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RIP: Ellie Greenwich

Posted by The Accidental Lyricist on 27 Aug 2009 at 7:35 am | Tagged as: news, RIP

Another face behind the hits has passed, with the death of songwriter and producer Ellie Greenwich in New York at the age of 68. Although many music fans might not know her name, she is the writer and co-writer on a string of all-time classics that include “Be My Baby”, “Da Doo Ron Ron”, “River Deep, Mountain High” and “Leader of the Pack”. Phil Spector played a part in many of these, but Greenwich also had hits with a range of record companies and publishers. Elton John, Cher, Tina Turner, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Celine Dion, U2 and Twisted Sister are just some of the performers that have covered her songs, with performers such as Neil Diamond crediting her with his early success.

For more about Greenwich, visit Ellie Greenwich.com.

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5 Responses to “RIP: Ellie Greenwich”

  1. on 30 Jun 2010 at 4:07 am 1Savannah Scott

    Elton John is a very good musician and has been my idol ever since.,~-

  2. on 20 Jul 2010 at 12:36 am 2Liam Martin

    Elton John is actually a living legend, what a great musical artist he is.*~’

  3. on 31 Aug 2010 at 5:58 am 3Katherine Campbell
  4. elton john is already a living legend with his great music- ;-
  5. on 31 Aug 2010 at 8:07 am 4admin

    Thanks for all the messages about Elton John, but It’s Ellie Greenwich that died, not him!

  6. on 13 Dec 2010 at 8:48 am 5DVD Cleaner

    elton john can be only be the best singer and composer that i know. i like the song Candle In The Wind *;:

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