December 3rd, 1990. Geraldo Rivera on his namesake talk show brings us the lady who brought short skirts and urban grit center stage, ‘Be my Baby’ herself.
“I’m part Irish, I’m part Indian and I’m part black….it’s just like when I went to school, there was Spanish Puerto Ricans a little few whites and blacks, I didn’t fit in with anyone…”
After hearing one of her famous hits and learning some details about show he sang with both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, we hear from the bad girl of rock ‘n roll herself. Meeting and marrying Phil Spector, the ‘Wall of Sound’, her hits like Walking in the Rain and career, and touring around the world.
As the conversation continues we hear more about the ups and downs of her career and life in rock’s show business.
Veronica Yvette Greenfield, better known for her stage name Ronnie Spector, passed away in 2022.
This day, Geraldo’s television history.