Phil Spector

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Harvey Philip Spector December 26 1939 January 16 2021 was an 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 between 1960 and 1965 alone 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 Awardwinning album Let It Be and the Grammy Awardwinning Concert for Bangladesh by former Beatle George Harrison In 1989 Spector was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a nonperformer The 1965 song Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin produced and cowritten by Spector for The Righteous Brothers is listed by BMI as the song with the most US airplay in the 20th century The 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson in his Alhambra California home led to his being charged with murder in the second degree After a 2007 mistrial he was convicted in 2009 and given a prison sentence of 19 years to life An appeal of the conviction was heard by the California Courts of Appeal in April 2011 but the murder conviction was upheld less than three weeks later Spectors attorneys intend to pursue another hearing by the appeals court and will seek a review of the ruling by the California Supreme Court