Phil Spector
Born | December 26, 1939 |
Hometown | New York City, U.S. |
Net worth | $50 million |
Height | 5'5" (1.65m) |
Spouse | Ronnie Spector (m 1968 - 1974) , Annette Merar (m 1963 - 1966) , Rachelle Short (m 2006 - 2016) |
Children | Nicole Spector , Phillip Spector Jr. , Gary Phillip Spector , Louis Phillip Spector , Donte Phillip Spector |
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Spector on Sky and NOW review: an excellent account of the famous producer’s fall - and why it took so long
- 5/5 The directors deserve great credit for this nuanced and even-handed account of Spector’s misdeeds
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‘He was celebrated and protected’: revisiting the dark story of Phil Spector
In a new docuseries, the life of the abusive music mogul is contrasted with that of Lana Clarkson, the woman he was convicted of murdering
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Suicide or murder? The life and untimely death of Sixties pop genius Joe Meek
Joe Meek blazed a trail for studio innovation that was followed by Phil Spector and The Beatles but, as Mark Beaumont discovers, some still find his death suspicious
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Ronnie Spector: Lead singer of The Ronettes who took charts by storm
Ronnie Spector was the lead singer on ‘Be My Baby’, a 1963 track which sold more than a million copies
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How Ronnie Spector’s outlaw spirit and sound has echoed down the music generations
How Ronnie Spector’s outlaw spirit and sound has echoed down the music generations. The soul diva was an original whose legacy can be heard everywhere in pop
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Ronnie Spector obituary
Lead singer with the Ronettes, the 1960s girl group whose smash hits included Be My Baby
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Ronnie Spector, lead singer with the Ronettes whose Be My Baby became an all-time favourite – obituary
Ronnie Spector, who has died aged 78, was the lead singer of the Ronettes, the Sixties girl group, whose enduring hit Be My Baby (1963) remains a classic of the revolutionary “Wall of Sound” production technique pioneered by the brilliant but troubled record producer Phil Spector.
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No one else sounded like the tough yet tender Ronnie Spector
The late Ronettes singer had one of the most distinctive voices in pop music – and her discography should be celebrated beyond her girl-group hits
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The Ronettes star Ronnie Spector dies
The Ronettes star Ronnie Spector has died at the age of 78. The singer, who found fame with songs including Be My Baby and Walking in the Rain, passed away on Wednesday following a "brief battle with cancer". "Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humour and a smile on her face," her family said in a statement. "She was filled with love and gratitude. Her joyful sound, playful nature and magical presence will live on in all who knew, heard or saw h
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‘The voice of all voices’: Ronnie Spector was music’s great survivor
TRIBUTE: The Ronettes singer, who recorded the immortal ‘Be My Baby’ and survived an abusive marriage to producer Phil Spector, has died at 78. Her voice, writes Kevin E G Perry, will live forever.
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‘Be My Baby’ singer and girl group icon Ronnie Spector dies at 78
Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group The Ronettes, has died. She was 78. Spector died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said. “Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face. She was filled with love and gratitude,” a statement said. No other details were revealed.Trib
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