Ronnie Spector

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. Her powerful and unique voice was a main strength of the band, as was the band's exotic and glamorous look. The group began as dancers at the Peppermint Lounge in New York and made a string of unsuccessful records in the early '60s before hooking up with Phil Spector in 1963 and rel...