Tag: The Ronettes
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Episode 1513: Holiday Song Countdown II – Part 3
Part three of our second top 10 Holiday Song Countdown is here. Today we unwrap the songs that finished 6th, 5th and 4th in our poll.
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Episode 1290: Ronnie Spector, Rest in Power
Ronnie Spector died at age 78 on Jan. 12. Jim and Patrick pay tribute to this iconic singer. Plus we play a clip from a 2018 episode in which listener Paul Trap chose the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” as a perfect pop song.
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Episode 1040: Phil Spector and the Wall of Sound
With the recent death of producer Phil Spector, we discuss the Wall of Sound. With listener calls.
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Episode 574: Hal Blaine and Dick Dale, Rest in Power
Legendary session drummer Hal Blaine died on March 11, 2019, at age 90. Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar, died on March 16 at age 81. We pay tribute to these important figures in pop music. (Recorded on the back deck, with guest Jasper Colt.)
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Episode 468: Perfect Pop – The Ronettes, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Listeners Paul Trap and Nick Scalera join us in the basement to make their Perfect Pop picks. Both are classic R&B songs. Paul goes with the Ronettes, Nick with Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.