With his group of girls The Ronettes, she had had a huge success thanks to tubes like “be my baby” or “walking in the rain”.
Le Monde
If you saw the cult movie of the 1980s Dirty Dancing, you probably remember the first dance steps of Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray on the aging tube of the 1960s Be My Baby. A piece interpreted by The Rontes, whose main singer, Ronnie Spector, died Wednesday 12 January of a cancer.
The ad was made by his family: “Ronnie has lived his life with a spark in the eyes, a courageous attitude, a sense of grinding humor and a smile on his face. She was filled with love and gratitude. “
The sexy look and the powerful voices of the Rontlets made one of the first “Girls Band”, occurring in the United Kingdom alongside Rolling Stones. Ronnie Spector, alongside his sister Estelle and his cousin would need, has experienced the success of the general public with his tubes Baby, I love you, Walking in the Rain, I Can Hear Music and Be My Baby.
“We were not afraid of being sexy. It was our trademark, explained Ronnie Spector in his memoirs. When we saw the shirelles ride on stage with their wide evening dresses, we went in The opposite direction and molded our bodies in the tightest skirts we’ve been able to find. Then we went on stage and recovers these skirts to show even more our legs. “
Immediate success and abusive relationship
Ronnie Spector, Born Veronica Bennett, and his music partners grew up in the Washington Heights district in Manhattan. They started singing and dancing in clubs under the name “Ronnie and The Relator”, stating up for their eyes highlighted by a thick layer of mascara.
After signing a contract with the legendary producer Phil Spector, girls know an immediate success with their first album published the following year, presenting the Fabulous RONTES FAATURING VERONICA, 5 of the 12 titles will take place within the Billboard American, the ranking of the greatest success of music. The group separates in 1967 after a tour in Germany. The following year, Ronnie Phil Spector wife who will push her to live recluses in her home from Beverly Hills. It will denounce this toxic and abusive relationship of years later in its autobiography. The divorce couple in 1974.
After breaking the Rontlets, Ronnie Spector still has to record songs and perform on stage. Among its most significant titles, Take Me Home Tonight or Say Goodbye to Hollywood with Bruce Springsteen’s e street band.