R.I.P Ronnie Spector

Not the easiest of lives ..

Spector's first marriage was in 1963 to Annette Merar, lead vocalist of the Spectors Three, a 1960s pop trio formed and produced by Spector. She is not to be confused with Annette Kleinbard from the Teddy Bears. Spector named a record company after Merar, Annette Records.

While still married to Merar, he began having an affair with Veronica Bennett, later known as Ronnie Spector. Bennett was the lead singer of the girl group the Ronettes (another group Spector managed and produced). They married in 1968 and adopted a son, Donté Phillip Spector. As a Christmas present, Spector surprised her by adopting twins Louis Phillip Spector and Gary Phillip Spector.

In her 1990 memoir, Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts And Madness, Bennett alleged that Spector had imprisoned her in his California mansion and subjected her to years of psychological torment. According to Bennett, Spector sabotaged her career by forbidding her to perform, and she escaped from the mansion barefoot with the help of her mother in 1972. In their 1974 divorce settlement, she forfeited all future record earnings and surrendered custody of their children. She alleged that this was because Spector threatened to hire a hit man to kill her.
 
BBC Four has a 30 minute special tonight at 9.0 honouring Ronnie.

Ronnie Spector At The BBC will feature Ronnie in her own words discussing her life and career, plus BBC archive performances.
 
Toastrack said:
BBC Four has a 30 minute special tonight at 9.0 honouring Ronnie.

Ronnie Spector At The BBC will feature Ronnie in her own words discussing her life and career, plus BBC archive performances.
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Thanks TR - have put that on record. it will bring many good memories.

Ronnie Spector was one of the iconic voices of the Sixties.
 
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