by Charlie Smith on January 17th, 2021 at 10:54 AM 1 of 2 2 of 2
The man credited with creating the Wall of Sound on hits like Be My Baby and Then He Kissed Me has died in a California prison.
Phil Spector was 81.
In 2009, the legendary music producer was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of actor Lana Clarkson and sentenced to 19 years to life. This came in a second trial after a 2007 mistrial.
His death has been attributed to natural causes by California prison officials.
Clarkson was found dead in his mansion in Alhambra, California in 2003.
Spector claimed to
A Phil Spector prison photograph, taken in 2009.