Ellie

Ellie Greenwich, one of the top songwriters of the 1960s, has died. She often wrote with her husband, Jeff Barry and also worked with Phil Spector a fair amount. Her songs were probably the best at capturing the spirit of the girl groups. Like so many other great Brill Building songwriters, her name might not be that well known, but her songs sure are.

What songs? Well, for starters, "Chapel Of Love," "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," "Da Do Ron Ron," "Leader Of The Pack," "Hanky Panky," "Be My Baby," "Baby, I Love You," "Then He Kissed Me" and "River Deep-Mountain High."