Be My Baby singer and domestic abuse survivor Ronnie Spector dies aged 78

Spector died on Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer
Ronnie Spector (Peter Kramer/AP)

Ronnie Spector (Peter Kramer/AP)

Ronnie Spector, the rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking In The Rain as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died at the age of 78.

Spector died on Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said.

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