Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector (born Harvey Phillip Spector on December 26, 1940) is a former American record producer and songwriter. The originator of the "Wall of Sound" production technique, Spector was a pioneer of the 1960s girl-group sound and produced over 25 Top 40 hits in 1960–1965. Some of his famous girl groups are The Ronettes and The Crystals. After this initial success, Spector later worked with artists including Ike and Tina Turner, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Ramones with similar acclaim. He produced The Beatles' Academy Award winning album Let It Be, and the Grammy Award–winning Concert for Bangladesh by former Beatle George Harrison. In 1989, Spector was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. The 1965 song "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", produced and co-written by Spector for The Righteous Brothers, is listed by BMI as the song with the most U.S. airplay in the 20th century. In 2009 Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson in his Alhambra, California home. He is serving a prison sentence of 19 years to life. Spector was born on December 26, 1940, to a lower-middle-class
Phil Spector just filed a lawsuit from BEHIND BARS -- claiming the house where he murdered actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 is being destroyed by a local government construction project ... and now,… READ MORE >
David Mamet -- the guy directing the upcoming HBO flick about Phil Spector -- ignited a firestorm after publicly claiming Spector is innocent of murder ... and now the victim's friends are… READ MORE >
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No, it ain't the Crypt Keeper -- this is what convicted murderer Phil Spector looks like without his ridiculous wigs.This mugshot was taken last Friday when Spector checked in to his new temporary… READ MORE >
Phil Spector is settling into his new prison home with a very unsettling new look.The murderer was moved to a new prison in central California yesterday, and a source tells TMZ that sans wig,… READ MORE >
Phil Spector is officially on the move -- TMZ has learned the convicted murderer is currently being transported to a brand new big house. Spector was chained up at his waist, legs and wrists and… READ MORE >
Phil Spector, murderer, was sentenced today to 19 years to life for killing Lana Clarkson.Finally. See Also Phil Spector -- Murderer Phil Spector -- Another Killer 'Do READ MORE >
Phil Spector's mug shot -- taken today after he was convicted of 2nd degree murder in the death Lana Clarkson. See Also Phil Spector -- Murderer READ MORE >
