Ellie Greenwich

Ellie Greenwich , a 60's songwriter who was responsible for several hit lovesongs, died yesterday. She was 68. Ellie Greenwich (theage.com.au) Her hits included and "Be My Baby" and "Da Doo Ron Ron." According to the LA Times, the writer was being treated for pnemonia and other heart issues when she suffered a heart attack. Songwriter Diane Warren said, "Those songs are part of the fabric of forever. Her songs were written in the '60s, and it's 2010 almost, but they are as relevant and meaningful today as the day when they were born." Read Full Story

Ellie Greenwich , a songwriter who along with producer Phil Spector and co-writer Jeff Barry crafted some of the biggest and greatest singles of the 1960s, passed away at the age of 68. The AP reports that Greenwich died of a heart attack in New York’s Roosevelt Hospital, where she was battling pneumonia. Among the most famous songs that list Greenwich as a songwriter are the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” and “Baby, I Love You,” the Shangri-La’s “Leader of the Pack,” the Dixie Cups’ “Chapel of Love,” Tina & Ike Turner’s “River Deep, Mountain High” and the Crystals’ “Then He Kissed Me” and “Da ... Read Full Story

The great songwriter Ellie Greenwich died on Wednesday night. Ellie Greenwich was far from a household name, but the songs she wrote (many co-written with her husband, Jeff Barry ) have seeped deeply into the consciousness of anyone who has lived in the Western world in the last five decades. Some of her songs are fairly light pop hits, like " Da Doo Ron Ron ", " Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and "Hanky Panky ". Others, such as " Be My Baby ", " Leader of the Pack " and especially " River Deep, Mountain High ", are in another league: fragile, emotional mini-dramas ... Read Full Story

Ellie Greenwich , a songwriter who along with producer Phil Spector and co-writer Jeff Barry crafted some of the biggest and greatest singles of the 1960s, passed away at the age of 68. The AP reports that Greenwich died of a heart attack in New York’s Roosevelt Hospital, where she was battling pneumonia. Among the most famous songs that list Greenwich as a songwriter are the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” and “Baby, I Love You,” the Shangri-La’s “Leader of the Pack,” the Dixie Cups’ “Chapel of Love,” Tina & Ike Turner’s “River Deep, Mountain High” and the Crystals’ “Then He Kissed Me” and “Da ... Read Full Story

Ellie Greenwich , a songwriter who along with producer Phil Spector and co-writer Jeff Barry crafted some of the biggest and greatest singles of the 1960s, passed away at the age of 68. The AP reports that Greenwich died of a heart attack in New York’s Roosevelt Hospital, where she was battling pneumonia. Among the most famous songs that list Greenwich as a songwriter are the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” and “Baby, I Love You,” the Shangri-La’s “Leader of the Pack,” the Dixie Cups’ “Chapel of Love,” Tina & Ike Turner’s “River Deep, Mountain High” and the Crystals’ “Then He Kissed Me” and “Da ... Read Full Story