Overview
- Nedra Talley Ross’s death was confirmed Sunday by the Ronettes’ official social media, with her daughter saying she died at home that morning with family present.
- Officials have not released a cause of death.
- Her passing closes the original Ronettes lineup, following the earlier deaths of cousins Ronnie Spector in 2022 and Estelle Bennett in 2009.
- As a founding member, she helped create hits like Be My Baby, Baby, I Love You, and Walking in the Rain, defining producer Phil Spector’s ‘Wall of Sound’ era and earning a 2007 Rock Hall induction.
- Her family says details for a celebration of life will follow; she is survived by four children, and her husband, broadcaster Scott Ross, died in 2023.