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    Songs We Love: Hurray For The Riff Raff, 'Be My Baby'

    Alynda Segarra takes her love of The Ronettes' lust-drenched rock 'n' roll Rosetta stone one step further and re-creates the trio's iconic 1965 TV performance.
    by Alison Fensterstock Apr 13, 2017 2 minutes
    "Ronnie Spector's flawless performance of 'Be My Baby' influenced me since I first heard my family sing along on long road trips from NYC to Florida," Alynda Segarra says. "The song is perfect."

    In the spring of 2013, released , a collection of covers and traditional songs influential to bandleader and songwriter Alynda Segarra. Originally distributed as a limited-edition in New Orleans, with handcrafted packaging, it included her versions of songs by , , , and other artists whose work informs her own. During a live onstage interview

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