During the golden age of '60s girl groups the Ronettes and their unforgettable songs made a major impression. The soaring vocals and lush production (by the infamous Phil Spector) on their most famous ...

A decade later, Ella Fitzgerald recorded her own version in 1960, further cementing the song’s place in the popular consciousness. By the time The Ronettes released their version, the song was already ...

Singer Ronnie Spector, who founded the girl group The Ronettes in 1961, has died after a brief battle with cancer. She was 78. "Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this world today," her ...

During an interview with The Guardian, Spector discussed the origin of “Be My Baby.” She said the track was born out of Phil Spector‘s infatuation with her. While she performed lead vocals on the ...

Spector's family confirmed her passing after "a brief battle with cancer." By Andrew Unterberger Ronnie Spector, iconic lead singer for ’60s girl group hitmakers The Ronettes, has died at age 78 after ...

Ronnie Spector is heading out on the road to bring a little holiday cheer to the masses — and for the first time in decades she's bringing the Ronettes to help her deck the halls Let’s face it: the ...

The micro-movements in the performance — swaying hips, lightly moving hands — were typical of the kind of directions 1960s girl groups received from their mostly male managers and producers, stemming ...

In the 1960s, The Ronettes and The Beatles were friends. How could they not be? They were two of the decade’s best rock ‘n’ roll groups. As we look back at the legacy of The Ronettes’ Ronnie Spector, ...

Some of the many artists who've recently reprised the famous intro to "Be My Baby" spoke to Billboard about The Ronettes' impact on their work, and just what makes the seemingly simple song so… By ...

Estelle Bennett, one of the Ronettes, the singing trio whose 1963 hit "Be My Baby" epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique of its producer, Phil Spector, has died at her home in Englewood, N.J.

The Ronettes can't collect movie and advertisement royalty rights to music they recorded for Phil Spector in the 1960s, New York's highest court ruled. A contract that members of the pop group signed ...