Money's song " Take Me Home Tonight".īennett was sometimes referred to as the original "bad girl of rock and roll".
Bennett also recorded one extended play, She Talks to Rainbows (1999). After 1980 she released five studio albums: Siren (1980), Unfinished Business (1987), Something's Gonna Happen (2003), Last of the Rock Stars (2006) and English Heart (2016). In 1964, she launched a solo career with the single " So Young". The two were married in 1968 and separated in 1972.īennett sang lead on the Ronettes' string of hits in the early-to-mid–1960s, including " Be My Baby" (1963), " Baby, I Love You" (1963), " The Best Part of Breakin' Up" (1964) and " Walking in the Rain" (1964). Ronnie fronted the group while record producer Phil Spector produced the majority of their recording output. Veronica Yvette Greenfield ( née Bennett Aug– January 12, 2022), known professionally as Ronnie Spector, was an American singer who formed the girl group the Ronettes in 1957 with her elder sister, Estelle Bennett, and their cousin, Nedra Talley.
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