Ronnie, Nedra and Estelle - The Ronettes

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The Ronettes kicking each other’s ass while on tour with the Beatles (1966).

The Ronettes photographed in New York City, circa 1965.

ronnie spector photographed by ray avery while reading the music for “frosty the snowman”, 1963☃️

𓂀 𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕪𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕓𝕒𝕓𝕪𝕕𝕠𝕝𝕝 𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 𓂀

Ronnie Spector *August 10, 1943

Ronnie

ROUND 2, MATCH 5

before International Women's Day was over I wanted to put together a little tribute to my favorite women in music. These ladies' voices have shaped my life and helped me discover the sound of my own!

Cass Elliot | Dusty Springfield | Grace Slick |Janis Joplin | Joni Mitchell | Judith Durham | Judy Collins | Julie Andrews | Karen Carpenter | Mary Hopkin | Petula Clark | Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector photographed by Dennis Hopper, 1966.

The Ronettes backstage with Dusty Springfield in 1964.

The Ronettes photographed by Fred Mott for the Evening Standard in London, January 1964.

Photo by Dezo Hoffmann.

“Estelle [Bennett] told a guard who she was. ‘I don’t care who you are,’ he answered, ‘you’re not getting past this point.’ Luckily, Brian Epstein, The Beatles’ manager, happened to come by. He spotted Estelle and both of us were permitted to pass the blockade and were ushered into a large, comfortable suit. Paul, George, John and Ringo were scattered around the room as if blown there by a cyclone. George saw Estelle and flew over to her.” - Steve Brandt (journalist), Photoplay, June 1964 “They had a little record player [at the hotel] and stacks of records, lots of R&B stuff. We were all just a couple of kids enjoying ourselves.” - Ronnie Spector, The Beatles Invasion (2013) “That night John and George picked up Estelle and me in a limousine for a feast of ribs and chicken at Sherman’s Barbecue on 151st and Amsterdam in Harlem. And they loved it. Sherman’s is just a little takeout counter today, but back in 1964 it was beautiful, with lots of tables and a great big jukebox in back. But for the Beatles, the best part of all was that they could eat in peace. They may have been mobbed at the Plaza, but very few of their fans followed them into Harlem. In fact, the Beatles were no big deal up in Harlem. The people at Sherman’s were not exactly Murray the K’s crowd. They took one look at these guys with their long hair and funny clothes and went back to their ribs. If anything, they might have thought the Beatles were dorks. But you can bet Sherman never forgot that day. Every so often I still go into Sherman’s for takeout, and whenever I do, Sherman comes out from the kitchen to say hello. ‘I remember you!’ he always says. ‘You’re the little girl that brought the Beatles!’” - Ronnie Spector, Be My Baby (1990) Also in this photo — Murray the K… “I’ve often wondered how Murray could barge into the room and hang out with us for the entire trip. It’s funny, really, I never quite understood how he did that.” - George Harrison, The Beatles Anthology (x) More about February 8, 1964 in an older post.

THE GREATEST WOMEN IN MUSIC OF THE 60s

John Lennon, Estelle Bennett, George Harrison and Nedra Talley. 1964?

Ronnie Spector † January 12, 2022