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Phil Spector, left, with Ike and Tina Turner

while recording in Los Angeles at Gold Star Studios in 1966.

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Phil Spector obituary

Record producer influential in 60s pop

as the creator of the ‘wall of sound’

who in 2009 was jailed for the murder of Lana Clarkson

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Sun 17 Jan 2021 19.52 GMT

Last modified on Sun 17 Jan 2021 22.57 GMT

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phil-spector-obituary

Since 2009,

Phil Spector had been serving a prison sentence

for the murder of Lana Clarkson,

a nightclub hostess he took home

after a night of drinking in 2003.

Photograph: Pool Photo Al Seib

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Phil Spector, Famed Music Producer Imprisoned in Slaying, Dies at 81

Known for creating the ‘Wall of Sound,’

he scored hits with the Crystals,

the Ronettes and the Righteous Brothers

and was one of the most influential figures in popular music.

NYT

Jan. 17, 2021

Updated 1:46 p.m. ET

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/
arts/music/phil-spector-dead.html

Harvey Philip Spector    1939-2021

Known for creating the ‘Wall of Sound,’

he scored hits with the Crystals,

the Ronettes and the Righteous Brothers

and was one of the most influential figures

in popular music.

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