Nedra Talley Ross, Last Ronettes Member, Passes Away

0:00It's April 27th. You're listening to music news today, AI-powered music coverage. I'm Corey with the story. Nedger Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 60s girl group, The Ronets, passed away at 80 years old. The news hit their official social media on April 26th, but no cause of death has come out yet. She started the group with her cousins Ronnie and Estelle Bennett back in the early 60s in New York City. They went from family singing acts to signing with producer Phil Specter, dropping their breakout hit, Be My Baby in 1963, which peaked at number two on the charts. Fans in the music world feel the lost deep, especially since Estelle died in 2009 and Ronnie in 2022, both from cancer. The Ronets made their mark with tracks like Baby I Love You and Walking in the Rain, plus that late climbing sleigh ride hitting number eight last year. They got inducted into the rock and roll Hall of Fame in 2007, performing to a huge ovation and their wall of sound style influenced.

1:02Generations. After the group, Nedger went solo with a contemporary Christian album called Full Circle in 1978, produced by her husband Scott Ross, whom she married in 1967. Her voice and spirit keep echoing in those classic tunes forever.