New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Ronnie will make a return appearance to Andy Cohen's 'Watch What Happens Live' on Bravo TV, tonight!
Ronnie and The
Ronettes Ring in the Holidays With Their Best Christmas Party Ever!
People Magazine has featured Ronnie Spector in an Exclusive interview feature. The four-page article (second biggest placement in the issue, other than the cover story,) offers an intimate look at what People describes as the "triumphant reemergence" that Spector continues to build upon.
"Diners tuck in around her, unaware that they're in the presence of rock 'n' roll royalty…Though barely five feet tall, the word "big" comes to mind: big energy, big laugh, seriously big bouffant hair, and a majestically big voice."
People Magazine - 'My Past Made Me Strong': Ronnie Spector's
Journey from '60s Pop Icon to Rock 'n' Roll Survivor
By Jordan Runtagh, 11/28/18
https://people.com/music/ronnie-spector-everything-to-know-rock-survivor/
In addition, People ran multiple, stand-alone web-based features in the days that followed the print release, and those supplemental stories may be found here:
https://twitter.com/SCPR_NY
Now a beloved holiday tradition, Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes' Best Christmas Party Ever! is currently underway. ?The iconic singer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee absolutely loves Christmas, and she's ringing in the holiday season once again as her spirited multi-media show tours the U.S. ?- Remaining dates include:
12/13 Colonial Theatre Phoenixville, PA
12/14 Suffolk Theatre Riverhead, NY
12/22, 23 City Winery New York City
Spector has a busy 2019 tour schedule taking shape, with preliminary dates confirmed through May, here: https://www.ronniespector.com/shows/
For three decades, Spector's Christmas show has been a cherished holiday tradition, with a song list that includes her renditions of "Frosty the Snowman," "Sleigh Ride," and "I Saw Mommy Kissing
Santa Claus." Her definitive versions of "Frosty" and "
Sleigh Ride" dominate the airwaves at Christmas time and are perennials on ASCAP's list of the Top 20 Most-Played Holiday Songs for the past decade, and are staples on the Billboard Holiday Hits 100 Chart. ?Her Christmas tracks have also been heard in hit movies such as Goodfellas, Joy, and Jingle All the Way. People Magazine previewed the tour here:
https://people.com/music/ronnie-spector-the-ronettes-best-christmas-party-ever/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article
Ronnie's Christmas Party is a raucous, rocking blend of her Christmas classics,
Ronettes hits including "Be My Baby" (named by Billboard Magazine as the #1 Greatest Girl Group Song of All Time,) "Walking In The Rain," "
Baby I Love You", cult gems from her back catalog, a splash of doo-wop, and plenty of Ronnie's inimitable off-the-cuff commentary. ?The San Francisco Chronicle proclaimed, "If it takes Christmas to make Ronnie Spector come out and play, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."
Selected press clippings:
Spector was featured in the June/July issue of AARP Magazine, the #1 print outlet in America, with readership exceeding 47 million. AARP MAGAZINE -'Sandwich of Love': https://bit.ly/RonnieAARP
NPR
Music praised Ronnie Spector as a rock trailblazer: ?
It's Time To Recognize The
Ronettes As Rock And Roll Pioneers? By Hilarie Ashton March 12, 2018
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/12/590891692/its-time-to-recognize-the-ronettes-as-rock-and-roll-pioneers
Spector appeared on Bravo TV's 'Watch What Happens Live' with Andy Cohen, during which she shared stories of her extraordinary career. Get a sense of the appearance, which featured guests Tiffany Haddish and Cynthia Bailey, here:
https://youtu.be/caz-vr5cooU?t=5m20s ?
People Magazine 2017 web interview feature:
Ronnie Spector's Victory Lap: The Original Rock
Queen Talks New
Music and Reviving the Ronette By Jordan Runtagh, 6/24/17
https://people.com/music/ronnie-spector-ronettes-tour-2017-? new-music-love-power-interview/
Long Island Woman Magazine - cover story interview:
https://issuu.com/longislandwoman/docs/march18issuu
NextTribe interview: https://nexttribe.com/ronnie-spector/?mc_cid=18e514b3ac&mc_eid=51ffbf2789
LA Weekly interview: https://www.laweekly.com/music/ronnie-spector-puts-her-arms-around-a-lifetime-of-memories-9709883
More about Ronnie Spector:
Spector's current high-profile stretch was described by People Magazine as a "
Victory Lap" for "The Original Rock Queen". Billboard Magazine named 'Be My Baby' as the #1 Greatest Girl Group Song of All Time, NPR included Spector's 1964 debut at #20 on their 150 Greatest Albums of the Rock Era, Made by Female Artist, and her busy 2017/18 also included the release of 'LOVE POWER', her first single recorded with The
Ronettes in decades, a commanding performance at Lincoln Center, an appearance on FOX-TV's Good Day New York, a Main Stage performance at SF Pride and more. The acclaimed singer was also presented with the Legend Award by The Woman's International
Music Network at their "She Rocks Award" ceremony. She was featured in the BBC's 2018 documentary about Amy Winehouse. Spector was honored with a Lifetime
Spirit Award by LSA Family Health Services, in her native East Harlem. In addition, 'Be My Baby' has been added to the
National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, preserved as a work of historical and cultural significance, and is also now an official addition to the Grammy Hall of Fame.
As a seminal force in Sixties Rock, Spector's swagger, moxie and trademark voice (still instantly recognizable from the first note,) defined an era. As the Number One pop group in England, Ronnie Spector and the
Ronettes headlined over acts including The Rolling Stones,
Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds. In the years since, Spector has had songs written for her by
George Harrison as well as by Bruce Springsteen, and has recorded with Jimi Hendrix, Springsteen & The E Street Band, members of The
Beatles and more.
Billy Joel wrote the smash 'Say Goodbye to Hollywood' as a tribute to Ronnie, and Eddie Money's 'Take Me Home Tonight' celebrated her trademark Be My Baby vocals, with the duet reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
Now in her sixth decade as a performer and a style icon, Spector has reached a new level of cultural significance. Critical respect is at its peak, and she continues to thrill -- inspiring and empowering a new generation of fans as an enduring, transcendent figure, who has overcome adversity to build a career that is nothing short of remarkable. Much as B.B. King came to embody the blues, or
Chuck Berry was to early Rock 'n Roll, Spector has solidified her status as the Rosetta Stone for female rock performers of today.
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