Phil Spector: Pop producer jailed for murder dies at 81 - January 18, 2021
US music producer Phil Spector has died at the age of 81, while serving a prison sentence for murder.
Spector, who transformed pop with his “wall of sound” recordings, worked with the Beatles, the Righteous Brothers and Ike and Tina Turner.
In 2009, he was convicted of the 2003 murder of Hollywood actress Lana Clarkson.
His death was confirmed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
“California Health Care Facility inmate Phillip Spector was pronounced deceased of natural causes at 6:35 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at an outside hospital. His official cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner in the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office,” it said.
| UPDATED: 17:25, Sun, Jan 17, 2021
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Music producer best known for his research on The Wall Of Sound technique, Phil Spector has died aged 81, according to reports by TMZ. He was known for his career producing music in the 1960s. But how did Phil Spector die?
In 2009, he was jailed for a minimum sentence of 19 years for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.
The 40-year-old died of a gunshot fired into her mouth while she was in Spector s mansion in 2003.
He always maintained his innocence and claimed Clarkson died from accidental suicide.
After news of his death broke, his former wife Ronnie Spector, whose music he produced when she was in The Ronettes, said it was a sad day for music and a sad day for me . The magical music we were able to make together, was inspired by our love. I loved him madly, and gave my heart and soul to him.