{"id":12767,"date":"2022-01-13T13:02:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T20:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=12767"},"modified":"2023-06-19T15:32:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T22:32:15","slug":"celebrating-the-music-of-ronnie-spector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=12767","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the music of Ronnie Spector"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We lost Ronnie Spector<\/strong>, the leader of the girl group the Ronettes and the voice behind such immortal classics as \u201cBe My Baby\u201d and \u201cWalking in the Rain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another beautiful soul with an amazing voice taken away by awful cancer.<\/p>\n

As I was reading bits and pieces about Ronnie’s life I found a quote that definitely caught my attention..<\/p>\n

“…Ronnie Spector, whose vocal on ‘Be My Baby’ (Blaine’s greatest musical moment) is the singer’s equivalent of Lynn Easton’s drumming on \u201cLouie Louie.<\/em>” <\/p>\n

– Dave Marsh<\/strong> (page 105 of the book “Louie Louie – The History And Mythology Of The World’S Most Famous Rock ‘N Roll Song; Including The Full Details Of Its Torture And Persecution At The Hands Of The Kingsmen, J. Edgar Hoover’S FBI, And A Cast Of Millions; And Introducing For The First Time Anywhere, The Actual Dirty Lyrics<\/strong>“)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Disclosure: Dave is a friend and supporter of the LOUIE documentary project)<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s a cool clip of Ronnie singing “Be My Baby” with Grace Slick<\/strong> and Belinda Carlisle<\/strong>, accompanied by the late Clarence Clemons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n