SoFlaJets Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 One of the legends died August 26, 2009 - One of the great songwriters of the modern era, Ellie Greenwich, died Wednesday in New York City. Greenwich, 68, was a rarity: a woman in the music business who found tremendous success writing and producing hit after popular hit. Along with Phil Spector and her then-husband Jeff Barry, Greenwich created songs like "Chapel of Love," "Da Do Ron Ron" and "River Deep - Mountain High." Just because Greenwich earned 25 gold and platinum records doesn't mean she could predict a hit. "In my whole career of being in the studio producing," she once said, "there were only two songs that I literally walked out of the studio and said, 'Either these records are gonna be zippidy-dah do-nothing, go-nowhere records or No. 1 records.' That was 'Chapel of Love' and 'Leader of the Pack.' " Greenwich started her career writing songs for her cheerleading squad on Long Island. Her music would help define the American teenager in the 1960s. "It wasn't that accepted back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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