Ellie Greenwich, R.I.P.
Ellie Greenwich, a prolific songwriter who co-wrote some of the most iconic pop songs of the ’60s (if you just look at the “A to E” portion of her writing credits, you’ll hit on “Be My Baby” (above), “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” and “(And) Then He Kissed Me”), has passed away.
Greenwich, who was born in Brooklyn and grew up on Long Island, has a lengthy list of songwriting credits that could double as a playlist for any station specializing in the biggest hits of the ’60s; she also worked as an arranger and a producer, and had a hand in the recording of Neil Diamond’s still-awesome “Cherry, Cherry.” In the ’80s, she even penned a jukebox musical—Leader Of The Pack, named after another song she penned—devoted to her music.
She was 68.
Ellie Greenwich, ‘Chapel of Love’ co-writer, dies [AP]
Ellie Greenwich song list [Songwriter’s Fall Of Fame]
