I can't belives some snobby old bastards picked the ronnettes for the rock hall than judas priest

Posted by martin on Sunday, 10.29.06 @ 06:38am

Inducting the Ronettes would be like inducting Phil Spector again.

Posted by A-Killa on Sunday, 10.29.06 @ 10:10am

The Ronettes are long overdue for this induction.
However, good things are worth waiting for.
Ronnie, Nedra, & Estelle are what original Rock
& Roll is all about...their look, their heritage,
their sound, their style. Phil Spector gave
them their hits, but not their image or sound.
Stu Phillips produced them first and listening
to those recordings you hear how Ronnie is
ALL Ronnie-her phrasing, her vibrato, it's all
there. The Ronettes are real Rock and Roll
history!!!

Posted by Randy Russi on Tuesday, 10.31.06 @ 07:09am

The Ronettes (along with the Crystals) were the ONLY competetion LIVE-ON STAGE that the Motown female groups had.Ronnie, Nedra & Estelle were the best looking female group BUT they also had a great LIVE show and could really sing. I remember me & my friends in Jr. High all had big crushes on these ladies.

Posted by Tony Russi on Tuesday, 10.31.06 @ 07:22am

The Ronettes make the hall on their first attempt. Excellent, ladies. With the exception of Aretha Franklin, Ronnie Spector is the finest female rock voice recorded to date.

Posted by Danny on Saturday, 02.10.07 @ 20:47pm

Sorry. How were they "innovative" or "influencial" ?

Posted by dave on Monday, 03.19.07 @ 12:13pm

the hof needs to move past the sixties. every artist to come out of the sixties doesn't need to go in the hof. they've past over most the seventies. they might do the same with most of the eighties too! i thought a hof is about impact on history. you can't include everyone, but to skip major artist so many years that have made impact, is ridiculous.

Posted by thomas johnson on Monday, 04.9.07 @ 05:58am

I agree with the earlier comments. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and its sister organization, Rolling Stone magazine are stuck in the 60's. Sure the 60's produced great music, but not every 60's act should be there. I thought it was the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and not country, rap, or soul. It is getting out of hand. How can a hall of fame call itself Rock and Roll and not include Kiss, but have acts like The Ronettes, Frankie Lymon, and Bonnie Rait. That is a joke. I can't wait for you guys to induct Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion in a few years.

Posted by Andy on Saturday, 07.14.07 @ 13:08pm

The Ronettes are arguably the greatest girl group of all time, and they're my personal favorite. Frankie Lymon was hugely influential on various artists of the 60's, including The Ronettes. I can agree that the Bonnie Rait inclusion was a bit of a "huh?" moment, but certainly all three have more artistic merit in their left pinky than KISS.

Posted by Casper on Saturday, 07.14.07 @ 14:13pm

Andy has a point. I mean, the Ronettes had one good song. That's it. I mean, KISS had a lot of good songs and they're not in. KISS and Rush should be in. Like you said, Frankie Lymon was influential on 60's artists. The 60's. Some good bands from the 70's and 80's are not in, and rap and country is in. They should call it the Music Hall Of Fame.

Posted by Chance on Wednesday, 07.18.07 @ 14:57pm

How did they have one good song? Every song on The Best Of The Ronettes stands out amongst the crowded 60's field. "Be My Baby" barely cracks my Top Five, if that.

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 07.18.07 @ 19:22pm

LONG overdue ladies, long overdue. They were my favorite girl group when I was in high school in the 1960's, and now my daugter watch's them on you tube. I have less respect for Phil Spector now, having read Ronnie's book. But as a pioneer rock producer, he is unsurpassed. Come on ladies, how about just one short reunion tour..PLEASE

Posted by Dennis on Wednesday, 12.26.07 @ 14:16pm

Crushingly insipid and uninteresting music, would have made a...justifiable induction under some sort of Spector umbrella but alone, no, they meant shit and sounded like goats.

Posted by oosive on Tuesday, 08.18.09 @ 15:21pm

According to wikipedia, Phil Spector tried to prevent the Ronettes from getting nominated into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, here's the full story for anyone interested:

"It was believed that Phil Spector, in his capacity as a member of the Board of Governors, deliberately prevented The Ronettes (and Darlene Love) from being nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, although they had been eligible for a considerable time. The alleged reasons included the acrimonious divorce of Ronnie and Spector, in addition to the group having unsuccessfully sued Spector for back royalties. While Spector was awaiting trial on a murder charge and out on $1 million bail, the Ronettes were finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12, 2007."

Glad they got in as they're my personal favorite girl group.

Posted by Tahvo Parvianen on Monday, 08.23.10 @ 10:16am

"Crushingly insipid and uninteresting music..... they meant shit and sounded like goats." - oosive (Posted on Tuesday, 08.18.09 @ 15:21pm)


Wrong place to talk about the Jonas Brothers, oosive.

Posted by Tahvo Parvianen on Monday, 08.23.10 @ 12:20pm