- Friend Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys wrote "Don't Worry Baby" specifically for her (1964).
- Lead singer of the 1960s rock/pop vocal girl group The Ronettes.
- Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of The Ronettes, on 3/12.07.
- Ranked #67 on VH1's Greatest Women of Rock N Roll,.
- Resided in Danbury, CT.
- Cousin of Nedra Talley
- First wife of Phil Spector.
- Younger sister of Estelle Bennett.
- Her parents were both African-American, as were all her grandparents. While she was sometimes described as having Cherokee and Irish roots, these lineages remain unverified.
- Has two sons with Jonathan Greenfield: Austin Drew and Jason Charles.
- She was the daughter of Beatrice (Mobley) and Louis Albert Bennett. Her father was from Georgia and her mother was from Florida.
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