Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes has died at age 78
Spector had suffered from cancer. She recorded a string of pop hits in the 1960s including "Walking In The Rain" and "Be My Baby."
Updated January 12, 2022 at 7:16 PM ET
Singer Ronnie Spector, who founded the girl group The Ronettes in 1961, has died after a brief battle with cancer. She was 78.
"Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this world today," her family wrote on the singer's Wednesday. "She was with family and in the arms of her husband, Jonathan.
