A vocalist from the United States, Veronica Yvette Greenfield (née Bennett, previously Spector; August 10, 1943 – January 12, 2022) co-founded and led the girl group The Ronettes.
Sometimes people refer to her as the first “bad girl of rock & roll.”
Ronnie Spector parents: Meet Beatrice Bennet , Louis Bennett
Spector, whose real name is Veronica Yvette Bennett, was born in East Harlem, New York City, and raised in the Manhattan neighbourhood of Washington Heights.
She was the daughter of subway workers Louis Bennett and Beatrice Bennett. Her father was Irish, while her mother was Black and Cherokee. Their huge family encouraged Bennett and her sister Estelle Bennett (1941-2009) as well as their cousin Nedra Talley to sing (born 1946). The Darling Sisters, later known as the Ronettes, were created by the trio.
In the late 1950s, Ronnie, her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their relative Nedra Talley started a singing trio.
When they were contracted to Phil Spector’s Philles label in 1963, most of their recorded output was produced by him.
The Ronettes enjoyed success throughout the 1960s, with songs like “Be My Baby” (1963), “Baby, I Love You” (1963), “(The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up” (1964), “Do I Love You?” (1964), and “Walking in the Rain” among their most popular songs (1964). In 1968, Ronnie married Phil.
