The Ronettes

The Ronettes were an American girl group from Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. The group consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett, later known as Ronnie Spector, her sister Estelle Bennett and their cousin Nedra Talley. They began performing together as teenagers under the name "The Darling Sisters". They were first signed to Colpix Records in 1961 and moved to Phil Spector's Philles Records in 1963, when their name was changed to "The Ronettes".