
Nedra Talley Ross, Last Ronettes Member, Passes
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Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the Ronettes, has passed away at 80. Known for hits like Be My Baby and Walking in the Rain, the group broke racial barriers and influenced artists like Bruce Springsteen. Born in Manhattan, Nedra started singing with her cousins and later scored top 40 hits with Phil Spector. After a legal battle, they won $2.6 million in royalties. With Ronnie and Estelle gone, Nedras voice lives on in their timeless tracks.
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Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Nedra Talley Ross, Last Ronettes Member, Passes. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
On April 27, Nedra Talley Ross, the last-bounding member of the Ronets, that iconic girl group from the early 1960s, has passed away at age 80. No cause of death was given, but the group's Facebook page shared the news, calling her a light who helped define their sound alongside Cousin's Ronnie, and Estelle Bennett. The Ronets brought that bad girl edge with massive hits like, be my baby, baby I love you, and walking in the rain, all wrapped in fill spectres. Wall of sound production, that boomed across radios before the Beatles took over. Fans and music lovers are mourning deeply, remembering how these New York women of black, Puerto Rican, Native American, and Irish roots, broke racial. Barriers on TV and stages, opening for the Rolling Stones and Beatles while influencing everyone from Bruce Springsteen to the Ramones. Born in Manhattan in 1946, Nedra started singing with her cousins at Sockhops, landed with a spectre after a coal-call addition, scored.
Top 40 smashes through 1966, then the group split amid personal drama and legal fights over royalties that finally won them 2.6 million dollars in 2000. Their rock-call induction in 2007 sealed their legacy with Keith Richards praising their raw power, and now with Ronnie gone in 20. 22 and Estelle in 2009, Nedra's voice echoes on in those timeless tracks forever. Stay tuned with music news today, AI-powered updates, I'm Corey with The Story.
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