The Ronettes

== Info ==
Girl group best known for their hit Be My Baby. Several hits during the mid sixties. Influenced by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. Their name comes from the stage name of member Veronica Bennett, Ronnie Spector. Covered Ray Charles. Covered Chubby Checker's hit The Twist. Performed on Dick Clark's show. Performed with Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. Their hit Be My Baby was the first Cher recording, who performed backup. Spector became friends with John Lennon after meeting The Beatles. Eventually opened for them. The Beach Boys covered the Ronettes. Influenced Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen. Be My Baby was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. When inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Phil Spector and Ronnie were not in good relations and had recently divorced. Referenced in the film Little Shop of Horrors. Ronnie Spector reprised part of Be My Baby on the Eddie Money hit Take Me Home Tonight. Ronnie Spector's husband Phil was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a nonperformer.
== Genres ==
Soul
Rock and roll
Category:Soul
Category:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
Category:Rock and Roll
Category:Sixties