Estelle Bennett - A "RONETTES" Original....Enters Transition!

[Ronn Nichols]

Spinner.com -- Estelle Bennett, whose voice helped the Ronettes climb the charts on such hits as 'Be My Baby' and 'Baby, I Love You,' has died at 67. Her trio, working with producer Phil Spector, helped crystallize the famed "wall of sound" production that became part of pop music history. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed the Ronettes in 2007, with voting members calling the trio "the premier act of the girl group era." The Beatles and the Rolling Stones considered themselves fans; their exotic hairstyles and makeup are aped by Amy Winehouse. Greenfield is the manager and husband of Bennett's sister, Ronettes lead singer Ronnie Spector, who married producer Spector in 1968 but divorced him six years later.Baby I LOVE YOU! Do I Love You The Ronettes - sisters Veronica "Ronnie" and Estelle Bennett and their cousin Nedra Talley - signed with Spector's Philles Records in 1963. Their recording of the iconic hit single "Be My Baby" hit No. 2 on Billboard magazine's pop music chart that year. "Baby I Love You" followed in 1964. They also did a memorable version of "Sleigh Ride" that appeared on Spector's "A Christmas Gift for You" album. Their last Philles single was "I Can Hear Music" in 1966. The songs feature Spector's elaborate arrangements that blend many instruments into a smooth, pulsating "wall."
"They could sing all their way right through a wall of sound," Keith Richards of the Stones said as the Ronettes were inducted into the rock hall. "They didn't need anything. They touched my heart right there and then and they touch it still."

But their string of hits had tailed off by the time they split around 1967.
Crying In The Rain

[KnightD12]

Thanks Sole. I guess that explains their exotic look. Add to that, the hair, the makeup....and Lordy, Lordy.. Have Mercy!

[Saint]

Now this does bring up some warm memories...I went to a Ronettes concert back in High School in Asbury Park, NJ. You know how they used to pick someone in the audience to dedicate a song to...well that night..I was "the boy in the Tan jacket".......I was beside myself for at least the next month...WOW!!! Thanks. Peace, Saint

[Ronn Nichols]

COOL for you...............I know you REMEMBER that............I would!

[Ronn Nichols]

Little known but..................... true fact. We may be only a handful of people who remember the infatuation!