Phil Spector

Born 26 December 1939 in the Bronx, New York City, NY, USA.
Died January 16, 2021 in French Camp, CA.

Groundbreaking and temperamental American record producer who revolutionized pop music with his densely overdubbed, orchestral "Wall of Sound" production technique, creating timeless hits for The Ronettes ("Be My Baby"), The Crystals, Ike & Tina Turner, and The Beatles. A child prodigy who scored his first #1 hit at 17 with "To Know Him Is to Love Him," he became the youngest label owner in the U.S. at 21 when he founded Philles Records, later producing landmark albums like George Harrison's All Things Must Pass and John Lennon's Imagine.