PHIL SPECTOR

Spector died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said.

Spector died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said.

Ronnie Spector, founder of the girl group The Ronettes, has died at 78 after suffering from cancer. She recorded a string of pop hits in the 1960s including "Walking In The Rain" and "Be My Baby."

Ronnie Spector dead at 78: Ronnie Spector was the lead singer of the Ronettes and was married to music producer Phil Spector. (Roberta Bayley/Redferns)Ronnie Spector, the lead singer of the 1960s girl group the Ronettes who scored a string of hits including “Be My Baby” and “Baby, I Love You,” died Wednesday. Family Statement on the Passing of Ronnie Spector: https://t.co/gXNN8GAbS5 — Ronnie Spector (@RonnieSpectorGS) January 12, 2022The Ronettes’ powerful voices, aided by the songwriting and producing prowess of Phil Spector, made the group into one of the top acts of the girl-group era, The Associated Press reported. They sang backup for other groups until Phil Spector had the group record “Be My Baby” and “Baby I Love You.”Ronnie and Phil Spector were married in 1968 and separated four years later. Ronnie Spector was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

Obit Ronnie Spector FILE - Ronnie Spector appears in the press room after performing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 15, 2010, in New York. Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock 'n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain" as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died. Spector died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said. After being signed, they sang backup for other acts until Spector had the group record “Be My Baby” and “Baby I Love You.”The group’s debut album, “Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica,” was released in 1964. Spector married Ronnie in 1968, then she said he kept her locked in their Beverly Hills mansion.

Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died.

Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group The Ronettes, has died. Spector died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said. Tributes flooded social media, with Stevie Van Zandt saying it was an honor to produce her, to Brian Wilson, who wrote on Twitter: “I loved her voice so much and she was a very special person and a dear friend.”

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Music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector dead at 81 Phil Spector, who rose to worldwide fame in the 1960s as the music producer who created what's known as the "Wall of Sound," has died in prison after being convicted of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Jamie Yuccas reports.

This Nov. 19, 2019 booking photo provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Phil Spector. Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his "Wall of Sound" method and who later was convicted of murder, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. But while Spector made his mark as a revolutionary music producer, the stories of him waving guns at recording artists and being convicted of murder overshadowed his artistry. The reaction to Spector’s death resurrected some mixed feelings about his life and legacy. Some lauded his early contributions to rock music, while others struggled to forgive his volatile past.

Phil Spector, music producer and murderer, dies at 81 Phil Spector, the famed music producer who was convicted of murder in 2009, has died, California prison officials said Sunday.

FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, music producer Phil Spector sits in a courtroom for his sentencing in Los Angeles. Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his Wall of Sound method and who was later convicted of murder, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at age 81. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool, File)LOS ANGELES – Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. The volume, and violence, of Spector’s music reflected a dark side he could barely contain even at his peak. The Spector murder trial was one of many sensational cases she covered during her 48-year career as a Los Angeles-based trial reporter.