Estelle Bennett (July 22, 1941 - February 11, 2009) [1] was an American singer. She was a member of the girl group the Ronettes, along with her sister Ronnie and cousin Nedra Talley . Early life Bennett and her sister, Veronica (later known as Ronnie Bennett and Ronnie Spector ), were raised in New York City. For a few years in the mid-1960s Estelle Bennett lived a girl-group fairy tale, posing for magazine covers with her fellow Ronettes and dating the likes of George Harrison and Mick Jagger..
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Estelle Bennett, a member of the 1960s singing group The Ronettes, has died. She was 67. Her brother-in-law Jonathan Greenfield confirmed the death. Police found Bennett dead in her. The Ronettes were an American girl group from Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. [1] The group consisted of 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". Estelle Bennett, one of the beehived queens of 1960s girl-group pop as a member of the Ronettes, has died at her home in Englewood, N.J. She was 67. She was found on Wednesday in her. Bennett died Feb. 11, 2009—five years ago today—of colon cancer at 67. She had suffered from anorexia and schizophrenia after the Ronettes broke up in 1966, and at times had been homeless, her.
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Singer with the influential 1960s girl group the Ronettes Richard Williams Sun 15 Feb 2009 19.01 EST The first wave of New York girl groups, whose music filled the airwaves during the interregnum. Estelle Bennett, one of the Ronettes, the singing trio whose 1963 hit "Be My Baby" epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique of its producer, Phil Spector, has died at her home in. Estelle Bennett, former singer with the Ronettes and sister of Ronnie Spector, has died aged 67. As a member of the Ronettes, Estelle sang backing vocals on the 1963 hit Be My Baby,. Estelle Bennett, one of the Ronettes, the singing trio whose 1963 hit " Be My Baby " epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique of its producer, Phil Spector, has died at her home in.
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Estelle Bennett, one of the Ronettes, the singing trio whose 1963 hit "Be My Baby" epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique of its producer, Phil Spector, has died at her home in Englewood, N.J. February 11, 2009 - Estelle Bennet (The Ronettes), born in New York City on July 22, 1941, became along with her sister Ronnie Spector and cousin Nedra Talley the Rosettes. The Ronettes first began performing as the Darling Sisters and later worked as dancers at New York's Peppermint Lounge, the epicentre of the 60s dance craze, the Twist.
Estelle Bennett, one of the Ronettes, the singing trio whose 1963 hit "Be My Baby" epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique of its producer, Phil Spector, has died at her home in Englewood, N. With her sister Ronnie and cousin Nedra Talley, Estelle Bennett was one-third of the Ronettes, one of the biggest girl groups of the 1960s, whose hits included "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You.
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Estelle Bennett, singer: born New York 22 July 1941: married Joe Dong (one daughter); died New Jersey 11 February 2009. One of the most striking images of the early 1960s is of the Ronettes, two. The Ronettes, American girl group formed in 1959 by sisters Ronnie Bennett (byname of Veronica Bennett, later Ronnie Spector) and Estelle Bennett with their cousin Nedra Talley. Their single 'Be My Baby' (1963) was one of producer Phil Spector's 'wall of sound' masterpieces and a defining song of the girl-group era.
