Ellie Greenwich died recently on Aug. 26th at the age of 68. She was a famous songwriter with her husband Jeff Barry and on her own or with other people. Check out just some of the hits she wrote, co-wrote, produced, and performed on. She and Jeff also had their own recordings such as The Raindrops and wrote and recorded the original version of Hanky Panky. She discovered Neil Diamond and sang backing vocals on several of his hit songs too.
Here are just a few of the many hits she was involved with:
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Hanky Panky
Da Do Ron Ron
Leader Of The Pack
Be My Baby
Baby, I Love You
Then He Kissed Me
I Can Hear Music
Christmas Baby, Please Come Home
River Deep, Mountain High
Tell Laura I Love Her
He's Got The Power
Today I Met The Boy I;m Gonna Marry
Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts
Not Too Young To Get Married
What A Guy
The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget
That Boy John
Chapel Of Love
He Ain't No Angel
I Wanna Love Him So Bad
You Don't Know
Our Love Can Still Be Saved
Kentucky Woman (sang backup, played, and produced)
Cherry, Cherry (sang backup, played, and produced)
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