Title:
Be my baby : a memoir
JLCTITLE245:
Ronnie Spector with Vince Waldron.
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Edition:
First Henry Holt edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
Physical Description:
x, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781250837196
General Note:
Includes discography and index.
Abstract:
"Be My Baby is the behind-the-scenes story--newly updated, and with an especially timely message--of how the original bad girl of rock and roll, Ronnie Spector, survived marriage to a monster and carved out a space for herself amid the chaos of the 1960s music scene and beyond. Ronnie's first collaboration with producer Phil Spector, 'Be My Baby,' shot Ronnie and the Ronettes to stardom. No one sounded like Ronnie, with her alluring blend of innocence and knowing, but her voice would soon be silenced as Spector sequestered her behind electric gates, guard dogs, and barbed wire. It took everything Ronnie had to escape her prisonlike marriage and wrest back control of her life, her music, and her legacy. And as shown in this edition, which includes a 2021 postscript from Ronnie, her life became proof that our challenges do not define us and there is always the potential to forge a fuller life. In Be My Baby, the incomparable Ronnie Spector offered a whirlwind account of the ever-shifting path of an iconic artist. And, more than anything else, she gave us an inspiring tale of triumph"--Book jacket.
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Contents:
Introduction / by Keith Richards -- Ozzie and Harriet in Spanish Harlem -- A Whole Lot of 'Ettes -- A Little More Mascara -- Pied Piper -- Wigs on the Ceiling -- Fools Fall in Love -- John, George, Ringo, and Mom -- Beauty and the Beast -- Thunderstorms -- In the Red Zone -- Gross Pictures -- In the Dark -- Honeymoon -- Inflatable Man -- Seizure -- Unnatural Childbirth -- Out of Control -- Not My Key -- Field Trips -- Barefoot and Broke -- Up for Grabs -- Say Goodbye to Hollywood -- Backstage Pass -- Running Away -- The Bottom Line -- Two Pounds, Six Ounces -- Unfinished Business -- Epilogue, 1990 -- Postscript.