The Ronettes - Be My Baby - Video

[appalachiablue]

1963, lead singer, Ronnie Spector.

The Ronettes were an American girl group from Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. The group consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. They had sung together since they were teenagers, then known as "The Darling Sisters".

Signed first by Colpix Records in 1961, they moved to Phil Spector's Philles Records in March 1963 and changed their name to "The Ronettes". The Ronettes placed 9 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 6 of which became Top 40 hits. Among their hit songs are "Be My Baby", which peaked at No. 2, their only contemporary top 10 hit, "Baby, I Love You", '(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up' and "Walking in the Rain". In 1964, the group released their only studio album, Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica.

That year, the Rolling Stones were their opening act when they toured the UK. The Ronettes opened for the Beatles on their 1966 US tour, becoming the only girl group to tour with them, before splitting up in 1967. In the 1970s, the group was briefly revived as Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes. Ronnie Spector's name changed to Spector when she married Phil Spector in 1968.

Their song "Be My Baby" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ronettes

[mobeau69]

1. Thanks! Those were the days.

[appalachiablue]

2. Great era for music and women artists. Thanks for replying.

[Deuxcents]

3. In '63, I was in the 10th grade grooving to this n other girls' doo-wop music 🤗

Even earlier, the Chantels came out with “Maybe” n to this day, I still love that era..sweet memories

[JohnnyRingo]

4. That's not as much a classic song, as it is a masterpiece.

A confluence of talent, production and engineering laid on a recording tape.
It's been a while since I've heard it, but it's still fresh.
Timeless!

Thanx for posting!

[anciano]

5. One of my favorites!

It was an incredible era for music.
Thanks for posting.

[LoisB]

6. Great girl groups in the '60s. My favorite was The Marvelettes.