On the rare occasions he allowed her out alone, she had to drive with a life-size dummy of her husband. They married in 1968 and divorced in 1974 after a tumultuous marriage Ronnie Spector (right) is seen with Phil Spector in the recording studio in 1963. The eccentric and volatile music producer was known for pulling guns on the artists he worked with - among them Blondie and The Beatles - and also threatened his wife with guns. He installed chain-link fences and barbed wire around their home, and tied her up and locked her in a closet. In her memoir, she wrote that Phil had essentially held her prisoner during their relationship, surrounding her with guard dogs and taking away her shoes, and threatened to hire a hit man to kill her. Her 1990 autobiography 'Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts And Madness' tells an unhappy story of abuse.
She would later reveal details of his abusive relationship, saying he kept her locked in their Beverly Hills mansion. Ronnie Spector married music producer Phil Spector in 1968, a year after The Ronettes disbanded. Her loved ones released a statement which read: 'Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face. She was filled with love and gratitude.' The music icon passed away on Wednesday following a brief battle with cancer, according to her family. Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock 'n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You, and Walking in the Rain as the leader of the girl group The Ronettes, has died at 78.
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