Nedra Talley Ross, the last Ronette, has passed away. Here they are performing “Be My Baby,” 1963.

Wow.

I loved those girl groups, even if I as only ten or eleven. When a song of their came on the local AM station, KSLY, I couldn’t help but dance along, if nobody was looking.

Love the Big Hair, too.

What the Ronettes did was to pave the way for other girl groups, just as electric, especially if they were from Motown. For example:

Double Wow!

And, of course, The Supremes. That little hip-check thing they do in this 1965 video is devastating.

Paris, 1965. This one makes me a little nervous.

One of the best song titles ever.

The Chiffons, 1963.

The Shirelles. Pretty darned sexy song. And the lead singer, Shirley Alton Reeves, is beautiful.

And, damn, I am old. I don’t think that’s true of the music.