Be My Baby How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or My Life As a Fabulous Ronette |
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| Author:
| Spector, Ronnie
Waldron, Vince |
| Foreword by:
| Cher, |
| Introduction by:
| Joel, Billy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9852782-9-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | Words in Edgewise
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Pop legend Ronnie Spector reveals the story of her dreamlike rise from the streets of Harlem to the pinnacle of rock stardom as lead singer of the Ronettes, and her nightmare descent into madness as the wife of Phil Spector, the pop hitmaker who kept her a virtual prisoner behind the locked doors of his darkened Beverly Hills mansion. Ronnie's escape from that ordeal, and her subsequent struggle to reclaim her voice, her career, and her sanity, provide an emotion-packed climax to this...
More DescriptionPop legend Ronnie Spector reveals the story of her dreamlike rise from the streets of Harlem to the pinnacle of rock stardom as lead singer of the Ronettes, and her nightmare descent into madness as the wife of Phil Spector, the pop hitmaker who kept her a virtual prisoner behind the locked doors of his darkened Beverly Hills mansion. Ronnie's escape from that ordeal, and her subsequent struggle to reclaim her voice, her career, and her sanity, provide an emotion-packed climax to this smart, funny, and inspiring autobiography, named one of "The Top 25 Rock Memoirs of All Time" by Rolling Stone. Available as an eBook for the first time, this new digital edition of Be My Baby is a fan's dream come true. Featuring 75 stunning black and white and color photographs from Ronnie's personal collection--many appearing in print for the first time--this fully indexed volume also includes a thoroughly updated discography that offers the most comprehensive overview of Ronnie's recording career ever published.