(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 12 JAN - Ronnie Spector, leader of the pop group The Ronettes and powerful voice of his hits like "Be MyBaby" and "Baby I love You" has died of cancer at the age of 79.
His family announced it.
The singer, an icon of the 1960s, formed the all-female group in 1957 with older sister Estelle Bennett and cousin Nedra Talley.
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