Ronnie Spector: a life in pictures
The singer who defined the sound of mid-century girl groups as the frontwoman of the Ronettes has died at age 78
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Nedra Talley Ross, Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett Vann formed the vocal trio the Ronettes.
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Phil Spector, right, and the Ronettes.
Photograph: GAB Archive/Redferns
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Motown star Stevie Wonder is joined by heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, Ronnie Spector and Dionne Warwick backstage in 1964.
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Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes in London in August 1974.
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From left, Estelle Bennett, Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Bennett (later Ronnie Spector), and Nedra Talley, of the Ronettes look at a copy of Hit Parader magazine with photographer Don Paulsen after performing on Hullabaloo on 27 April 1965.
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Ronnie Spector, seen here in 1978, began her solo career in 1971.
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Bruce Springsteen poses with Ronnie Spector on 13 August 1975. In 1976 she would duet with Southside Johnny on the Bruce Springsteen-penned You Mean So Much to Me.
Photograph: Richard E Aaron/Redferns
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Ronnie Spector recorded her version of Billie Joel’s Say Goodbye To Hollywood in 1977.
Photograph: Tom Sheehan/Sony Music Archive/Getty Images
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Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes on stage with Ronnie Spector at the Crystal Palace Bowl in London in 1977.
Photograph: Tom Sheehan/Sony Music Archive/Getty Images
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Ronnie Spector performs onstage at Tuts nightclub in Chicago, Illinois in 1981.
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Singer Ben E King and Ronnie Spector attend the Grammy Legends Tribute gala in 1990.
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Inductees Estelle Bennett, left, and Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes appear onstage at the 22nd annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2007.
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Ronnie Spector spent 15 years battling her ex-husband Phil Spector for royalties her band was owed.
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Ronnie Spector and Iggy Pop attend the 25th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2010.
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Cyndi Lauper and Ronnie Spector attend the 53rd Grammy award nominees reception in 2011.
Photograph: George Napolitano/FilmMagic
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Ronnie Spector performs at the 28th annual Seaport Chorus tree lighting spectacular in 2011.
Photograph: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
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Ronnie Spector performs at the Women of the World festival in London in 2014.
Photograph: Samir Hussein/Redferns/Getty Images
