Phil Spector dead: Music producer behind The Wall Of Sound reportedly dies from Covid at 81
Phil Spector, the music producer who was in prison for murder, has died aged 81, with reports claiming he passed away from coronavirus complications
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Phil Spector has died at the age of 81, reportedly of coronavirus.
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.
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Phil Spector arrives at the Foltz Criminal Justice Centre for his retrial for the alleged murder of Lana Clarkson.
Phil Spector went from being a musical genius and one of the most influential pop producers of all time to serving life in prison for murder.
He enjoyed a stellar career as a pop innovator behind hits like Da Doo Ron Ron and You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling, but in 2003 he was accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson.
She died of a gunshot fired into her mouth while she was in Spector’s mansion.
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MUSICIAN Phil Spector exchanged vows three times and had five children throughout his lifetime.
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Who were Phil Spector s ex-wives?
Phil Spector, 81, was first married to Annette Merar, a lead vocalist of the Spectors Three.
The band was formed and produced by Spector in the 1960’s.
During his marriage, he was allegedly having an affair with a woman named Veronica Bennett, later known as Ronnie Spector.
Bennett was the lead singer of The Ronettes, another group Spector oversaw and produced.
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Spector divorced Merar in 1966 and married Bennett in 1968.
They adopted three children together, Donté Phillip and twins Louis Phillip and Gary Phillip.