IN MEMORIAM 1945 – 2017
Artist in the Deadikace database.
Rosalie “Rosie” Méndez Hamlin was an American singer and songwriter who was the frontwoman of Rosie and the Originals. The group is best known for the 1960 song “Angel Baby”, which became a Top 40 hit in 1961 when Hamlin was only 15 years old. She married guitarist Noah Tafolla, and they had two children before they divorced. Hamlin had a third child (John) several years later. Hamlin continued to perform including performing at several revival concerts until 2002, before retiring from live performances due to advanced fibromyalgia.
Biography summary from English Wikipedia.