The best of southside johnny and the asbury jukes by. How i survived mascara, miniskirts, and madness, or. Shop merchandise from ronnie spector s official store. Blog, bruce springsteen, hearts of stone, music, phil spector, rock and roll, ronnie spector, southside johnny, steve van zandt, video, weblog, you mean so much to me baby comments you can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. The e street band and springsteen regularly helped out on all these projects. Complete song listing of southside johnny on southside johnny songs list covid19. Feb 29, 2008 ronnie spector performs be my baby at joey ramones birthday party.
And bruce springsteen was there, too, and right on. How i survived mascara, miniskirts, and madness, or, my life as a fabulous ronette is a memoir by ronnie spector written with vince waldron. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Ronnie spector high quality dont worry baby youtube. In 1976, ronnie sang a duet with southside johnny on the recording you mean so much to me, penned by southside s longtime friend bruce springsteen and produced by steven van zandt of the e street band. I met little steven van zandt, who was producing southside johnny.
A life of troubles followed estelle bennetts burst of fame. Southside johnny and the asbury jukes hearts of stone is the third album by new jersey rock band southside johnny and the asbury jukes, released in 1978. It would have been nice if she could have sung her hits from her days with the ronettes last night at the city winery. April 2, 2016 you might know her as the leader of the ronettes, but spector has seen and done a lot since the days of baby, i. Always in great voice, her vocals are just as iconic rock and roll as claptons guitar or jerry lee lewiss piano. This collection is a missed opportunity, however, as it fails to show the band at their best and does not reveal their range and finesse. The ronettes cd discography for twenty years, no new collections of these artists, philles s mostsuccessful, have been released, and only a limited amount of the tracks have been available digitally. Ronnie spector s vocal work on the miami steve van zandt tune baby please dont go is amazingly perfect, overshadowed only by the majesty of the opening track, say goodbye to hollywood. It was produced and arranged by manager steven van zandt, who also sang, played guitar, wrote the title song, and elicited the contribution of two compositions by. On a thursday not long ago, the singer ronnie spector and her husband of twentynine years, jonathan greenfield, drove from their home in connecticut into manhattan to rehearse spectors one. Ronnie spector tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Ronnie spectors innocence ended, but her music endures. The album features three cocompositions by bruce springsteen and steve van zandt, as well as five more individually by van zandt. Ronnie with southside johnny and the asbury jukes, 1977.
May 17, 2014 dont worry baby ronnie spector be my baby by the ronettes is one of the top 100 rock and roll records of alltime. Revisit the jerseyshore sound with southside johnnys. Ronnie and phil spector made music history with the ronettes, but as phils. One of the lasting icons of the girl group era and a key influence on generations of female rockers, ronnie spector, born veronica bennett on august 10, 1943, in new york, new york, became famous as a member of the ronettes, a girl group featuring her sister estelle bennett and cousin nedra talley. On ronnie spectors new album, dont let her be misunderstood.
Bruce springsteen, southside johnny, steve van zandt and ronnie spector during the you mean so much to me session, the record plant, new york, earlyfebruary 1976 photos. Ronnie spector and others perform in pbs broadcast rock, pop. Girl group superstar ronnie spector first sang her way into hearts more than half a century ago with classics like be my baby, walking in the rain, and baby, i love you. One of the lasting icons of the girl group era and a key influence on generations of female rockers, ronnie spector, born veronica bennett on august 10, 1943, in new york, new york, became famous as a member of the ronettes, a girl group featuring he. Be my baby relates not only ronnie s rise from rags to riches, and her days as a huge pop star, but her long and sad marriage to phil spector, during which she was held as a virtual prisoner in his mansion. Different sleeve, this version with large red and yellow ronnie spector lettering on the front. With the two previous albums in particular, southside johnny veered way off base into synthesizer and technobased territory, resulting in basic disaster. Hearing ronnie spectors voice plus those iconic drum beats and the beautiful arrangement by her exhusband, legendary producer phil spector, the song will be stuck in your head for days after hearing it. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment you mean so much to me live southside johnny and the asbury jukes ronnie spector the best of southside johnny and the asbury jukes.
See more ideas about bruce springsteen, e street band and ronnie spector. I would later write liner notes on a southside compilation and become close friends with phil. Bad girl sounds bgs170002 ronnie spector s best christmas ever. Brucetellers bruce springsteen, southside johnny, steve. The work helped establish the basis of the jersey shore sound. Rock and pop legends ronnie spector of the ronettes and jon bowzer bauman of sha na na team up to host a celebration of the bestloved songs from the late 1950s and early 1960s in an allnew. Southside johnny didnt just help create the jerseyshore sound he is the jerseyshore sound. Check out you mean so much to me live by southside johnny and the asbury jukes feat. Sep 10, 2011 ronnie spector s cover of brian wilsons dont worry baby originally written for the ronettes but they didnt end up recording it. First lady of rock n roll and queen of the e street kings ronnie spector. Sony music 88875166582 the very best of ronnie spector 2015. Southside johnny and the asbury jukes this time its. Ronnie spector born veronica yvette bennett, 10 august 1943, in new york city was the lead singer of the 1960s girl group the ronettes, who most famously sang be my baby.
A night you could have seen springsteen, little steven in. Southside johnny lyon, ronnie spector, miami steven van zandt. The two songs were on a 1977 epic single and they are the highlight of this superb collection released by the raven label out of australia. Southside johnny and asbury jukes were a magnificent large ensemble with a phenomenal brass section, the miami horns. Although bruce springsteen may be the best known and most successful new jersey working class rocker, southside johnny has been responsible for some fine moments as well although admittedly, springsteen and his guitarist little steven wrote many a song for johnny. The very best of ronnie spector is a first time compilation for the iconic singer combining her work with the ronettes, phil spector and solo material featuring keith richards, joey ramone and more. Ronnie spector i could listen to her sing the phone book. Its very difficult not to be touched by anything sung by ronnie spector, even if found on an uneven album like this.
Filled with revealing personal glimpses of david bowie, john lennon, and other rockets. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from southside johnny and the asbury jukes featuring ronnie spector. Jan 01, 1990 as a huge fan of phil spector s wall of sound, i had to read this memoir by his exwife, lead singer of the ronettes ronnie spector. Phil spector, even in prison, is still being nasty to. Ronnie spector reunites with original ronettes bandmate nedra ross onstage at. Today the ronettes queen bee takes the stage with the same charm and charisma that made her a star, delivering her inspired and soulful vocals.
Ronnie and phil spector made music history with the ronettes, but as phils creative powers began to wane. Dec 22, 2015 ronnie with southside johnny and the asbury jukes, 1977. Bruce springsteen, southside johnny, you mean so much to. Spector was the lead singer of the rockpop vocal girl group the ronettes, who had a string of hits during the early to mid1960s such as be my baby, baby, i love you and the best part of breakin up. Bonds, before he launched his own solo career as little steven. Southside johnny and the asbury jukes featuring ronnie spector. Bruce springsteen, ronnie spector, steve van zandt. Yesterday august 2016 was the birthday of the original bad girl of rock n roll ronnie spector. Produced by steve van zandt written by bruce springsteen. Sonys super hits designation is the overall title for a series of budgetpriced compilations containing the biggest hits by its recording artists, but it is not a phrase to be taken literally, especially in this case. Ronnie spector, who was the lead vocalist for one of the most fondly remembered pop vocal groups of the early 1950s, the ronettes, has been out of. Ronnie spector the very best of ronnie spector discogs. Ronnie was just 20 years old when the ronettes first smash hit, be my baby, made her an international star. Get ronnie spector setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other ronnie spector fans for free on.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ronnie and phil spector made music history with the ronettes, but as phi. The film was first shown in january 1980 on warner cables qube in columbus, ohio. Southside johnny shakeem down live live music, concert, book. Ronnie spector tells what it was really like to be lead singer in the fabulous ronettes in the 60s. Music entertainment you mean so much to me live southside johnny and the asbury jukes ronnie spector the best of southside. Ronnie spector, at 52, is being featured in wdrcs revived legends of rock n roll concert saturday at the meadows music theatre in hartford. This compilation of neverbeforepublished fan memories is, quite simply, fan. Ronnie spector became famous in the as the lead singer of the ronettes, whose hits include be my baby and walking in the rain. Ronnie spectors seductive voice, with its yearning whoaohs, was as defining a component of those deathless records as phils largerthanlife production. Feb 17, 2009 from left, estelle bennett, ronnie spector and nedra talley ross in new york in 2007 at the ronettes induction into the rock and roll hall of fame. Phil spector and ronnie spector in the wrecking crew.
Ronnie spectors songs stream online music songs listen. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Various artists, ronnie spector, southside johnny, meat loaf, ian hunter, michael kamen, iron city houserockers cleveland intl records music. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. In 2011, after the death of amy winehouse, ronnie spector released her version of winehouses single back to black 2006 as a tribute and for the benefit of the daytop village addiction treatment centers. Pop legend ronnie spector reveals the story of her dreamlike rise from the streets of harlem to the pinnacle of rock stardom as lead singer of the ronettes, and her nightmare descent into madness as the wife of phil spector, the pop hitmaker who kept her a virtual prisoner behind the locked doors.
Kept a near prisoner by phil spector throughout her teens and 20s, she eventually left the abusive relationship to raise her. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Forty years ago, an ailing southside johnny lyon received a boost from friends bruce springsteen and little steven van zandt, who joined with ronette ronnie spector and several e street band members to fill in at three memorable shows in red bank. You mean so much to me live by southside johnny and the. Spector originally employed them as backup singers for other philles artists, but when their first single be my baby became an international. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Originally billed as a southside johnny and the asbury jukes gig, southside took sick and couldnt perform. Ronnie spector on bruce springsteen bond, new single. Mar 26, 2006 phil spector had written and produced his first number one hit song, to know him is to love him by the teddy bears, at 17, and quickly moulded the ronettes ronnie, her sister, estelle, and. Bonds, joe grushecky, ronnie spector, john fogerty, neil young, michael stipe, jackson browne, and many more.
The song was produced and cowritten by phil spector, then enjoying his own first flush of fame as a 23yearold music industry upstart and creator of the wall of sound. For two nights only in may of 1977, ronnie spector sang you mean so much to me as a duet with the songwriter himself. This collection is a missed opportunity, however, as it fails to show the band at their best and does not reveal their. Compilation of tracks recorded 19761987, including the album ronnie spector unfinished business. Various artists, ronnie spector, southside johnny, meat. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. She has also performed this song as part of her live act, including during her uk tour in 2015. She recounts the exhiliration of being on stage and the nightmare as her career crashed to halt. The ronettes ronnie spector alice cooper bruce springsteen 70s. Highly recommend this cd and, yes, she still has that wonderful ronnie spector voice live on stage. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Southside johnny, bonou2, sting, jon bon jovi, patti smith, robert gordon, gary u. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A particular favorite, she dedicated on stage to her friend johnny thunders, is you cant put your arms around a memory which to me is worth the entire cd.
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