Ronnie Spector

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 8:00pm

Ronnie Spector's "Beyond the Beehive"

The Guinness Black Lager Rock Series

An evening of stories, images and music with the Original Bad Girl of Rock!

With hits like "Be My Baby", "Baby I Love You" among many, many others, only a few artists in history have been capable of defining an entire era in pop music. Ronnie Spector is one of those artists: the embodiment of the heart, soul, and passion of female rock and roll in the 1960s. And to this day, no one has ever surpassed Ronnie's powerful trademark vocals, her gutsy attitude, or her innocent but knowing sexuality. For these qualities and more, Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March 2007

As the Number One pop group in England, Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes headlined over acts like the Rolling Stones and Yardbirds. The Beatles personally requested that the Ronettes join their final U.S. tour in August 1966; later that year, at Basin Street East, a talented young comedian named Richard Pryor was the opening act for the Ronettes' final live performance.  IIn 1976, Billy Joel wrote “Say Goodbye to Hollywood” as a tribute to Ronnie. The next year, she recorded the song with backing by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and it was issued as a single on Epic Records.

Ronnie's rock and roll renditions of “Frosty the Snowman”, “Sleigh Ride”, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” and “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are holiday classics and an integral part of every Christmas season. In fact her version of “Sleigh Ride” (#4) and “Frosty the Snowman” (#16) are on ASCAP's top 20 most played Christmas songs of the last five years. She is also the only artist with two songs on the list. In 1988, she introduced “Ronnie Spector's Christmas Party” and it has become a seasonal celebration playing to audiences across the country.

In 1986, Ronnie's duet with Eddie Money - “Take Me Home Tonight” - reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hung on the chart for 23 weeks. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award and became a heavy rotation video on MTV. In 1987, Ronnie returned to recording with her Columbia album, Unfinished Business. Over the course of the next 18 months, Ronnie Spector starred in the HBO/Cinemax special “Legendary Ladies of Rock,” presented on the American Music Awards, and performed on the NBC network special “Merry Motown Christmas.”

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