For Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote some of the most enduring songs of the 1960s, including but not limited to . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf5_2ibBuw8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziLO2siA7J0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZSv6-vF5gQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-kaLsbaLrYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aXgPxEXMWMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQEk5JipGo4. . . and, who discovered and co-produced the early records of . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyLY7i4kMYI didn’t come into the business to be known; I came into the business to write songs. My
peers in the industry knew who I was. My songs were hits, I was making some good money,
I was doing what I loved to do. I didn’t care if the public knew who I was or not.---Ellie Greenwich.
She was the greatest melody writer of all time.---Brian Wilson.
The one time Ellie Greenwich sought attention for what she did, during her hitmaking
years, she got aboard a New York subway and saw and hear a group of kids singing
"Chapel of Love" for about 20 minutes. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore. She smiled
and told them, "Excuse me, but I wrote that song." The kids cracked up and one of them
hollered, "Sure you did, Blondie." They quit laughing when Greenwich showed them her
driver's license and suggested they look at the record label when they got home.