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Fact #194771

When:

Short story:

Ronnie Spector, trail-blazing lead singer of the 1960s all-girl group The Ronettes, dies of cancer aged 78 in the USA.

Full article:

Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) : I just heard the news about Ronnie Spector, and I don’t know what to say. I loved her voice so much, and she was a very special person and a dear friend. This just breaks my heart. Ronnie’s music and spirit will live forever.

Darlene Love (vocalist) : She will have her own place in history because there was nobody like her. When I first met her in 1964, she was this little bitty thing - she reminded me of a little Barbie doll. But then she had this big voice. The way she sang and moved onstage, that was rock and roll.