'Be My Baby' singer of The Ronettes dies at 78

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'Be My Baby' singer of The Ronettes dies at 78

By Semi Turaga

13/01/2022

Ronnie Spector. [image: BBC]

Ronnie Spector, the trail-blazing lead singer of the 1960s all-girl group the Ronettes, has died.

The rock and roll star rose to fame with hits such as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking in the Rain.

A statement from her family said she passed at age 78 "after a brief battle with cancer".

[Source: BBC]

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