Editing Ronnie Spector (section)

== Early life ==
Spector was born Veronica Yvette Bennett in [[East Harlem]], New York City, and grew up in the [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]] section of Manhattan.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mackin|first=Jim|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jSkGEAAAQBAJ&dq=ronnie+spector+washington+heights+1943&pg=PA88|title=Notable New Yorkers of Manhattan's Upper West Side: Bloomingdale–Morningside Heights|date=November 24, 2020|publisher=Fordham Univ Press|isbn=978-0-8232-8931-8|pages=88|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| last1= Sisario|first1= Ben|last2=Coscarelli| first2= Joe| date=January 12, 2022| title= Ronnie Spector, Who Brought Edge to Girl-Group Sound, Dies at 78| language= en-US|work= [[The New York Times]] | url= https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/arts/music/ronnie-spector-dead.html| access-date=January 13, 2022| issn= 0362-4331}}</ref> She was the daughter of Beatrice and Louis Bennett, a subway worker.<ref name=grd1>{{Cite news|date=January 13, 2022|title=Ronnie Spector obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/13/ronnie-spector-obituary|access-date=January 13, 2022|work=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Her mother was [[African Americans|African American]] and [[Cherokee descent|Cherokee]], and her father was [[Irish people|Irish]].<ref>{{Cite web| last= Jamieson| first= Teddy|date=January 20, 2019|title=Ronnie Spector on John Lennon, Phil Spector and loving life at 75| url= https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17359895.ronnie-spector-john-lennon-phil-spector-loving-life-75/| access-date=January 14, 2022| website= The Herald|location=Glasgow |language= en}}</ref> Veronica and her sister [[Estelle Bennett]] (1941–2009) were encouraged to sing by their large family, as was their cousin [[Nedra Talley]] (born 1946). The trio formed the Darling Sisters, known later as the Ronettes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |title=A Life of Troubles Followed a Singer's Burst of Fame |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/arts/music/17rone.html |newspaper= The New York Times |date=February 16, 2009 |access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> They performed locally while attending [[George Washington High School (Manhattan)|George Washington High School]] in Washington Heights.<ref>{{Cite book| last=Fletcher|first=Tony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VfUffvx9DfYC&dq=george+washington+high+school+ronnie+spector&pg=PA199|title=All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: Music from the Streets of New York 1927-77|date=October 26, 2009| publisher=W. W. Norton & Company| isbn=978-0-393-33483-8| page= 199| language=en}}</ref> Their look was fashioned by Estelle, who had a job at [[Macy's]] on the cosmetics counter. They sang at school events, and had a residency at the [[Peppermint Lounge]], a nightspot in Manhattan, the birthplace of the [[Twist (dance)|Twist]] and [[go-go dancing]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|title=Ronnie Spector obituary|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ronnie-spector-ronette-who-married-phil-spector-dies-7gqk099wz|access-date=2022-01-27|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>