
Ronnie and the Ronettes
On night in 1961, the girls dressed in tight skirts and with their hair piled high, stood in line at Joey Dee's Peppermint Lounge on New York's 45th Street. the manager mistaking them for a singing trio that hadn't arrived and took them inside. Ushered them on stage and they belted out a version of Ray Charles' "What I Say," even using the choreography they had been working on. The girls took the club by storm and were signed to appear regularly for $10 a night.