Ronnie Spector’s husband says the ‘Be My Baby’ singer ‘was in a wonderful place’ before her death at 78

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Ronnie Spector’s husband was instantly smitten when he saw the singer for the very first time. It was 1974 and the ‘60s music icon, who had recently divorced Phil Spector, was performing at New York’s Madison Square Garden. "Ronnie walked out on stage singing ‘Walking in the Rain,’ swaying back and forth to the rhythm," Jonathan Greenfield, Spector’s husband of nearly 40 years, told People magazine on Tuesday. "I was pretty convinced that when God created woman that it would look just like Ronnie did when I saw her that night at the Garden." The pair wouldn’t meet until 1978 when Greenfield was stage managing an off-Broadway production of "The Neon Woman." The star, along with others, including Debbie Harry, was in the audience.

At some point in the evening, Greenfield found the courage to approach Spector. Ronnie Spector of the vocal trio The Ronettes, circa 1964. (James Kriegsmann/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) "I said, ‘Do you mind if I hug you?’" Greenfield recalled. "She sort of looked at me like, ‘Give me a break.’ [But] Ronnie let me give her a hug and when I hugged her, she squealed like a little mouse.That was the first time I hugged her." According to the outlet, Spector returned to the show every night.

A relationship blossomed and they married in 1983. After saying "I do," they soon welcomed sons Austin, 39, and Jason, 38. "We did everything together for close to 42 years," said Greenfield. "There’s a lot of little things about our relationship that just balanced each of us.