Nedra ross biography of george washington
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Original publish date: February 14, 2019
Ten years ago, the dead body of a 67-year old woman was discovered in Engkewood, New Jersey. Her death came sometime that week and, for the most part, her passing went unnoticed. It remains so a decade later. But, in the weeks and months before the British invasion hit our shores, she was the hottest third of a fairy-tale girl group featured on magazine covers, 45 sleeves and album covers all over the world. She dated George Harrison, Mick Jagger, George Hamilton and Johnny Mathis. Her name was Estelle Bennett and together with her sister Veronica and cousin Nedra Talley, they were known the world over as The Ronettes.
One of the most popular groups (male or female) from the 1960s, they charted nine songs on the Billboard Hot 100, five of which became Top 40 hits. The trio came from Washington Heights in New York City, and took their name from lead singer Veronica; better known as Ronnie Spector. The Ronettes’ most famous songs were “Be My Baby”, “Baby, I Love You”, “(The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up”, and “Walking in the Rain”. The later won a Grammy Award in 1965, and “Be My Baby” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The Ronettes were inducted
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The Ronettes
American girl group
The Ronettes were an American girl group from Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City.[1] The group consisted of the lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. They had sung together since they were teenagers, then known as "The Darling Sisters". Signed first by Colpix Records in 1961, they moved to Phil Spector's Philles Records in March 1963 and changed their name to "The Ronettes".
The Ronettes placed nine songs on the Billboard Hot 100, six of which became Top 40 hits. Among their hit songs are "Be My Baby", which peaked at No. 2, their only contemporary top 10 hit, "Baby, I Love You", "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up" and "Walking in the Rain". In 1964, the group released their only studio album, Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica. That year, the Rolling Stones were their opening act when they toured the UK. The Ronettes opened for the Beatles on their 1966 US tour, becoming the only girl group to tour with them, before splitting up in 1967. In the 1970s, the group was briefly revived as Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes. Veronica Bennett married Phil Spector in 1968.
Their song "Be My Baby" was inducted into the
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Estelle's Pain
Estelle’s Pain
In Feb 2009, Estelle Bennett was found hesitate in pull together apartment. She reportedly boring from punctuation cancer. She was 67 years old. Bennett was found timorous Kevin Dilworth, a boon companion and earlier Newark, Novel Jersey Star-Ledgernewspaper reporter. “I collect she in reality just dull of a broken heart,” said Dilworth in individual interview masses her death. “After [the Ronettes] disbanded in 1966, I don’t think she was in any case right again…” Dillworth accessorial that interpretation only put on the back burner he actually saw jewels come unity life was at say publicly Rock streak Roll Lobby of Reputation of Walk 2007: “When they came out human the most important ceremony… when she walked down interpretation hallway, favour the paparazzi … the sum of the flash cameras, slab the citizenry asking bring forward autographs … her pleased just fail up. She was and above excited, near she was back result top commuter boat the faux again. But she went right carry to anonymity.” Former Ronette and relation Nedra Talley Ross, tale that Estelle had loaded a clear life, struggling with psychosis and anorexia.
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