Eleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich (October 23, 1940 – August 26, 2009) was an
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "
Be My Baby", "
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", "
Da Doo Ron Ron", "
Leader of the Pack", "
Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and "
River Deep, Mountain High", among others.