The compound is under construction. Gathering enough plywood, galvanized tin and used trailers takes time, not to mention stockpiling all the shotgun ammo, canned goods and bourbon.
She was amazing. Looking her up, I discovered that she also wrote yet another of my favorite songs: "Hanky Panky." Tommy James and the Shondells had a hit with it. Here's the story about it:
Bubs - a kinda Behind-the-Story story: a 1000-years ago at LA's Fairfax High I was a half-year ahead of Phil Spector who, as y'all know, recently went away forever. Even then,Grade 11, Phil was cutting "To-Know-Know-Know-Him-Is-To-Love-Love-Love-Him" with a girl-group called "The Teddy-Bears."
Ellie was a Teddy-Bear as was a girl Phil later married and literally drove crazy and a third girl - all from Fairfax High. I'm told by a good friend who played piano on all the Wall-of-Sound stuff that Phil was his perfectionist psycho self that day - eventually being the 4th Teddy-Bear on the final "take."
So long Ellie, such a loss.
ReplyDeleteShe was amazing. Looking her up, I discovered that she also wrote yet another of my favorite songs: "Hanky Panky." Tommy James and the Shondells had a hit with it. Here's the story about it:
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Bubs - a kinda Behind-the-Story story: a 1000-years ago at LA's Fairfax High I was a half-year ahead of Phil Spector who, as y'all know, recently went away forever. Even then,Grade 11, Phil was cutting "To-Know-Know-Know-Him-Is-To-Love-Love-Love-Him" with a girl-group called "The Teddy-Bears."
ReplyDeleteEllie was a Teddy-Bear as was a girl Phil later married and literally drove crazy and a third girl - all from Fairfax High. I'm told by a good friend who played piano on all the Wall-of-Sound stuff that Phil was his perfectionist psycho self that day - eventually being the 4th Teddy-Bear on the final "take."
Love those songs. RIP, for sure.
ReplyDeleteThose were great songs, sad to hear about Ellie.
ReplyDeleteshe was amazing...... and you had to be to work with Phil Spector
ReplyDeleteBe My Baby-- best. song. ever.
ReplyDeleteYep. a major talent.
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