

She’s a fifth-grade school teacher and very musically talented. And before they were ever the Ronettes, they were called “Ronnie and the Relatives.”Īt our Christmas get-togethers in our family, Abby McLean often gets the children together and involves them in musical activities. One thing I didn’t tell you about the Ronettes was that they were a family group made up of two sisters and a cousin. Now it’s time for the children to perform.
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Elvis especially was in full costume with a white jumpsuit and wig. The other groups or individuals were Karen and Richard Carpenter (Noel Herron and Evan Richardson), Elvis (Miles Royston), and Chubby Checker (Patrick Hullett).

I tried to outfit them in a way that would make them look like the groups they were representing with the help of their parents and grandparents.įor the Ronettes (Taylor Royston, Gracie Hullett and Natalie Richardson) I found some T-shirts online with a picture of the Ronettes on the front and their parents and grandparents used some hair bumps and make up to give them the big hair-dos and Ronettes’ look. The best part of the night was when my great-nieces and nephews and their friends who were all young children at the time pantomimed songs from the groups I talked about that night. I didn’t recognize her at first, but when I saw she was the only girl there wearing more mascara than I was, I knew she had to be Priscilla Presley." "I was standing there, trying to peek through a crack in the dressing room door, when this beautiful young girl pops out and nearly smashes the door in my face.
