Ronnie Spector

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Ronnie Spector at the BBC: Singer's life from marriage to record ... (MyLondon)

Ronnie's ex-husband Phil Spector allegedly had a gold coffin with glass ceiling which he threatened to put her corpse in if she left him.

The 60s icon's life was not without its tribulations and her relationship with Phil Spencer was responsible for many of Ronnie's darkest moments. She left with none of her belongings. She also said that he surrounded their house with barbed wire to prevent her from leaving. Ronnie died at her home in Danbury on January 12 2022 at the age of 78 after being diagnosed with cancer. Ronnie's music career spanned over six decades and she continued creating music as a solo artist after the Ronnette's split up. Ronnie Spector, best known as lead singer of the Ronnettes, had a turbulent personal life which saw her go through an abusive relationship with ex-husband Phil Spector including him threatening to kill her.

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Ronnie Spector recalled terrifying escape from Phil Spector: 'Went ... (Fortnite)

RONNIE SPECTOR once revealed how she had to escape from her home she shared with the producer Phil Spector after he threatened to 'destroy' her.

A special performance from Later with Jools Holland and the The Old Grey Whistle Test will be shown, as will her stint on the Pair Stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2016. The court found that he had shot her in the mouth, and his driver testified that he told him: "I think I just shot her." He claimed that she had died by suicide at his mansion in California, saying it was "accidental suicide' and that she "kissed the gun". In the book, she recalled the time when she was forced to escape their home barefoot and with the help of her mother in 1972. He explained: "She said that Phil put a gold coffin with a glass top in their basement, promising that he would kill her and display her corpse if she ever left him. RONNIE SPECTOR once revealed how she had to escape from her home she shared with the producer Phil Spector after he threatened to "destroy" her.

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What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Saturday (RTE.ie)

There's a wide variety of viewing on offer tonight with the final of The Masked Singer, Six Nations rugby, Ronnie Spector at the BBC, Annette Bening in 20th ...

At a time brimming with cultural change and rebellion, she enlists the help of two younger women to help with her son's upbringing. In the first edition, married NHS workers Will and Kathryn are the first team to take on the challenge. It’s followed at 9pm by Carole King: Natural Woman, a profile of the singer-songwriter, charting her upbringing in Brooklyn and rise to become one of the most successful musicians of her generation. Then at 9.55pm there’s In Concert: Carole King, a performance by the acclaimed American singer-songwriter, recorded in 1971. There’s a wide variety of viewing on offer tonight with the final of The Masked Singer, Six Nations rugby, Ronnie Spector at the BBC, Annette Bening in 20th Century Women, and French crime drama The Promise . . . A selection of performances by the recently-deceased Ronnie Spector (below,) the iconic lead singer of 1960s all-girl group the Ronettes leads off a night of music on BBC Two.

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