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Song of the Week #65 – “Be My Baby”
Written by admin on August 1, 2011 – 8:04 am -| The Ronettes’ timeless “Be My Baby” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“Be My Baby” was released on single in August 1963, backed with “Tedesco and Pitman” and would go on to become one of the most enduring pop songs of all time. |
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Gene Pitney birthday tribute
Written by admin on February 17, 2010 – 10:44 am -Gene Pitney would have been 70 years old today. He died on April 5, 2006 at the age of 66 in a hotel in Cardiff, Wales, midway through a UK tour.
Gene Francis Alan Pitney was born in Hartford, Connecticut on February 17, 1940, but spent most of his youth in Rockville, Connecticut. He had musical ambitions from a young age and formed a band while a student at Rockville High School. His first singles were released as part of a duo called Jamie and Jane, with singer Ginny Arnell, and included the song “Classical Rock and Roll.” The singles were not hits and the duo was soon abandoned. Read more »
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Ronnie Spector sings Amy Winehouse
Written by admin on September 18, 2009 – 5:44 pm -| The Ronettes are my favourite girl group of the 60s, primarily because Ronnie Spector was such a charismatic and talented performer – and of course because of Phil Spector’s brilliant studio production.
Today I want to highlight two performances featuring Ronnie – one vintage and one modern. But first, some background on the group. |
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