Phil Spector Dead: Controversial Music Producer Dies at 81

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Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.

Phil Spector was like “a bad marriage” in the wake of his death. The revolutionary music producer, who was serving a jail sentence for murdering actor Lana Clarkson, died on Saturday (16 January), aged 81.

LOS ANGELES -- Phil Spector was viewed as a man with two distinct personas: The late music producer was regarded as a rock ‘n’ roll genius who elevated the genre with his “Wall of Sound” style in the 1960s and created hits for several big names from the Beatles to Tina Turner.But while Spector made his mark as a revolutionary music producer, the stories of him waving guns at recording artists and being convicted of murder overshadowed his artistry.California state prison officials said Spector

Though renowned for his music, Phil Spector also harbored an ambition to direct and produce movies, and in 1966 asked me to drop by his house so he could explain his plan. At the time, I was a reporter covering politics for The New York Times in Los Angeles and had met Spector at a political party.

Music producer Phil Spector, who participated in shaping up the music industry with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has passed away at 81. California state prison officials confirmed the news via Twitter and revealed that the icon died on Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.

Phil Spector, convicted murderer and famed music producer, died of natural causes on Saturday. He was 81.The news of Spector's death was announced by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Sunday.Spector «was pronounced deceased of natural causes at 6:35 p.m.

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Phil Spector has died on Saturday at the age of 81 after contracting COVID-19 four weeks ago.

Phil Spector has died.