The Ronettes were an
American girl group from
New York City. One of the most popular groups from the 1960s, they placed nine songs on the
Billboard Hot 100, five of which became
Top 40 hits. The trio from
Spanish Harlem, New York, consisted of lead singer
Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister
Estelle Bennett and their cousin
Nedra Talley. Among the Ronettes' most famous songs are "
Be My Baby", "
Baby, I Love You", "
(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up", and "
Walking in the Rain", all of which charted on the
Billboard Hot 100. "Walking in the Rain" won a
Grammy Award in 1965, and "Be My Baby" was inducted into the
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The Ronettes were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.