Sunday October 10, 2021 “Do I Love You” Ronettes
There are people who claim that they can accurately guess your age and today I am going to do exactly that, and guess your ages. OK, hands up who think the Ronettes were the hottest girl group ever… yep, all of you with your hands up, you are OLD.
The Ronettes weren't the most commercially successful girl group, but their music was some of the most groundbreaking in the field, thanks to their association with the legendary Wall of Sound producer Phil Spector. Their biggest hit, "Be My Baby," is widely regarded as one of the crowning achievements of Spector's oeuvre, and of girl-group pop in general.
Brian Wilson has said that he first heard "Be My Baby" while he was driving in his car and he was so overtaken by its beauty and the remarkable production that he had to pull over and stop to give it his full attention. It would impact his own writing and production from that moment.
Stay safe and well...and I saw Ronnie Spector in a small club in NJ late in her career, post her marriage to Phil Spector and she was looking great and singing beautifully. Ronnie and Darlene Love have both discovered the vocal fountain of youth.