He was hailed in his heyday by Tom Wolfe as the First Tycoon of Teen. Coming to prominence in the early 1960s, Spector became one of the most distinctive producers in the history of popular music.
Spector returned to the studio in the mid-1970s to work on records by Cher and others but by the end of the decade he had become increasingly reclusive and worked rarely after that. Phil Spector was a monumentally influential songwriter and producer whose Wall of Sound style revolutionized the way rock music was recorded in the early. Phillip Spector (Decem January 16, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Let it Be was considered a major comeback for Spector, but Paul McCartney was so unhappy with it that in 2003 he oversaw the release of "Let It Be … Naked," which removed most of Spector's work. Spector returned to the industry in 1969, signing a production deal with A&M Records and working with Lennon on his hit single Instant Karma and with The Beatles on the Let It Be album. In 1961 Spector and promoter Lester Sill formed Philles Records, and in 1966 he signed Ike and Tina Turner and released what he considered one of his masterpieces - River Deep, Mountain High - but it reached only number 88 on the US charts.įor a time, Spector turned his back on the record business, marrying Ronettes singer Veronica "Ronnie" Bennett, who would later say he was abusive, possessive and made her a virtual captive in their home. ( Reuters: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) Spector became reclusive in the late 1970s and rarely worked after that.
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