Penned by Brill Building stalwarts Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" had stalled at No. 78 as performed by the Exciters, despite that girl group's earlier Top Five success in ...

Ellie Greenwich, the New York ... “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do.” “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” became a No. 1 hit in 1965 for the British group Manfred Mann. ...

*** Manfred Mann – “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” HIT #1: October 17, 1964 STAYED AT #1: 2 weeks The whole journey of ... Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, ...

That quote above is taken from the 1964 song “5-4-3-2-1,” the breakthrough single by Manfred Mann, the British pop band named after their keyboardist that would also score with “Do Wah Diddy ...

Ellie Greenwich, a songwriter who along with producer Phil Spector and co-writer Jeff Barry crafted some of the biggest and greatest singles of the 1960s, passed away at the age of 68.

Ellie Greenwich, who wrote classic pop songs such as “Chapel of Love,” “River Deep, Mountain High” and “Be My Baby” with Phil Spector, has died, according to her niece. She was 68 ...