Ronnie Spector, posing in 1971 Jack Kay/Getty Images hide caption
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The Ronettes
Singer Ronnie Spector performs in 2017 in Anaheim, Calif. Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM hide caption
Darlene Love in 1964. Love was the uncredited singer on a handful of the biggest hits produced by Phil Spector during the era when he was making his "Wall of Sound" production technique famous. ABC Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty hide caption
Through the way the group constructed its sound and look, The Ronettes embodied proto-rock transgressions. Fred Mott/Getty Images hide caption
Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac in the recording studio, circa 1975. Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
"Ronnie Spector's flawless performance of 'Be My Baby' influenced me since I first heard my family sing along on long road trips from NYC to Florida," Alynda Segarra says. "The song is perfect." YouTube hide caption
Ronnie Spector's new album, English Heart, is filled with British hits from the 1960s. Ruven Afanador/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Producer, engineer and musician John Congleton. Jeaneen Lund/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Guests rate the songs at the All Songs Considered Listening Party in Washington, D.C. Jeff Martin hide caption
Laurel Sprengelmeyer of Little Scream (left); Daniele Luppi, Norah Jones, Danger Mouse and Jack White of the Rome project (top right); Ben Sollee (bottom right). Courtesy of the artists hide caption