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“Nedra’s voice, style and spirit helped define a sound that would change music. Her contribution to the group’s story and their defining influence will live forever”: The last surviving member of the Ronettes, Nedra Talley Ross, has died

Nedra Talley Ross Ronettes Ronnie Spector Estelle Bennett Phil Spector
American girl group the Ronettes, UK, 11th January 1964. From left to right, they are singers Veronica Bennett (later Ronnie Spector), Nedra Talley and Estelle Bennett.

The final curtain has fallen on an era for girl groups, with the news that the last surviving member of the Ronettes, Nedra Talley Ross, has died aged 80.

The news was broken by her daughter, Nedra K Ross who posted on social media yesterday: “This morning our mother Nedra Talley Ross went home to be with the Lord. She was safe in her own bed at home with her family close, knowing she was loved. Thank you Lord.”

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