Rose Hamlin, whose hit song “Angel Baby” was covered by singers including John Lennon and Linda Ronstadt, died March 30. She was 71.

Her daughter, Debbie Cray, announced the death on Ms. Hamlin’s website. She did not say where Ms. Hamlin died or what the cause was, but she said that Ms. Hamlin lived in New Mexico and that she had not performed for many years “because of health concerns.”

Ms. Hamlin’s group, Rosie and the Originals, had only one Top 40 hit, but it was a memorable one. A bittersweet song of teenage love recorded in a converted airline hangar in 1960, “Angel Baby” reached No. 5 on the Billboard singles chart in January 1961 and remains a mainstay of oldies radio.

Lennon was one of the song’s biggest fans. He recorded it in 1973 at the sessions for his album “Rock ’n’ Roll,” although it was not released until 1986, on the album “Menlove Ave.” His recording begins with a spoken introduction: “This here is one of my all-time favorite songs. Send my love to Rosie, wherever she may be.”