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    • Aug 10, 1943
    Veronica Bennett is born in New York, where she forms The Ronettes with sister Estelle and cousin Nedra Talley. They earn a hit with "Be My Baby," covered by country's Jody Miller in 1972. Veronica becomes Ronnie Spector after marrying producer Phil Spector
    Jul 22, 1944
    Estelle Bennett is born in New York. With sister Veronica and cousin Nedra Talley, she forms The Ronettes, whose 1963 pop hit "Be My Baby" is covered in the country charts by Jody Miller in 1972
    Jan 27, 1947
    Nedra Talley is born in New York. With cousins Veronica and Estelle Bennett, she becomes a member of The Ronettes, who gain a pop hit in 1963 with "Be My Baby." The song is revived in country music in 1972 by Jody Miller
    Apr 27, 1965
    Brenda Lee performs "Too Many Rivers" and "The Race Is On" as a guest on NBC's "Hullabaloo." The show also features George Hamilton, The Ronettes and Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
    Aug 11, 1965
    Bobby Goldsboro is a special guest on "Shindig!" The ABC show's lineup also features Glen Campbell, The Righteous Brothers, Sonny & Cher, The Ronettes and Billy Preston, who performs "Hound Dog"
    Nov 19, 1965
    Roger Miller sings "England Swings," "Engine Engine #9" and "King Of The Road" while taping "The Big T.N.T. Show," a TV special that airs in January. Also featured: The Byrds, Phil Spector, Petula Clark, The Ronettes and The Lovin' Spoonful
    Feb 24, 1999
    Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire" and two Roy Orbison hits--"Only The Lonely" and "Oh, Pretty Woman"--enter the Grammy Hall of Fame. Other '60s additions: the original hit versions of "Be My Baby" and "The House Of The Rising Sun"
    Jul 6, 2005
    Alabama, The Jordanaires, The Beatles and The Everly Brothers are among the acts added to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame at the Wildwoods Convention Center in New Jersey. Also tabbed are The Ronettes and The Doobie Brothers
    Mar 6, 2007
    The Carter Family's "Wildwood Flower," Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" and Red Foley's "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)" are added to the National Recording Registry along with music by Cole Porter, The Ronettes, Sam Cooke, Pete Seeger and Paul Simon
    Feb 11, 2009
    Pop singer Estelle Bennett is found dead at her home in Englewood, New Jersey. As a member of The Ronettes, she sang on the 1963 hit "Be My Baby," remade in 1972 as a country hit by Jody Miller
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