She was great. If you read “Magic In The Air” and saw the A&E Special on her and Carole King and Goffin and Leiber and Stoller etc. you’d know how hip she was…a rock ‘n’ roll woman.

I just choreographed “Leader of the Pack” and all of those amazing songs that Ellie wrote will forever underscore an era of true music lovers. Rest in Peace.

An incredible songwriter, and a very gracious human being (I got to meet her once); Ellie will be missed.

Beautiful melodic songs that defined a time………….we wish was still here. Ellie was what music was all about.

I had the pleasure of knowing Ellie while working for Leiber & Stoller in the famous Brill Bldg. a very multi-talented musician and someone who remembered her friends, my husband & I enjoyed attending her wedding to Jeff Barry.
Condolences to her family & friends.

A great loss. She will be sorely missed. Aside from her outstanding talent, she was equally magnificent as a human being. My condolences to her family.

Ellie was the most unconditionally loving friend I’ve ever had. She missed greatly the hustle and bustle of her prolific writing days, but she stayed busy with her family and friends, making sure that she did whatever she could to make their lives wonderful. I’m going to miss, terribly, the onversations we had when we were both laughing so hard we couldn’t breathe. We were twins from diferent mothers, and I feel like a great big part of me is gone. She was a most talented composer, and lyricist, and a true friend.

Listen to “You Don’t Know,” one of her rare solo tracks. It’s gorgeous, poppy but soulful and absolutely tragic. Her voice is amazing and her talent is just so clear.

Ellie is one of the greatest writers of the whole pop era. She was also a very fine singer. Just a few hours before hearing the sad news I was listening to her sing her song ‘Sunshine After the Rain’ and it was making my rainy day feel a whole lot better.

Ellie was special in every way – I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to meet her during the original LEADER OF THE PACK show and have had the great opportunity to know this wonderful and talented person. She will be missed, but her contributions to this world will always be with us. Rest in peace, Ellie.

Ellie was a gracious woman with a great talent. Thank you, Ellie, for all the great, memorable music. You will be missed.

Ellie was a wonderful person,friend and oh..one of the great song writers of our time.I will miss knowing that there won’t be a new Ellie song.

Ellie often mentioned how much it touched her when people would tell her stories about how her music touched their lives. A huge heart and lots of spunk.

She will be missed. It will probably be an even sadder day whenever Burt Bacharach passes on. That’s what’s lacking these days, great songs written by great songwriters.

some people cannot be replaced. Ellie Greenwich is one of them! She will be missed terribly.

I never met the woman but her songs have influenced my life greatly. She will be missed.

I am about to Play Jeff Barry in Leader of the Pack in Australia. I am crushed that such a talented woman has left this world but blessed that her music will touch generations to come. a true music genious. Much Love Ellie.

A great loss. Her music formed
a huge part of my life and to
this day love all her songs.
RIP Ellie

Credit where credit is due – we have lost the greatest songwriter of all time. Her music will live on forever.

Last fall I directed a production of Leader of the Pack in Toronto, I read “Magic in the Air” and I think I read every interview she ever did. I never met her, but I grew up with her songs, and I feel like I have lost a friend. Her songs defined a whole generation, and she will be greatly missed. She has left a great legacy, and her memory will live on through her wonderful joyous music. She may be gone, but her songs will never be forgotten.

I didn’t know her or who she was but I knew her music and it was great RIP Ellie Greenwhich

Without Ellie there would’nt have been a “Wall of Sound”,the 60’s would have been incomplete musically,so as long as there are disc jockeys playing 60’s music Ellie’s contribution to the pop music of that magic era will live on forever.Thanks for the music and the memories Ellie,R.I.P.

I’ve been going around my office this morning singing, ‘Be My Baby’ and all the ‘youngsters in the office think I’ve lost my mind. If they only knew what good songs really sound like! )
Thanks Ellie for the memories.

LEGEND
LEGEND
LEGEND
LEGEND

the first time i saw her name (when i was 14) was on the credits for singing backup on blondie’s “eat to the beat” album. after listening to her vocals i thought i should figure out who this woman was. i became a fan. the list above says A LOT about her contribution to popular music. a sad day…

Ellie Greenwich was a wonderfully talented person who gave the world some fantastic songs to sing along with. Her songs will live forever.

I loved her music, and also wish she’d recorded more songs herself of the quality of ‘You don’t Know’. I’ve lived with these songs for over 50 years, so it’s like a small part of myself has been extinguished. A sad day.

I first encountered the amazing talents of Ellie Greenwich in 1995 when my high school presented her life story in Leader of the Pack. I have since fallen in love and tried just this year to sharr my respect and admiration for her talent and contributions to so many. I’m 28 years old and never wanted to have grown up 50 years ago so badly until Ellie Greenwich made such a profound impact on my life. Rest in peace, you will be missed tremendously.

My dad’s best friend is her brother-in-law. There is a cool book titled, Always magic in the air : the bomp and brilliance of the Brill Building era if you want to read about her. She influenced the Beatles (according to The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music which was my History of Rock N Roll class textbook).

The public tends to obsess on great performers. That’s why it is too bad that someone like Ellie Greenwhich hardly gets mentioned, especially among younger music fans.

The public tends to obsess on great performers. That’s why it is too bad that someone like Ellie Greenwhich hardly gets mentioned, especially among younger music fans.

She was 69 not 68. Would have been 70 soon I believe.

I met Ellie and her sister Laura in person a couple of years ago while she was selecting new tiles for her bathroom. In reality, I met her first in the early 60’s on NYC radio. Ellie was a delight to the entire staff as she has been to the entire world for 50 years. She was kind enough to give me a collection of her CD’s which we played all week in the showroom. I’ve lost someone very close to my heart but I will never lose her spirate or music. We love you Ellie and now heaven has the music. XO

Ellie wrote the soundtrack to my life. Her songs have, and will continue to give me so much joy for more than 40 years. For this I wish I had the chance to thank her in person, instead it’s in the form of an epitaph. Bless you and thank you on behalf of all those who have benefitted from your great talent.

First Phil and now Ellie. End of the 60s.

very sad!!!!!

She was awesome!

America has just lost one of it’s greatest songwriters in Elie,but what a wonderful legacy of tunes that she left to the world.R.I.P.

I remember looking over and over at pictures of Ellie from the “Brill Building” days that my dad took at a session once—this woman with a huge smile, electric-blond bangs hanging from her fox fur hat…oh, and the black, cat-eye glassess!! I thought “Wow!, She’s cool!”! I want to be her!”. My mom told me so many stories about those early days in NYC! Ellie was a mega-talent and like the handful of people who truly are–humble and kind and so not full of herself! A class act and music cornerstone, Ellie, you are missed and loved. Prayer and Peace to your family.

my middle teen-years were spent listening to ellie’s songs. they meant alot to me, especially the chick- break-ups i thought i had

The world has lost an amazing talent. I performed as Ellie in ‘Leader of the Pack’ in England and retelling her life at the Brill building and singing her wonderful songs was a life changing moment for me. We all owe her a lot!!
Rest in Peace, and may your music play on, always.

Ms. Greenwich wrote an email to my 14-year-old daughter this past March, grateful that my daughter enjoyed her music. That little incident speaks volumes for Ms. Greenwich personally and for the timelessness of her music.

I knew Ellie and her sister in 1960 when I worked at Captree Day Camp on LI which I believe her aunt owned. You could tell what a great talent she had when she sang and produced talent shows. I have enjoyed folowing her career.

A bit of Ellie will always shine through her many hits. Be My Baby, Hanky Panky, Doo Wah Diddy, Da Do Ron Ron, Leader of the Pack: who doesn’t know these monster hits and want to hum or sing along? Ellie, you left a rich legacy to the world. Yes, your hits are known worldwide. Thank you so much for your writing, publishing, and singing talents.

In a mom and pop record store many years ago I saw a 45 record I had never heard of. But I saw Barry and Greenwich had written; I bought that record, immediately, knowing it would be good. And as I soon found out it was fantastic! It was “I Can Hear Music” by the Ronettes on the Philles label. What a great writing team. Their many hits attest to their talents. Thank you Ellie–you were a very, very talented lady.

Man yall a buncha losers. I saw this post, went who tha fuck is this Elly Grenwich? I listened to those clipz, an shit, this is just a lotta old tired-ass stuff. Not one damm song thats as good as anything by Lil Wayne ROFLMAO

Man yall a buncha losers. I saw this post and wondered who the hell is Ellie GRenwich, never heard of her. I read the story and listened to tha song clipz, and man this is some old, old, tired-ass shit. Not one song thats half as good as anythin by Lil WAyne ROFLMAO

I grew up with her music in the 60’s on Long Island N.Y. We were the same age. She reckoned she didn’t make a lot of money out of her early work. Was she ripped off? And it begs the question, as she was a tough old lady, how much did she lose with Madoff? Did that weaken her will to go on. She was 68 years old when she died.

Hey Naz – one day you will realize how incredibly stupid your comments are. meanwhile, if you are too young and/or ignorant to realize where your own music came from, probably you should just shut up and think for minute or two. Don’t you get it, you fool? that “old, old tired-ass shit” is where what you listen to came from.

My condolences to all who knew her. Her music will never die. She is gone too soon.

what a catalogue of songs to leave us! i corresponded with ellie via email – i’m in london – and i too can vouch for her sweetness and her encouragement to my daughter to “keep on singing”. the world wide family of musicians has had a very great loss here. miss you ellie

do wah diddy, be my baby, perfect pop mantras and the glue of many souls. beautiful beautiful.
bless you ellie and all that you love and love you.

do wah diddy, be my baby, perfect pop mantras and the glue of many souls. beautiful beautiful.
bless you ellie and all that you love and love you.

A very sad passing,but the music will truly live forever.

Yeah Naz, if it isn’t about cop killing or fucking some ho it isn’t worth listening to. Dumb-ass.

So why did she die without having even been nominated for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame? Her former collaborator Jeff Barry should be in there, too.

RIP Ellie. The world is a better place for your having been here & your music will live on forever. What an incredible legacy from an incredibly talented & wonderful woman.

Thanks for BE MY BABY and all the other great songs.
Rest in Peace, Ellie.

Thanks for BE MY BABY and all the other great songs.
Rest in Peace, Ellie.

A pathblazer for women everywhere. Thanks for it all, Ellie. Hope you and Bobby Darin are having one on the rest of us.

Talk about stooopid AND not knowing your roots….
Iz dat NAZ or NI?

Her stature in pop music is assured for ever more. We can only say Thanks.

(Incidentally, I once heard an axiom about the internet. The axiom states that a subject, any subject, discussed on the net will always attract as many idiot responses as intelligent ones. Must be true, Nas.)

Ellie, I never knew who you were until I heard of your untimely passing today (on NPR), but baby do I love you.
Growing up in the 60’s in Australia, your Phil Spector produced songs (& many others) were my anthems, especially And Then He Kissed Me (along with others such as Do Wa Diddy.)
Having learned today, how many songs you have given us over all these years,I feel like I have known you my whole radio listening life-time.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, our Leader of The Pack.

Rest in Peace, dear Ellie Greenwich. We loved your songs– and thanks to you and Jeff Barry for recognizing Neil Diamond’s genius and talent( he’s our favorite singer-songwriter) and helping him launch his career. Neil, Ellie, and Jeff all belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame–it’s overdue!!!!

God, she was good! So many perfect pop songs. When I first got really interested in pop songs, Ellie G was there with ‘Be My Baby’ and all the others.

Wow, talk about missed opportunities I could have had while she was alive to thank her for all of that great music. She was listed in the Manhattan phone book, at least when I checked a few times between 1972 and 1998. And her nephew once emailed me in response to something I had posted about her. And I think I could have contacted her through her web site. All things that I didn’t do out of a respect for privacy or a fear of rejection. But now it seems like she would have appreciated it. Thanks, Ellie, wherever you are. I can hardly listen to anything but your songs since hearing the news.

My Daughter,Kelly, played the roll of Miss Greenwhich in “Leader of the Pack” Back in 1987.
What great songs , RIP Ellie we will miss you.

We are presently doing ‘Leader of the Pack’ at Hornsby Musical Society, in Sydney Australia. So sad to hear of Ellie’s passing. We will be sure to make our show a great tribute to a great lady.

here in Holland, Netherlands, she was liked as well (by me!). I will not indulge in all that super fluous talk. Suffice to say, she at least could not well sing solo, judging by her rare solo records (Raindrops, et al. Baby on Red Bird, ) but compose….YES!!!
Groeten van Nauta!!

As a Phil Spector’s fan I’m also a fan of Ellie Greenwich. She wrote so many beautiful songs with Jeff Barry and Phil Spector like “Be my baby”, “Da doo ron ron”,”River deep, mountain high”. R.I.P. Ellie, thank you!

All Im asking you for when you walk out the door
Is to me my baby, baby
I just want to be sure
That forever and more
You would be my baby…..

Rest in Peace, Ellie Greenwich
and thanks for Be My Baby

I MEET ELLIE AFTER THE BROADWAY SHOW “LEADER OF THE PACK” & KISSED HER TO ‘ “THANK HER FOR ALL THE MEMORIES HER SONGS HAVE GIVEN ME”. ELLIE , YOU WILL BE MISSED , BUT NEVER FORGOTTON. LOVE YOUR FAN FOREVER. TONY

I MEET ELLIE AFTER THE BROADWAY SHOW “LEADER OF THE PACK” & KISSED HER TO ‘ “THANK HER FOR ALL THE MEMORIES HER SONGS HAVE GIVEN ME”. ELLIE , YOU WILL BE MISSED , BUT NEVER FORGOTTON. LOVE YOUR FAN FOREVER. TONY

The genius of The Brill Building, Greenwich,Barry and Spector will live forever!!

The first time I heard Be My Baby, Joey Reynolds played it on WKBW in Buffalo. After the song was over, he said something like, “Wow! That was good enough to play again.” and he did.
Bruce Springsteen has said that Baby I Love You and it’s wall of sound was a huge influence on him.
Ellie Greenwich, thank you for the music.

When you think about it, we have lost one of the greats “behind the scenes”.

The performances wonderful, however without the substance there would be nothing.
RIP

Dear Ellie,

You will live on forever through your songs. Great appreciation for a victim of domestic violence. While at the shelter, my son (then 12) would grab my hand, and we’d start singing Going to the Chapel…before you knew it, people would chime in and for a few precious moments, we had peace, laughter and love. Your contribution to the music of my life brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart. Be My Baby, Till he Kissed Me and on and on. Thanks Stoller and Lieber, Phil Spector, Jeff Barry (I had a brother Barry and a brother Jeff) and especially you Ellie. I think I’ll give my 45’s a spin.